Power on or off?

Steveo55 · 09-11-2006, 01:25 AM

I am a college student and I was wondering whether it is good or not to be leaving my laptop on all night and day, just having the screen closed. Or should I just put it on hibernate or shutdown. Battery power is not an issue because it is running off the power cord.

SirKenin · 09-11-2006, 01:36 AM

It should go into hybernate automatically when you close the lid. Doesn't it? If not, set it to do that. That's what I do with mine.

**The_Other_One** · 09-11-2006, 06:06 AM

Mine actually goes to suspend for about 3 hours then hibernate. I think it also suspends automatically after being idle for around 1 hour.

Either way, I wouldn't leave it running. Laptops today get way too hot as it is...

anil099 · 09-11-2006, 07:22 AM

turn it off unless ur too lazy to push a power button every morning....CONSERVE ELECTRICITY!!!

jjbpenguin · 09-12-2006, 02:28 AM

If you are going to leave in on, at least set the monitor to turn off and just leave it open, most laptops give off some heat through the top, and if the screen is there it can build up heat on your screen, I'm not saying it is going to melt it, Unless you have a dustfilled p4 with broken fans, but it probably isn't good in the long run to expose it to additional heat.

Bobo · 09-12-2006, 03:05 AM

Mine rarely hibernates, I just leave it on standby most of the time.

Nini · 09-12-2006, 03:18 AM

i'd just turn it off and push the button in the morning..really isnt that hard

09-11-2006, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Steveo55 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	Power on or off? I am a college student and I was wondering whether it is good or not to be leaving my laptop on all night and day, just having the screen closed. Or should I just put it on hibernate or shutdown. Battery power is not an issue because it is running off the power cord.

09-11-2006, 06:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,434	Mine actually goes to suspend for about 3 hours then hibernate. I think it also suspends automatically after being idle for around 1 hour. Either way, I wouldn't leave it running. Laptops today get way too hot as it is... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

09-11-2006, 07:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
anil099 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 22 Posts: 452	turn it off unless ur too lazy to push a power button every morning....CONSERVE ELECTRICITY!!! __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice GPU: MSI 7600 GS HDD: 200 GB Slave: 80 GB Memory: 4 x 512MB PSU: Hipro 500W 29A Monitor: Acer 22 inch Widescreen 5ms 3DMark06: 2502 Laptop: Acer 5601 Core Duo 1.66 Ghz...100 GB HDD...512 MB...8 Cell Battery...6.6 Lbs...Double Layer DVD Drive...

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Nini Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Your house. Posts: 1,044	i'd just turn it off and push the button in the morning..really isnt that hard __________________ mycomp Me ¤A day without laughter is a day wasted.¤

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09-11-2006, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	It should go into hybernate automatically when you close the lid. Doesn't it? If not, set it to do that. That's what I do with mine.

09-12-2006, 02:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
jjbpenguin Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 172	If you are going to leave in on, at least set the monitor to turn off and just leave it open, most laptops give off some heat through the top, and if the screen is there it can build up heat on your screen, I'm not saying it is going to melt it, Unless you have a dustfilled p4 with broken fans, but it probably isn't good in the long run to expose it to additional heat.

09-12-2006, 03:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 18 Posts: 6,623	Mine rarely hibernates, I just leave it on standby most of the time.

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