All that is very tempting: unfortunately, as they become embedded in an operation, they increase the risk of data corruption or human error.

FORBES: Visions Of A Sino-Forest On A Green Mountain

The live system of the Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its optical drive), markedly decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.

ENGADGET: Baseline Modbook Pro gets its RAM, storage and screen sensitivity doubled, stays at $3,500

The live system of an SSD-powered Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its base system's optical drive), dramatically decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.

ENGADGET: Modbook Pro to launch with SSD storage, up for pre-order October 3rd

The Durabook was rather less noisy when it hit, and being turned off there were no worries about data corruption, but it too handled the fall with no issues.

ENGADGET: Durable faceoff and torture test: Panasonic's Toughbook 30 vs. GammaTech's Durabook D15RP

While the swifter SATA drives will likely benchmark a bit better than the PATA counterparts, both versions sport perpendicular magnetic recording to prevent data corruption, as well as "industry leading free-fall sensors" that pack 700G of operating shock tolerance.

ENGADGET: Samsung crashes the perpendicular party with bevy of laptop drives

Whether by drug companies hiding negative data or device makers cutting deals with doctors and hospitals, corruption, legal and otherwise, threatens our health.

FORBES: Michigan May Legalize Fake Doctors