how often do you turn off your laptops?

[Confused]

It's on 8:45am to 5:15pm, gets put to Hibernate, on at 6:15pm to 8:00am, then put to hiberate. Repeat.


Confused

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
Be careful - leaving it on charging all the time will shorten battery life.

After killing my first battery, I use hibernate mode all the time, then charge it only when necessary.

you are right. just took out the battery

 

[CtK]

i usually turn mine off when im not using it

if you leave it on
doesnt the heat shorten the lifespan of the components inside??

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
Be careful - leaving it on charging all the time will shorten battery life.

After killing my first battery, I use hibernate mode all the time, then charge it only when necessary.

um, they don't keep charging the battery after it's full...

 

[oboeguy]

My work laptop (T20) goes back and forth with me every day, and I hibernate it when on the move. It's probably only been shutdown or restarted once or twice in the last month.

 

[Trygve]

Most of mine stay on all the time running things like network monitoring software, etc.

 

[Amused]

Mine stays on standby all the time, unless I'm traveling more than a couple hours away. Then I hibernate it.

 

[JetsFanatic]

I have a Dell Latitude c840 that I leave on all the time in the docking station

No troubles yet and has been like that for months