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Leaving laptop on

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proZach
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i got a laptop for college. i'd rather it always be online, as to download torrents and shit like that, so i set it to not turn off when i close it, just when i hit the power button. can anything negative occur because of this, like overheating or whatnot? its a new computer so i assume it has fans and shit, my desktop never got fucked and i left that on for years. the power cord is plugged in along with a usb mouse and my ipod, could anything happen to any of these devices because of this? thanks.
Jul 30 2006 1:13AM
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Lé.Skiing
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it can overheat... unless its in sleep, but it will get really fucking hot, i had one, and it woudl get so hot it coudl burn your fingers if you grabbed iton the bottom... but yah, i dont think its a good idea to leave it on all the time
Jul 30 2006 1:20AM
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hendrik.
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you want it to turn off when you close the screen...that way you'll never carry it around while its on - that is a recipe for hard drive disaster.
Jul 30 2006 2:47AM
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yeti
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as long as you set it to hibernate when the lid closes you are fine.

my laptop is ALWAYS on, that way i can serve music back and forth.
Jul 30 2006 3:05AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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i leave mine open and just have the screen turn off when its on my desk. It only sleeps when I close it.
Jul 30 2006 8:00AM
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Potatoes
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dude

just do whatever you want, but have a warranteeeee!!!
Jul 30 2006 8:58AM
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jksl
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same thing i do with mine. no problems with that so far after a year of having it.
Jul 30 2006 9:55AM
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skijunkiedtm
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shit my last lap top if u left it on more than like an hour it got so hot could burn you damn
Jul 30 2006 9:59AM
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whattheshit
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same
Jul 30 2006 10:05AM
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hurrisun
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when you keep it plugged in for a real long time same with the i-pod it kills its battery life
Jul 30 2006 10:12AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I dont' think so.
Jul 30 2006 11:12AM
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hurrisun
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i dunno are laptop has like a 30 min battery life so we asked a guy at future shop and he was like do u always have it plugged in and we were liek ya usually and he said that might be it
Jul 30 2006 11:18AM
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grubix2
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I leave mine on all the time. If i leave it alone for 10 mintues though the monitor and everything shuts off, and I also have a laptop stand i keep it on that has a fan venting system on it to cool it down. It's been fine. I've been doing it like this since I got it a year ago.
Jul 30 2006 11:22AM
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Aseets
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Yeah definately get one of those cooling-fan-stands, helps a lot.
Jul 30 2006 5:35PM
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Benzoate
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what i do is i created a power mode for mine when i want to leave it on(if you can do that) just turn off all the things that you dont need like screen brightness and shit like that then just make sure that the cooling is at 100% and it should be fine...i leave mine on all the time and i havent had a problem yet
Jul 30 2006 5:38PM
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yeti
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wrong. lithium ion batteries prefer to be kept charged. Its bad to cycle a L-ion battery compared to a NiMH
Jul 30 2006 6:29PM
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sexy_skier_babii
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Laptops arn't mean to be left on, if you do this for a year or more maybe even less it will eventually die out. And it will get really hot, and start to run slow. So if it's new your probably not gonna what to do that.
Jul 30 2006 6:30PM
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yeti
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where does it state that? Unless you have shitty bargain notebook leaving it on isnt going to cause any problems. If anything its better to leave it on stationary in one place then lugging it around everywhere, whether its off or in hibernate.
Jul 30 2006 6:32PM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
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only if you have too itll get real hot
Jul 30 2006 10:16PM
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hendrik.
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time to stop unplugging my laptop everytime its charged.
Jul 30 2006 10:49PM
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