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 >