laptop left turned on
This is a discussion about laptop left turned on in the Windows Hardware category; is it safe for laptop health to leave it running 24/7, like some people leave their desktop cpus running all day and night?
is it safe for laptop health to leave it running 24/7, like some people leave their desktop cpus running all day and night?
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Feb 13
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The answer is, it depends. The components inside a laptop are packed together pretty tightly and the airflow is more constricted than a desktop. Therefore, they will run hot. If all the components were going full time 24/7, it wouldn't take too long for something to melt or crack from the heat. However, all the components don't run full time, and especially when idle, many things shutdown including the fans to cool the machine when the ambient internal temperature lowers.
In other words, occassionally leaving it on for prolonged periods, will probably not harm it. But, after all, they are a laptop meant to be turned off and on even if they can be placed in suspend mode. Best to use them for the way they were designed - not to run them 24/7.
In other words, occassionally leaving it on for prolonged periods, will probably not harm it. But, after all, they are a laptop meant to be turned off and on even if they can be placed in suspend mode. Best to use them for the way they were designed - not to run them 24/7.
...and I definitely wouldn't use them to run something like BOINC or Folding@Home
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