I just got the Acer 5672 to replace my fiance's desktop. She used to leave her desktop on for months it seemed like and now she's starting to do the same with the laptop. This being my first laptop i'm still learning but I would assume that leaving it on for long periods of time isn't the best thing for it. Is this true or can they be treated like a desktop and left on for weeks at a time?
Leave laptop on or turn it off?
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Damage is not the word to use, your battery has a life expectancy of 1 1/2 to 2 years life, normally. If you keep it separate while plugged in, it would certainly increase its continued usage. From time to time, before using the laptop for its portability, insert the battery to keep it fully charged, and when plugged in again, fully charge and store.
As far as its components, I'm not familar with a laptop on 24/7. My laptop is turned off when I finish using it and I haven't notice any problems, neither have my students or clients.
Your Acer has very little feedback or anything online, so that question can be answered by Acer customer support only.
As far as its components, I'm not familar with a laptop on 24/7. My laptop is turned off when I finish using it and I haven't notice any problems, neither have my students or clients.
Your Acer has very little feedback or anything online, so that question can be answered by Acer customer support only.
Thanks for the info. This is my first laptop so i'm still leaning. I'm not a fan of even leaving my desktop on 24/7, if i'm not home its off so you can bet that her leaving this laptop on kind of worries me.
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One more thing - set your laptop power options so that the LCD display goes OFF after 10-15 minutes of inactivity. Do not use a screen saver and leave it on. The LCD is backlit by a light tube that has a finite life. So, turn it off whenever it is not needed. Same applies to desktop LCDs.
get a cooling pad just to make sure everything stays nice and cool. It's not absolutely nessisary but it will definitly help
those are some great tips. I didn't realize the LCD/screensaver thing. I mean I knew that it had a limited life, but never thought to turn off the screensaver and just send the display to sleep instead.
I leave my laptop on all the time. I had an HP ZE4200 that lasted a year or so 24 X 7 (8700 hours) before the power inverter bit the dust. HP replaced it for free. That one sat on a cooler it's whole life till I sold it. So far I've had an nc6220 for going on 6 months and it is only off when it's in my bag heading home. I'd guess it is on 23 hours a day. I've logged roughly 4200 hours with no probs so far. This one never gets a cooler, infact I'd say it is borderline abused when it comes to heat.
I see no reason to turn them off.
That being said I really wish I wouldn't outgrow my machines. I'd love to say I have over 20,000 hours without failure.
Maybe I'll give it a shot with a new Macbook out today.
I see no reason to turn them off.
That being said I really wish I wouldn't outgrow my machines. I'd love to say I have over 20,000 hours without failure.
Maybe I'll give it a shot with a new Macbook out today.
That is definately interesting. Never knew that. Whats this cooling pad I keep reading about... How much of a difference does it make and is it something important to have and expensive to get hold of?
A good one is $20, it makes a decent temp difference, but if you aren't going to keep your laptop for more than 2 years I wouldn't worry about it. They don't do anything besides keep the bottom of your laptop cooler, supposedly increasing component life.
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I got a VBI Asus notebook and will have no problems swapping out the panel when this one starts to fade. As for the battery, they degrade no matter what.... being used or not....probably faster if being charged a lot, but I'm not sure extending a battery's life at the end of its cycle is going to be worth the hassle.
I say use the thing in whatever way is the most enjoyable and convenient for you. Backup your files frequently because the hard drive is always the first thing to go, then do what ya like....but that goes for a desktop too.
I say use the thing in whatever way is the most enjoyable and convenient for you. Backup your files frequently because the hard drive is always the first thing to go, then do what ya like....but that goes for a desktop too.
Thanks for all the tips guy. What is the normal life span of a laptop with just normal usage with some gaming thrown in every once and a while? Also is it better to shut the system down or put it on stand by?
I usually put my laptop on standby, That way i dont have to wait for it to boot up and load windows when i want to use it.
According to HP, you should charge the battery to 40% and store it in a cool, dry place out of the sun if you are not going to use it for extended periods of time. Definately take it out of the laptop anyway.
I'd recommend closing the lid of the laptop, and either have the settings so it immediately goes into hibernation, or stays in sleep mode for a while and then goes into hibernation. Alternatively, just have it go to sleep and leave it like that for instant on.
I'd recommend closing the lid of the laptop, and either have the settings so it immediately goes into hibernation, or stays in sleep mode for a while and then goes into hibernation. Alternatively, just have it go to sleep and leave it like that for instant on.
the problem with taking the battery out of your laptop is the added power protection it offers. By that I mean if you suffer a power failure while plugged in, you automagically switch to battery power. I've had brownouts happen at work occasionally and while everyone's machines restart, I happily chug along as if nothing happened. I figure since I have a 3 year warranty I'll just have apple replace the battery if it goes before then. If it's not covered (which I'm not sure if it is or not) then it can't be more than a hundred bones for a new one so I'll just get one then.
The first component to go is going to be your hard drive. Just make sure to backup anything important (as you should always anyhow).
I just bought a DELL, so it comes with 1 year warranty. Im going to leave my laptop on worry free for a year. Ill let u know how wit goes.
HeroOfPellinor
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There's no telling. I've seen 9 year old notebooks still out there chugging along nicely. It's part luck and part proper maintenance and part specs.
As for standby or turning it off, there is no clear answer. Personally, I turn mine off because standby seems unnatural to me.
You cannot say that so matter of factly, there is no way to know what (if anything) will ever fail on any system, as HeroOfPellinor said, 9 year old laptops chugging away fine as if they were a week old, but i see brand new systems die in 3 weeks because they were just lemons, i had a dude bring a laptop to me jsut today, 3 years old, out of warranty, freaking out because he thought sure his hard drive was failing (he heard grinding noises), i looked at it, hard drive tested fine and i couldnt find anything wrong with it until i put a load on it and the fan kicked on, made a horrible noise, so it was his fan, not his HDD, much cheaper, and his data is fine... laptops... you NEVER know what the failure will be, or if there will even be one. As for leaving it on o turning it off, it doesnt make a lick of a difference, if the machine is going to have a failure, its going to have a failure, regardless of weather you leave it on, or turn it off every time, or anything inbetween, take care of it, dont abuse it and it will last as long as it is able, if its under warranty exchange it or get it repaired, if its not, assess weather to buy new/used or repair, thats all there is to it.
and id be curious to know if apple covers a battery beyond 1 year, AmigaMan, everyone i know, or do work for (sony, Gateway, Toshiba, Compaq, HP, IBM and Dell) all only cover the battery and ac adapter for 1 year, regardless if your warranty is longer then that because they are meant to wear out, or at least expected to.
Acer has a 1 year warranty on it. What would you guys suggest when it comes time to clean out the vents or even fans? Compressed air or just remove the pannels and clean with a quetip?
HeroOfPellinor
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Whatever you feel most comfortable doing and can be most safely performed. It also depends on frequency. While you don't want to be constantly battering your fans with blasts of compressed air or q-tips, if you wait six months you'll potentially have a nice film of dust that won't come off with just compressed air. And if you don't have a good angle on the fan blades and heatsinks, keep a q-tip the hell away from them as shreds of cotton filiment being stuck to the heatsink or fan axle would be a bad thing.
So, in the end the answer is YYOJ.
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