I use an IBM ThinkPad, and carry it vertically in a saddlebag. Never had any problems, other than a few parts vibrating loose after riding on Irish roads. IBM in Dublin repaired it free of charge.
Some suggestions:
1) Get a list of worldwide service depots for your laptop BEFORE you set out - and print the list on paper, so you can refer to it if the laptop pooches out.
2) Don't bother with special packing material for the laptop, you can pad around it with clothes.
3) Get the physically smallest laptop you can buy. You would be amazed at how much space a 'full size' laptop takes up, compared to an ultralight model.
4) CD-ROM drives are very sensitive to g-forces, my experience is that they don't travel well on motorcycles.
PanEuropean
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