The Lufrba Echo is this evening coming to terms with the loss of its principal laptop. The Echo's main computer suffered a "catastrophic hard drive failure" during a car journey from Head Office to a meeting in Loughborough town centre. Our Chief Executive rushed it to PC World's emergency department in Leicester but the damage was too severe and it was pronounced dead shortly after 3pm.
"The computer arrived in a critical condition" said a PC World source, "our tech team worked on it for over an hour, but the injuries were very serious indeed. Despite multiple USB transfusions and the efforts of several experienced professionals, we were unable to save it." A post mortem is slated for the coming days to establish exactly what caused the 13 month old computer (helpfully just out of warranty) to suffer such an unexpected death. "We will not speculate until the after-death care team have had a chance to asses it," said the PC World spokesman, "sometimes these things just happen".
Ryan McLeod, who shares a flat with the Echo's Head Quarters, has revealed that he is "gravely concerned" for the safety of his Mac Book and iPhone. Speaking from his girlfriend's house, the Tipton Harrier said that he was refusing to return until the mystery illness had been sorted out. "I got everything out the flat when I heard," said the 7:52 3k man, "I can't take the risk. It was so unexpected and if I were to lose my iPhone I don't know what I'd do."
The Echo Chief Executive was too shocked to comment this evening, but insiders have said that another laptop has been acquired going some way to speeding the healing process. "We are all totally devastated," said the source, "it is a very very sad time."