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@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" > 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >