[clue-tech] Running a laptop 24/7 --- possible problems

[wft FRII]

Zonker,  Is LCD life span an important issue in your experience?
POD


On 2006-Jun 04, at 12:23hrs PM, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 05:11:59 -0600
bof <bof at pcisys.net> wrote:


> I am wondering what problems this might cause for the laptop. Anyone
> else leaving their laptop on all the time care to share problems that
> they have or can anticipate?
>

I leave my laptop on pretty much 24x7 unless I'm traveling. Haven't
had one fail yet -- though I do second/third/Nth the overheating issue
-- make sure that the laptop is well-ventilated. I use a laptop riser
so there's plenty of airflow around the laptop and it seems to stay
reasonably cool.

The only other thing I would recommend is a fairly short interval
before shutting the screen off, to preserve the LCD life.

Best,

Zonker
--
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <xonker at gmail.com>
Editorial Director, Linux.com
http://www.dissociatedpress.net/
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