How to transport an iMac without causing damage...
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Hello,
knowing that we can transport a flat-screen TV and that it's not heavy
I would like to know if we can transport an iMac (a large desktop PC that weighs 9 kg with a single screen, no case, it's like a TV) just like we transport a TV without damaging the iMac?
thank you!
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knowing that we can transport a flat-screen TV and that it's not heavy
I would like to know if we can transport an iMac (a large desktop PC that weighs 9 kg with a single screen, no case, it's like a TV) just like we transport a TV without damaging the iMac?
thank you!
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Hello,
A major difference between an iMac and a TV is the presence of a hard drive and an optical drive in the iMac, both of which are sensitive to shocks.
Question: what route do you plan to take and what mode of transportation will you use?
In general, it’s best to transport it in its packaging box after putting back all the protective materials and to travel with the box in an upright position: this is how it traveled from China, where it is manufactured, to your home.
Ritchi
A major difference between an iMac and a TV is the presence of a hard drive and an optical drive in the iMac, both of which are sensitive to shocks.
Question: what route do you plan to take and what mode of transportation will you use?
In general, it’s best to transport it in its packaging box after putting back all the protective materials and to travel with the box in an upright position: this is how it traveled from China, where it is manufactured, to your home.
Ritchi
Hello, I'm leaving Congo and traveling with my iMac to Honduras, spending a night in Bogota, then through El Salvador before arriving in Tegucigalpa. My question is, I no longer have the original box or packaging for my iMac, how can I secure it?
Hello elrking096
Over a hundred kilometers, an iMac well-wrapped in a blanket and placed as described by Sanspseudo, will travel without hassle. The blanket will have two effects: absorb vertical shocks coming through the suspensions and, by making the iMac bulkier, the seatbelt will hold it better during acceleration/braking.
Now, if you're doing a Paris-Dakar with a car that has worn-out shocks and a back seat cushioned with peach pits, the survival of the hard drive is not guaranteed, even though now, the read heads are automatically parked when it stops.
One question comes to mind, but the answer isn't urgent: since your initial question dated April 2nd and your return on this sunny Thursday, September 1st, have you traveled with your iMac and did it survive?
Don't keep us in suspense for another 5 months...
Ritchi
Over a hundred kilometers, an iMac well-wrapped in a blanket and placed as described by Sanspseudo, will travel without hassle. The blanket will have two effects: absorb vertical shocks coming through the suspensions and, by making the iMac bulkier, the seatbelt will hold it better during acceleration/braking.
Now, if you're doing a Paris-Dakar with a car that has worn-out shocks and a back seat cushioned with peach pits, the survival of the hard drive is not guaranteed, even though now, the read heads are automatically parked when it stops.
One question comes to mind, but the answer isn't urgent: since your initial question dated April 2nd and your return on this sunny Thursday, September 1st, have you traveled with your iMac and did it survive?
Don't keep us in suspense for another 5 months...
Ritchi
1km? Do it on foot... it’ll take you about 10 minutes.
If it’s regular, there are transport bags specifically designed for iMacs.
But the best option is still its original box, as mentioned above.
When it comes to making such a short distance, what I usually do is simply stand the iMac upright in a big blanket on the passenger seat, screen facing the backrest, and just secure it with the seatbelt.
Ritchi's advice is the best, but sometimes I travel very short distances and I'm a bit lazy to retrieve the complete original box, tucked away in a storage room...;-)
because it's not a case that you put in the direction of the motherboard, it's a very fragile and heavy all-in-one.
+1, I tried it that way and had no issues.