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" 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" 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, >> > 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >