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I want to pack my desktop with me on trips. What are some solutions for ruggedizing my case/computer so it lasts the trip?

Are their some cases built for ruggedness? Should I take my current case and wrap it in foam? One person suggested a pelican case(froogle link).

Any ideas on how to get my portable desktop?

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It would be cool to know why this was closed. – Oak Sep 6 '11 at 16:39
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Probably because it appears like a shopping recommendation "which X should I buy for y situation?" Something to the lines of "How best to prepare my desktop for travel?" might work better, but that may have been asked in the past already, I seem to remember that one, but I could be wrong. – MaQleod Sep 6 '11 at 16:48
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Modern computer cases are pretty rugged. It will survive a car journey as-is. For monitors, I use the original box + polystyrene.

How are you travelling on these trips? If by train, some large wheeled container seems reasonable (as per your link).

Don't forget to make sure your internal drives, psu, and graphics card are all mounted securely.

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I will be traveling by car, so I have a decent amount of storage space. I am more concerned with the computer getting banged up. – Oak Sep 6 '11 at 16:20
Be sure to pack the case tight so that it doesn't bump around. You'll prevent cosmetic damage to it and you'll also keep it from jolting the hard drives around (even if secured, the shock of the case moving around can damage them). – MaQleod Sep 6 '11 at 16:31
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Don't forget to protect against internal parts shaking loose. Several PCs I have owned had cable-connectors, memory cards etc secured by small blobs of what looked like hot-melt glue.

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But if I did that then I wouldn't be able to modify my computer anymore. I guess that may be a price I have to pay. – Oak Sep 6 '11 at 16:24
You don't need to use glue, something like this might work well and is a bit less permanent: officemax.com/office-supplies/tape-glue-adhesives/… – MaQleod Sep 6 '11 at 16:27
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