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    laptop running all the time?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bassr1der, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. bassr1der

    bassr1der Notebook Guru

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    I feel weird about leaving my laptop running while I'm sleeping or away at work for hours at a time, like today I left it running for 8+ hours while at work, downloading wow(legally) through the wow installer. I have never owned a laptop, can it be treated just like a desktop computer and left on 24/7 like I do to my desktop and have no problems?
     
    bassr1der, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. jkim

    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    yes for the most part...at least thats how I've treated my laptops..though at night i usually shutdown/sleep it. if your downloading wow your going to have it running at least 12hours a day =P gosh I do want to play wow again ....
     
    jkim, Jul 19, 2007
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  3. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    Some people do, but in my experience it gets far too hot after a while and I keep mine on all day, and turn it off while I sleep so it can cool off after a long hard days work :)

    Desktops have more room to breathe, while laptops do not...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 19, 2007
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  4. bassr1der

    bassr1der Notebook Guru

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    Yeah, thats what I was thinking.

    yo jkim, wow = digital cocaine ;)
     
    bassr1der, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. DMAK02

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    WoW is the most addicting game ever.
     
    DMAK02, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. jkim

    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    kind of off topic - but "digital cocaine" fetched me $400 last year on ebay, and when i started again, $680 after playing bc =P


    er...just to clarify i didn't play it to "make" money, it just ended up that way
     
    jkim, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. DoubleBlack

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    ...that's nothing, I sold my friends account for over $1000

    Still have no idea what is wrong with you people :p
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 19, 2007
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  8. jkim

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    maybe you should give it a go doubleblack...i was originally against it because of the monthly subscription, but i played some when my roommate had a xcountry race and when he came back, i refused to get off his computer.
     
    jkim, Jul 19, 2007
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  9. wobble987

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    as a general rule; if it does get hot than its no good, if it do not, then you're okay!

    personally my laptop running very cool if i'm not doing anything on it, or just some light to medium task.

    so in general; if u got something like a Pentium 4 notebook than thats no good; but if you got, pentium M or even better the new CoreDuo notebook, then u should be allright. i love core duo :) they're the best!
     
    wobble987, Jul 19, 2007
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  10. lottdod_1999

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    that heat is eventually going to reach a point where it's too much for the system
    give it a rest every once in a while, it's not a desktop
     
    lottdod_1999, Jul 19, 2007
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    my current vaio runs for days on end without being shutdown at university..with occasional games of CSS etc.. never had a problem with it.

    But I wont be doing that to my xps when I get it.
     
    staffsMike, Jul 19, 2007
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    lol! ur just like my parents!
    no the heat is not increasing each minute. the cooling system in the computer will expell the heat. in fact, right now i'm stressing the cpu in my laptop; it is using 100% cpu usage 100% of the time, and it still runnning cool, the fan is going up, then going down again, eventhough it still 100% cpu usage, the cooling system expell more heat than the cpu can create.

    i'm really am amaze with these core duo cpu.
     
    wobble987, Jul 19, 2007
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  13. mini

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    Leaving it on is ok as long as it's not constantly loaded. using it as a web server that in constant use, for example, is not a good idea....

    I agree with the heat - as long as it's allowed to rest a bit every few seconds or minutes you'll be fine.
     
    mini, Jul 19, 2007
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  14. mini

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    Addition: I think the main problem would be the heat on the harddrive, not the CPU, as an overheated harddrive crashes.
     
    mini, Jul 19, 2007
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  15. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I'm in the "I've left my laptop on for days on end without a problem" boat. As long as you're not doing anything really intensive I don't think leaving it idling for long periods of time is a problem... I'm typing on my 500m that's been on nearly 24 hours, mostly idling, and it's barely warm.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 19, 2007
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