Laptop owners: Is it bad to leave your laptop on 247?

[dakata24]

my laptop is my main system until i get the funds to build a new desktop.

just found out the joys of remote desktop.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I used to leave my iBook on all the time when I stopped taking it places with me. It'd be up for 3-4 months at a time.

 

[Phoenix86]

I have had my work laptop on for at least a month or so (always on and up). It's not going to hurt it.

edit: ...but never put it in the bag and powered up, that will kill it.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I'd say yes because they are so picky about heat

 

[Cristatus]

My laptop is my primary machine now that I am at university. Because of this, I tend to leave it on all the time.

 

[DaVortex]

i leave it on alot also. Is it bad for the battery to always have it plugged into the outlet?

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: DaVortex
i leave it on alot also. Is it bad for the battery to always have it plugged into the outlet?

i was told yes because of the battery would get killed by having it constantly charged.

 

[tfinch2]

If you are going to have it plugged in for long periods of time without taking the laptop anywhere, take the battery out and run it off the AC adapter only.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I think my record laptop uptime was about 150 days (win2k) .... I use it all the time for websurfing, IRC, vpn, secure shell clients, watching DVDs, listening to music ... etc.
I am surprised win2K can run that long without a reboot.

This uptime is almost half as much as my record uptime on my server.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

Mine has been on for about a week now.

 

[iamwiz82]

Mine hasn't been off in months.

 

[dakata24]

cool. i was abit worried it would damage something if left on too long.

though, im not planning on leaving it for extended periods of time to warrant removing my battery.

 

[maziwanka]

should be alright.

 

[Amused]

I see battery myths abound.

Leaving it plugged in will not kill modern batteries.

Time kills LI batteries just as fast as usage.

Plan on buying a new battery every 1-2 years and use it like you stole it.

 

[Thegonagle]

Use a utility like SpeedSwitchXP to set your Pentium-M speedstep to run in dynamic switching mode while on AC power. That will help keep it nice and cool. (Needless to say, don't run DC projects on your notebook either.)

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
Use a utility like SpeedSwitchXP to set your Pentium-M speedstep to run in dynamic switching mode while on AC power. That will help keep it nice and cool. (Needless to say, don't run DC projects on your notebook either.)

I run a Pentium M Toshiba Laptop 24/7 and with SETI running, runs nice and cool and cranks out 12 WU's a day.

 

[vshah]

7 days currently, record was about 4 months

i use speedswitchxp to set the lowest clockspeed, and ik8fangui to set the fan speed on slow...cpu never goes above 80F...i only increase the speed if i'm watching a movie or something.

-Vivan

 

[conjur]

My Dell's been on pretty much 24/7 for about 3 1/2 years.

 

[FoBoT]

no , i leave mine on for weeks at a time
if i take it home, i turn it on whilel i am home

no problems

 

[amdskip]

I leave mine on pretty much all the time. Do any of you guys using any sort of cooling device to help the cooling?

 

[dayg]

holy crap, am I the only one on the planet that turns it off everyday after work?

 

[The Stigenator]

i can run mine for ages as long as the cooling pad is underneath it.. otherwise it gets way too hot. I got to send it in to gateway, something's up with the cooling system that is onboard.

 

[SuperSix]

Technically, mine is "on" all the time. (Patio/smoking room laptop), but when I finish smoking, I close the lid, and it goes to sleep in about 5 seconds.