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, > 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 > > > wrote: > > That explains the fan but not the internet switch. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Stephen Partington > > 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 > > > 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~(-: > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > [1] > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will > prevent you > from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the > snooze > button. > > Stephen > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > [1] > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > [1] > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent > you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze > button. > > Stephen > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss