Any advices about Laptops or Notebooks?

Tousi said:
"Never turned off a laptop for a few weeks"....what do you mean by this. That people should turn off their computers on occasion?
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I'm not sure what he meant by that. It would be irresponsible to leave the laptop running 24/7 though. I can tell you that laptop battery requires a recalibration every once in a while. Once a month is what they recommend.

You can't really leave a laptop on for weeks at a time unless it's plugged in. Not using the battery for weeks isn't recommended by many. The battery itself need to be used at least a few times a week to keep the electrons moving around.

The batteries are supposed to last you for years if used properly. However, a lot of people don't, which is why you see a lot of batteries being replaced within the first couple years.
 
Banjo said:
I'm not sure what he meant by that. It would be irresponsible to leave the laptop running 24/7 though. I can tell you that laptop battery requires a recalibration every once in a while. Once a month is what they recommend.

You can't really leave a laptop on for weeks at a time unless it's plugged in. Not using the battery for weeks isn't recommended by many. The battery itself need to be used at least a few times a week to keep the electrons moving around.

The batteries are supposed to last you for years if used properly. However, a lot of people don't, which is why you see a lot of batteries being replaced within the first couple years.
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Thanks, Banjo...goog information...would same apply to desktops, too?
 
correct keeping the laptops cool can be a task in itself!
once a week it helps to use canned air and blow the dust out of the cpu cooling fan and fins.( if you are in a very dusty area) otherwise once a month is fine.

also check your battery frequently for signs of bulging, excessive heat and leakage.
If your battery does not hold a charge for the correct time length, or your computer requests frequent battery calibration it may be failing!
if a battery leaks any fluid clean it up immediately!
the fumes from the battery are very caustic and will ruin the motherboard
if you notice a sharp odor it may be too late.

( I have seen far too many brought into my shop with battery fluid damage)
 
Tousi said:
"Never turned off a laptop for a few weeks"....what do you mean by this. That people should turn off their computers on occasion?
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Most laptops are good for 6-9 hours per day. Some people never turned laptop off for long time that cause overheat will damage on chipset, GPU, HDD, and CPU. Some of laptop can ruined the battery life.

Believe or not, my macbook's battery life almost 3 years old and I still have 93% of current battery capacity. My battery up to 1,000 cycle life. Most PC's battery is pretty short life as 2 years or less OR battery's cycle life up to 400-500.

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Yes, I am pretty heavy travel for job, student, etc and I am not big fan to carry power supply with me all times. Good thing my macbook's battery life is 5 hours.


Desktop have no problem with power on for 24/7 but laptop nope.
 
Thanks, PO...I guess I better shut down my laptop at least once a week....
 
Tousi said:
Thanks, PO...I guess I better shut down my laptop at least once a week....
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Or you can use sleep mode and it wont harm your hardware at all. I almost never shut my macbook down for long time. 90% of time I use sleep mode (simple close my laptop lid) I like sleep mode over shut down/boot up since it wake up from sleep mode under 1-2 seconds which perfect for job and student without waiting for boot up around 40-60 seconds.

I noticed some laptops with Windows XP have issue with sleep mode. That's why made people gave up sleep mode and end up stay power on or shut down in old way.

Windows 7 is solved a problem for sleep mode.
 
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The Apple Macbooks are based on Asus parts, etc. So, that's why they are reliable in general. Asus laptops are good as the Toshiba too.
 
Tousi said:
Thanks, PO...I guess I better shut down my laptop at least once a week....
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if you never carried your laptop around... who cares? lol that's how my laptops are. simply configure your power setting to make your HDD go into sleep mode or whatever after x-minutes of inactivity.
 
sequoias said:
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The Apple Macbooks are based on Asus parts, etc. So, that's why they are reliable in general. Asus laptops are good as the Toshiba too.
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but I think it is Foxconn too.
 
sequoias said:
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The Apple Macbooks are based on Asus parts, etc. So, that's why they are reliable in general. Asus laptops are good as the Toshiba too.
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I thought Apple use foxconn's part for iPod, desktop, and laptop.
 
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Never had more than a laptop, a desktop, a cellphone/smartphone and a console.

Had an MP3 player; thought about replacing it, but I had issues with the police not believing I can't hear them.
 
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and running computers 24/7 will rack up a big electric bill
 
Running my Mac Mini 24/7 didn't affect the electric bill that much.
 
sequoias said:
Running my Mac Mini 24/7 didn't affect the electric bill that much.
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Right, Laptop or small computer don't really matter to us.

Most laptops and small computers are around 35-80watts

Most desktops are around 200-400 watts.
 
The Highlander said:
Right, Laptop or small computer don't really matter to us.

Most laptops and small computers are around 35-80watts

Most desktops are around 200-400 watts.
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Yeah, my Mac Mini is 110w and the monitor is 30 watts something. As long it gets sufficent cooling and the fans aren't spinning too fast, it will last for a long time.
 
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