Tegen sommige van bovengenoemde risico's
(schade door ongeluk, diefstal)
kan men zich verzekeren,
hoewel de premies er niet om liegen.
De standaard TUE reisverzekering dekt maar 50% van de aanschafkosten.
Een verzekering dekt natuurlijk geen verlies van gegevens,
wat nogmaals het belang van backups onderstreept.
In [Neg95] vertelt Negroponte:
english I recently visited the headquarters of one of America's top five integrated circuit manufacturers. I was asked to sign in and, in the process, was asked whether I had a laptop computer with me. Of course I did. The receptionist asked for the model and serial number and for its value. ``Roughly, between one and two million dollars,'' I said. ``Oh, that cannot be, sir,'' she replied. ``What do you mean? Let me see it.'' I showed her my old PowerBook and she estimated its value at $2,000. She wrote down that amount and I was allowed to enter the premises. The point is that while the atoms were not worth that much, the bits were almost priceless. dutch