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kitamesume:
theres only two things to look after when leaving any kind of PC 24/7, which is heat and errors. so if your PC is running pretty cool and doesn't get any errors at all then sure, actually theres no problem leaving a laptop/desktop on 24/7. ohh but refrain from running it at 100% 24/7, thats asking too much.

fohfoh:
Week at a time is ok as long as you turn off for a few hours afterwards to let it cool off.


I personally use the following:

In the past: Up to months at a time without turning off torrenting:

Intel Centrino 1.73Ghz, 512 MB ram


Currents:

Sony Vaio T7200 @ 2.0Ghz C2D 3 GHz ram - Probably currently runs like 2-3 days without turning off every 2-3 weeks (Used laptop fans)
Dell Inspiron 6400 T7200 2.0 Ghz C2D 2.5 Ghz ram - At one point ran up to 2-3 weeks at a time without turning off.

morrefule:
You should have a problem running without a battery but some newer laptops because of the way the hardware is configured you have to leave the battery in or it will smoke the charging hardware in the laptop. I've seen it happen a couple of times believe it or not, and it can do major damage to the mobo.

Just look in to it and you should be fine 98% of the time there is nothing to worry about

tomoya-kun:

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IF your laptop overheats, expect stuff to slow down on the software side. AKA: Lag
Expect at times your wifi may begin to cut in and out (though, I don't believe this was an issue in draft N)
If airflow is restricted, it may become slightly loud.

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Just set up temperature monitors so that you don't go above 95.  Mine runs a stable 82c while folding.

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82c is fucking burning hot

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Concur. When mine ranges in the 80-90C range... that's BAD.

50-60 is "average" per speedfan on this laptop. My dell, 40-50 is HOT.

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I've been running this laptop 24/7 with folding@home at about 82-85c continuously and it hasn't failed yet.

NaRu:
Keep the laptop running at 80c all the time will kill it's life span. It's hard to say how much life was killed because of the heat.

About keeping the laptop on for 24/7. The laptop wasn't design to keep running all the time. So parts inside may over heat. Plus the internal fans may fail sooner. Today laptops are better then older ones. If your laptop is newish then you should be fine but if your laptop isn't doing anything then turn it off. You will be saving energy anyways. Why keep something up and running if you aren't downloading or seeding.

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