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 >> > > > > -- > 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 >