Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Russell L. Harris wrote:
>> So it generally is best to use a laptop in the service for which a
>> laptop was designed. But if you keep the machine in a cool room, it may
>> run for years in continuous service.
>
> Certainly has been the case for my l
Russell L. Harris wrote:
> So it generally is best to use a laptop in the service for which a
> laptop was designed. But if you keep the machine in a cool room, it may
> run for years in continuous service.
Certainly has been the case for my laptop. When I left one job a few
years ago I wa
Russell L. Harris wrote:
[in regards to laptop hard discs]
The situation is not simple.
Indeed, it is not.
[snip some very good information]
The head of the drive normally flies (in the aerodynamic sense) above
the spinning media; there is no contact with the media while the drive
spinnin
"Jack Nguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Another thing to keep in mind is the spinning of the harddrive. A
> harddrive doesn't have inifite lifespan and laptop harddrives are not
> designed for 24/7 spinning.
>
> Jack
>
>
> On 7/12/06, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have a year o
Another thing to keep in mind is the spinning of the harddrive. A
harddrive doesn't have inifite lifespan and laptop harddrives are not
designed for 24/7 spinning.
Jack
On 7/12/06, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid. I recently
On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 03:04 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:57:01 -0500
> Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I read in a Popular Science magazine that freezing a battery may help.
> > I had little to lose as this battery was getting very bad, so I tried
> > it. ...It d
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:57:01 -0500
Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 02:06 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:51:03 -0500 Jay C Vollmer wrote:
> > > On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
> > > > I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-io
On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 02:06 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:51:03 -0500 Jay C Vollmer wrote:
> > On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
> > > I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
> > > memory, they just lose capacity each time they're ch
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:51:03 -0500
Jay C Vollmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
>
> > I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
> > memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
>
> Isn't what you're describi
Carl Fink wrote:
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:51:03PM -0500, Jay C Vollmer wrote:
On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
Isn't what you're describing 'memor
Gnu-Raiz wrote:
"David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid.
Does your laptop get hot under load? My wife has a Pentium M that
burned out two motherboards, when used to crunch RC5-72.
I look at it like this, if a computer is left on it mig
Carl Fink wrote:
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:51:03PM -0500, Jay C Vollmer wrote:
On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
Isn't what you're describing 'me
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:51:03PM -0500, Jay C Vollmer wrote:
> On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
>
> > I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
> > memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
>
> Isn't what you're describing 'memory?'
On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
> I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
> memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
Isn't what you're describing 'memory?'
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Chris Mattern wrote:
Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly
if left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
Really? Most batteries lose life if repeated
On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 09:32:28AM +1000, Charlie wrote:
> My current Acer laptop, 2 years old. Has the company suggest that a 500
> charge
> life cycle is usual, but could vary. It doesn't suggest that the battery will
> continue to deliver the same amount of battery time throughout that cycle
On Friday 14 July 2006 07:08, Chris Mattern wrote this for perusal by us all:
>--> Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>-->
>--> > On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
>--> >
>--> >
>--> >>> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly
> if --> >>> left plugge
On Friday 14 July 2006 03:47, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote this for perusal by us
all:
>--> Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote:
>-->
>--> > That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
>--> > left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
>-->
>--> T
Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
Really? Most batteries lose life if repeatedly discharged and rech
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote:
>
>> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
>> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
>
> That's scary.
>
> I've been using my laptop 24/7 plugged into the mains.
>
Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote:
> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
That's scary.
I've been using my laptop 24/7 plugged into the mains.
Can you refer me to some documentation wh
> From: Dave Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I've done the same here, because of the high ambient heat in
> Bangkok. Built a little rack to set the slab on, and heat
> problems went away.
My Sony laptop does have little feet at the back for that very
reason, while the Dell 600M does not. Th
David R. Litwin wrote:
> The question is this: Why should I ever turn off my laptop on a normal
> occasion (normal being every-day, standard, stationary usage)?
Because you care about the planet...
> If I don't
> want it on, I can suspend it in some way: Waking-up is faster than
> booting-up.
I always suspend instead of shutting
down for the same reason . I don't see any negatives.
(very old Compaq, Win 2K)
regards
Greg Ryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2006-07-12 19:45
Do
debian-user@lists.debian.org
DW
Temat
Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why
should I?
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* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 16:54:21 -0500]:
> I use a 12" piece of 2x4 wood to prop up the rear of my never-moves,
> always-on work laptop. That gives room to circulate air underneath,
> and the fan hardly ever comes on. Once or twice a week for a a few
> minutes.
>
I've do
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Gnu-Raiz wrote:
>> "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid.
>
> Does your laptop get hot under load? My wife has a Pentium M that
> burned out two motherboards, when used to crunch RC5-72.
>
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Robert Brockway wrote:
> I'm going piggy back a couple responses here...
>
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Digby Tarvin wrote:
[snip]
>> I would also suggest a reboot any time you use apt to do an
>> upgrade,
>
> I'd modify this a little. I schedule a reboot
* Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jul 12 16:11 -0500]:
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
>
> > That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
> > left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
>
> Really? Most batteries lose
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
Really? Most batteries lose life if repeatedly discharged and recharged.
--
Carl Fink
David R. Litwin wrote:
I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid. I recently
downloaded two large files via BitTorrent. As I wanted to have them as
quickly as I could, I decided to leave my laptop on until they were fully
downloaded, rebooting only for
upgrades. I noticed no real
> "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid.
Does your laptop get hot under load? My wife has a Pentium M that
burned out two motherboards, when used to crunch RC5-72.
I look at it like this, if a computer is left on it might as well be
d
I'm going piggy back a couple responses here...
On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Digby Tarvin wrote:
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 10:45:20AM -0700, Greg Ryman wrote:
I would say to do a reboot and possible a file system check once a month
to avoid corruption and unintended loss of data. Other then that, you
do
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 10:45:20AM -0700, Greg Ryman wrote:
> I would say to do a reboot and possible a file system check once a month
> to avoid corruption and unintended loss of data. Other then that, you
> don't need to reboot.
I would also suggest a reboot any time you use apt to do an upgrade
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I would say to do a reboot and possible a file system check once a month
to avoid corruption and unintended loss of data. Other then that, you
don't need to reboot.
David R. Litwin wrote:
> I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid. I
I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid. I recently downloaded two large files via BitTorrent. As I wanted to have them as quickly as I could, I decided to leave my laptop on until they were fully downloaded, rebooting only for upgrades. I noticed no real difference in performance
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