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    using laptop a whole day is worse?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by andrewson00, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. andrewson00

    andrewson00 Newbie

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    does anything worse when i use a laptop for 20hours a day daily
     
    andrewson00, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. Sean S

    Sean S Notebook Consultant

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    20 hours a day? what the *#&$?
     
    Sean S, Nov 30, 2008
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    I leave my laptop on 24/7..

    nothing bad happen so far.
     
    namaiki, Nov 30, 2008
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  4. Redlance

    Redlance Notebook Consultant

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    well as long as you assume the responsibility of knowing how well your thermal regulation is for that notebook nothing bad should happen. I leave mine on pretty much 24/7 since my entire family uses it in the living room. It is parked on a cooler with auto shutdown and hibernate enabled. i have the cpu undervolted and the gpu slightly downclocked to 75% core and 90% mem.
    I use Notebook Hardware control program to enable auto shutdown if temps exceed 68C. I religiously clean all vents every 1st of the month with a can of compressed air and the laptop has been faithful for 3 yrs. had to replace the mouse 3 times (touchpad is worthless) its a 17 incher so cooling is ALOT easier to maintain. Which goes without saying my 4yo uses it for his edugames so it gets abused alot. Also build quality is important. I use an Asus. pretty solid and holds up real well. my next one will be an asus
     
    Redlance, Nov 30, 2008
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  5. zerosource

    zerosource Notebook Deity

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    yea. only the windows somewhat slowdown. maybe memory leak...
     
    zerosource, Nov 30, 2008
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    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    is it me or do other people not understand the question too?
     
    louisssss, Nov 30, 2008
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  7. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    I have no idea what he's asking either.
     
    jonlumpkin, Nov 30, 2008
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  8. zerosource

    zerosource Notebook Deity

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    not exactly, but you can use some sense out of that.
     
    zerosource, Nov 30, 2008
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  9. louisssss

    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    i'm not sure what you're asking either...
     
    louisssss, Nov 30, 2008
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    i5aac Notebook Consultant

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    I think he's asking whether there's a problem with keeping your laptop on for 20 hours every day.
     
    i5aac, Nov 30, 2008
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    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    hes saying something about using it
     
    louisssss, Nov 30, 2008
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  12. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    While laptops are not designed for 24/7 operation, I have several older models in use at home in such fashion.
     
    BinkNR, Nov 30, 2008
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    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well I don't like to leave any machine on unless I am using it. If you have no choice then you will have to leave it on, but if you are not using it shut it down.
     
    The Fire Snake, Nov 30, 2008
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  14. JaneL

    JaneL Super Moderator

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    Mine all run 24x7.
     
    JaneL, Nov 30, 2008
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is nothing "wrong" with using a computer 24/7 assuming there is good cooling. Now parts eventually die over time sure...but that doesn't realistically factor in TOOOO much for your normal use. You just use more power obviously vs having it off.
     
    jaredy, Dec 1, 2008
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    While mine are just sitting, I usually set them up on the front edges of the bottom and top covers - they sort of look like a "tent". That way, there's air flow along all sides and no heat buildup.
     
    JaneL, Dec 1, 2008
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    IBM_Lenovo_User Notebook Geek

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    Could you please tell me about some temperature thresholds for CPUs and GPUs to work safely in all-day computing fashions?

    My Penryn CPU and ATI VGA often have their temperatures of ~47*C and ~50*C respectively under my normal works. Is it possible to let them run 24/7 with those temperatures or I should buy a cooling system for them?
     
    IBM_Lenovo_User, Dec 1, 2008
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