Pack n Send Blog

Shipping electronics can be a complex task.  Some electronics aren't packaged well to begin with, and getting them to their destination in one piece can feel like a major headache.  Thankfully, if you're packing and shipping electronics in the Houston area, there are a few things you can do to ensure that everything arrives safely at its intended destination.  

Feeling overwhelmed by all of the things that are necessary in order to ship your electronics worry-free?  Anti-static plastic or bubble wrap:  which one is the best choice?  How much Styrofoam is really necessary to properly protect your delicate electronic equipment?  Just packing a single box can feel like a major task--what if you have large quantities of electronic equipment to ship?  

Shipping a smaller quantity of electronics?  Your equipment can be wrapped, then placed in a specially designed box filled with packing peanuts or Styrofoam to cushion your device and prevent it from being jostled around during shipment.  

For larger shipments, the pieces may need to  be boxed individually, then stacked on pallets framed by 1x4s, Styrofoam, and thick cardboard.  Pallets are most often moved by forklifts and other machines, so your delicate electronic equipment should be protected as much as possible before it's shipped out.  Once they're packed, the entire shipment should be  wrapped in protective wrap, starting at the bottom and working up so that the base is very secure.  Under the best circumstances, large electronics shipments are moved by individual moving trucks or by your packing company.  

Care should be ensured when shipping all kinds of electronics:

• Personal computers
• Computer accessories
• Server racks
• Servers, routers, and switches
• High value electronics

Ideally, your electronic equipment should be picked up at your home or office and packed by professionals, who know how to make sure that your shipment arrives in the best possible condition.  Contact us to arrange for an estimate and hear more about how we can help you ship your electronic equipment.  

Did you know?  A few facts and figures on computers and other electronics.  

• The first portable Macintosh computer weighed sixteen pounds.  
• The Apple III, in 1981, was the first great flop for Apple computers.
• The first computer mouse, which was made in 1964, was constructed out of wood.
• The first microprocessor was designed by Intel for a calculator.  At the time, no one had any idea where that invention would lead.
• If Facebook were a country, with its vast number of users, it would be the third largest country in the world.
• Apollo 11--which went to the moon--had less processing power than the average cell phone now commands.
• The first one gigabyte hard drive weighed more than 550 lbs.
• The first hard drive, which was created in the 1970s, could only hold 5MB of data.
• The amount of static electricity that it would take to completely destroy a computer's delicate circuits wouldn't even be felt by a human being.
• Amazon now sells more ebooks than printed books.  
• When you're using a computer, you often blink seven or less times per minute--less than half of the average twenty blinks per minute while doing other tasks.
• Around twenty percent of the creators of computer viruses work for organized crime syndicates.
• The country with the highest percentage of internet users is Sweden, which clocks in at around 75% internet usage.
• The average 21-year-old has spent around 5,000 hours playing video games.
• Google's spell checker and "did you mean" feature in their search engine almost instantly doubled their traffic.
• To keep World of Warcraft, one of the most popular online multiplayer games, running, it costs more than $130,000 per day.

For assistance packing and shipping electronics, please feel free to contact pack n send in Houston.