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I don't think you should be relying on a ten year old article from Toms Hardware for your data.

I work in the disk manufacturing division of one of the companies in your list and have first hand experience of what they can and can not be subjected to. There is a big difference to a lab generated single shock to the constant vibration of corrugation.
 
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There's a big difference between a the impact force of a drive being dropped on the floor, to one being in a car that's got dampers, suspension and tyres. If the driver can withstand the G force without passing out, the drive certainly can.

If you do work for one of those companies, why did you quote Samsung, who wasn't on that list, rather than some of your own data?

Either way I don't want an argument... If it were me, I'd happy use a disc drive and not be worried about it. I've had car PCs and hit pot holes deep enough to shatter my alloys in the past and there was still not a single bad sector found, but if you know better, then I stand corrected, but as the OP said, he's going to use SD cards for lightness, durability and simplicity instead, which I'm sure we both can agree with.
 
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Bit left field, but have you considered the specialist cases bands use? They get thrown around all over the world by careless roadies and seem to protect some pretty sensitive electronic gizmos..
 
I dont want to get into an argument either, its just that I just don't agree with any claim that a fragile disk spindle disk will survive an impact multiple times the deadly limit for humans.

The actual case might survive but not the actuator arm or the platters.

We're talking about a force in the region of 3000 m/s² - That is a mahoosive amount of deceleration.
 
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Bit left field, but have you considered the specialist cases bands use? They get thrown around all over the world by careless roadies and seem to protect some pretty sensitive electronic gizmos..

For this sort of activity, you'd be looking at the Peli case range. Peli cases are nigh on indestructable and yes, they will make huge difference to the shock levels involved.
 
I dont want to get into an argument either, its just that I just don't agree with any claim that a fragile disk spindle disk will survive an impact multiple times the deadly limit for humans.

We agree on that. My argument is that a disc won't be affected even in use by a bumpy ride down a bumpy road by a person in a car. It might jar your back a bit, but it's no impact whatsoever to a drive.

My argument is for the OP, if he's still happily bouncing along, the drive will be just fine...
 
The peli cases are utterly brilliant. I've used one for my (don't laugh) Nikonos V camera (a 35mm underwater camera... yes, I still use it).

They have one issue (beyond costing an arm and a leg in the in UK)... the LOOK like military cases. I was recently in Lebanon, and my colleague (who was there to do a bug sweep) was specifically told not to bring peli cases, lest he be stopped at the airport.

Moral: electronic devices with lots of antennas that look like you're a spy? Perfectly fine. Harmless black case? Scary.

(I will be bringing a peli case for my laptop though - they're great). For storage, I've just ordered a micro-SD card (32gb) and an SD adapter. If it can keep up with write speeds of the SJ4000 then I'll bring a bunch of those; 40 of them will take very little space.

One question - who makes the "real" SJ4000? There are hundreds of manufacturers on ebay! SJCAM, QUMOX, etc....

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One question - who makes the "real" SJ4000? There are hundreds of manufacturers on ebay! SJCAM, QUMOX, etc....

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Don't know. There is no manufacturers info on the box & no instruction manual.
I got mine from this lot
 
Sjcam is the one you want.
 

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