morning star 0 Posted February 13, 2005 is it safe for laptop health to leave it running 24/7, like some people leave their desktop cpus running all day and night? Share this post Link to post
Sampson 0 Posted February 14, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post
AndyFair 0 Posted February 14, 2005 ...and I definitely wouldn't use them to run something like BOINC or Folding@Home Share this post Link to post
