what I heard... is it true?
Mark Phillips
mark at phillipsmarketing.biz
Sat Sep 20 13:04:31 MST 2014
I actually cheat with the battery. I leave it in as a battery backup in
case the power goes out....it shortens the life, but they become less
expensive as the laptop ages. But test them regularly - as they age and
can't hold a charge, they begin to heat up.
The cooling fan is a good idea....I keep my propped up in the back on a
piece of wood about 1.5" tall to help the air circulate. I can still type
on the keyboard like that.
Mark aka " The Cheapskate Computer Recycler". ;)
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Bryan O'Neal <
Bryan.ONeal at theonealandassociates.com> wrote:
> The battery and screen are the least heat tolerate parts. If you can
> remove the battery and put the laptop on a cooling platform. And keep it
> clean!
> On Sep 20, 2014 10:43 AM, "Mark Phillips" <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>
> wrote:
>
>> I have been running Dell Vostro 1520 laptop for about 5 years practically
>> non-stop without any issues. I have cleaned dust bunnies out the fan a
>> couple of times. YMMV with other laptops.
>>
>> Mark
>> On Sep 20, 2014 3:29 AM, "Jon Kettenhofen" <subs at kexsof.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, not sure Tripp Lite makes great usps
>>> but not sure about the isobar. If it's big or heavy, then
>>> probably a UPS.
>>>
>>> On 09/19/2014 04:08 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tripp Light Isobars..... is that a type of power strip?
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:51 AM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com
>>>> <mailto:techlists at phpcoderusa.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope to get more than 3 out of mine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2014-09-19 13:08, Stephen Partington wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well that could simply be the fact that they used substandard
>>>> capacitors and part for the ethernet, and as such it failed over
>>>> time.
>>>> manufactures consider laptops to be pretty disposable after 2-3
>>>> years,
>>>> any older and they tend to get squirrely.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Michael Havens
>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That explains the fan but not the internet switch.
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Stephen Partington
>>>> <cryptworks at gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> At one time this was very true, and in some ways it can
>>>> still be
>>>> true. parts like the fans wear out, and due to the space
>>>> constraints
>>>> in a laptop this is more critical, and there are some
>>>> thermal
>>>> considerations to think about as well. but as long as you
>>>> are giving
>>>> decent airflow around the laptop, and you are prepared to
>>>> swap a fan
>>>> sooner than later it should have no real impact on the
>>>> hardware.
>>>>
>>>> I run mine for work 9+ hours straight and the previous one i
>>>> had did
>>>> this for 4.4 years before it finally got weird enough to be
>>>> replaced.
>>>>
>>>> I would most definitely enable power savings on your monitor
>>>> because
>>>> that screan can suffer from burnout, and its not as easy to
>>>> replace
>>>> as a monitor.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Michael Havens
>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I read on another board that it was bad to leave a laptop on
>>>> 24/7 Is
>>>> that so? If it is I guess that is why my laptop is having
>>>> problems!
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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