I actually had my NE035 installed in the trunk of my Sebring for over a year, and drove on almost nothing but country roads. I had a Seagate 30GB drive installed and never had a problem with it (other than the NEO being the devil incarnate!). I think that most 3.5" drives are actually put together pretty well judging by my experience. Even so, I ALWAYS kept my mp3s backed up on my server. (i guess that kind of defeats the purpose of having a stand-alone player, doesnt it!)

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