Re: how long a laptop can be on?

Probably OK. Notebooks are designed to enter a low power mode
(Standby or Hibernate) after a period of inactivity. Drives spin down
and many devices power off. My only concern is the AC adapter,
Dell has had many recalls because of AC/DC converters that can
overheat and possibly cause a fire. Probably not a major concern
but I would occasionally check the converter and see how hot it is.
I have an older Dell notebook and it's power converter gets very
warm after just an hour or two of use. One of my son's good friends
has a 1100 I maintain and it seems to be a nice notebook.

"ilegal" <ilegal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7F554ECE-EB00-4E96-B63D-70901EDD08EF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> hi there
> just a question....
> is it ok to keep my laptop (dell inspiron 1100) on all the time?
> am constantly downloading stuff so i leave it day and night on.... i just
> thought that maybe it requires some hours off too.... i dont want to burn
> it....
> or laptops are capable to be operational all the time?...i've been 2 weeks
> with the laptop on.....ans everything seems ok...but i prefer to ask the
> experts here
>
> thanks
> novicio


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