Computer, when turned on for quite a long..
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During weekends/holiday i usually use the computer for 12 hours+ per day
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actually buying electronics nowadays depends on 'LUCK' more...same with computer stuffs... Last time if u buy the old TV.. they can last very very long... some of my family members even have the TV from father's era 1970s-1980s... never have any problem...
but now.. they come up with 'warranty', 'extended warranty' 1 year, 2 years n so on... Why huh? maybe those engineers are so sly that they can design their products which can last only within 1.5 years.. then they give warranty for just 1 year.. After 1.5 year, when u go there.. only hear .. "sorry.. no more warranty"...
Dunno lah.. maybe nowadays really buying electronics depend on luck... some can buy things and never spoilt.. some can buy branded things and break down most of the time... I got an IBM computer last time always hang no matter i format it.. but no problem with my cheap self-built computer now...
Whatever it is.. Companies WIN! -
It's just a solid pad with a fan underneath utilizing forced convection to remove heated air faster. You get the same effect blowing a normal size fan from the sides back or front, but of course you need a gap underneath to allow air to ventilate. Newer laptops utilize their keyboards as heat sinks.
The speedball thingie merely raises the laptop to allow the gap and natural ventilation. You can save 10 bucks and find something like book to prop up your lappie instead but of course make sure it don't block the fan that ventilates the cpu.
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Thanks for the replies..I have this cheap windows 98 + other hardware tat was supposed to break down in like..2-3 years time. I kept tat comp on for like nearly 24/7..well, guess waht? it lasted me for 5 years!! Even the computer man told me that it was good enough that it cld last that long.
OK, so I got a new comp and my parents told me not to play too much for fear the comp might break down like the old one..so I expect it to last for 6-7 yrs er? Is it possible? -
Of course. I had a win95 system for like 8 years and sold it to karung guni for 75 bucks.
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it depend on the hard disk....it will fail in a fews years time like around 6-7 years....Originally posted by Depressed...*sigh*:Thanks for the replies..I have this cheap windows 98 + other hardware tat was supposed to break down in like..2-3 years time. I kept tat comp on for like nearly 24/7..well, guess waht? it lasted me for 5 years!! Even the computer man told me that it was good enough that it cld last that long.
OK, so I got a new comp and my parents told me not to play too much for fear the comp might break down like the old one..so I expect it to last for 6-7 yrs er? Is it possible?
of course u wont see the failure as gone immediatially but over time some data in ur hard disk will fail.... -
After 5 years, you'll find that your computer is a snail compared to others. Technology progresses very fast...Originally posted by Depressed...*sigh*:Thanks for the replies..I have this cheap windows 98 + other hardware tat was supposed to break down in like..2-3 years time. I kept tat comp on for like nearly 24/7..well, guess waht? it lasted me for 5 years!! Even the computer man told me that it was good enough that it cld last that long.
OK, so I got a new comp and my parents told me not to play too much for fear the comp might break down like the old one..so I expect it to last for 6-7 yrs er? Is it possible? -
yes.Originally posted by YI:by the way, have you ever seen the internet 'down' before? it's after-all a gigiantic network of computers!!?!
but never wholly, since they run like multiple backups - theres multiple routes for the backbones [of the internet]. if one or two or even more go down, the others would still be running and traffic gets redirected.
it would be slower, some sites not accessible, but it doesnt kill the internet - afterall, that was its concept when initially introduced as a defence network that could withstand multiple hits or outages that would have killed a normal network.
[and back in the 60's when they developed the inter-net[-work] it was the height of the cold war, so the prospect of a nuclear explosion creating an EMP that would damage and wipe out electrical/computing/communications gear was a very real threat]
various groups have tried to shutdown the internet before, but while theyve been close, [domain name servers i think - i think 8 out of 13 were shutdown, but ip addressing still operable] theyve never succeeded.
ive worked with computers that run for months or years at a time.
my own computers run for weeks on end - i do 3d rendering, and used to have a renderfarm as well, and these things do run well for periods of time.
the only time i reboot or shutdown my pc's is if i'm doing hardware changes, going away for days at a time and theyre not computing anything, or to clear the system memory inbetween render jobs.
if you switch your pc on and off repeatedly and frequently, then yes, as others have said, it'll shorten the lifespan of your pc's components.
so, keep them running for reasonable amounts of time unless you dont mind buying new computers alot, and keep them cool.
computer components - everytime you start them up, youre pumping a current through them. its best to leave a consistent level of current running through the circutry and chips - if you on and off it frequently then the hardware gets inconsistent levels of current, potentially damaging them [theyre very sensitive materials].
hard drives - which are mechanical components remember - do not take kindly to being sped up and down all the time.
again, keep them consistent and they'll last longer.
hard drives are a bit of a lottery these days though, with my seeing alot more failures than i remember in the past.Thanks for the replies..I have this cheap windows 98 + other hardware tat was supposed to break down in like..2-3 years time. I kept tat comp on for like nearly 24/7..well, guess waht? it lasted me for 5 years!! Even the computer man told me that it was good enough that it cld last that long.
i'm still running my amiga. its 11 years old.
OK, so I got a new comp and my parents told me not to play too much for fear the comp might break down like the old one..so I expect it to last for 6-7 yrs er? Is it possible?
i used to do rendering on that as well and it would be on for weeks at a time.
again like others have said, given todays computing trends, i'd be looking at an upgrade every year or two.
the thing to carry over would be your hard drive [added as a 2nd internal hard drive or perhaps an external drive], so you dont lose the data youve collated over time.
to expect to be using the same computer over 6 or 7 years is unrealistic unless all youre ever going to do is write letters in..notepad.. or simpletext.
your parents need to let go of the old fishwives tales.
like other things in life - if its going to break down it will. regardless of your so-called precautions. -
Thanks..so the next they told me to rest the comp..like for example, I've played for over 7-8 hrs..I cld tell them that by resting the comp for 2-3 hrs, it will break down faster cause I will be still playing after the comp's rest time?Originally posted by zoik:i'm still running my amiga. its 11 years old.
i used to do rendering on that as well and it would be on for weeks at a time.
again like others have said, given todays computing trends, i'd be looking at an upgrade every year or two.
the thing to carry over would be your hard drive [added as a 2nd internal hard drive or perhaps an external drive], so you dont lose the data youve collated over time.
to expect to be using the same computer over 6 or 7 years is unrealistic unless all youre ever going to do is write letters in..notepad.. or simpletext.
your parents need to let go of the old fishwives tales.
like other things in life - if its going to break down it will. regardless of your so-called precautions.
And also, the breaking down of comp just depends on my luck? So there's no need for precautions? Really..someone cld write out a gd explanation so that I cld tell them to my parents lolx, really thanks
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Dear Depressed...*sigh*,Originally posted by Depressed...*sigh*:Thanks..so the next they told me to rest the comp..like for example, I've played for over 7-8 hrs..I cld tell them that by resting the comp for 2-3 hrs, it will break down faster cause I will be still playing after the comp's rest time?
And also, the breaking down of comp just depends on my luck? So there's no need for precautions? Really..someone cld write out a gd explanation so that I cld tell them to my parents lolx, really thanks
I advise you to state clearly what are your PC usages exactly and duration of use of programs.
You should do a write up on how you treat your PC before we advise you on the latter part. -
on 24/7 also nvm spoilt the most replace part only
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Well, I always log in maple (the game) and that's what I do almost everyday and occasionally, I would log in MSN. Erm, I do bit torrent downloads here and there but not much (maybe 1-2 days, 1-2 downloads) err..since they ask me not to play too much, I guess around 10 hrs..(with one rest in between)Originally posted by M©+square:Dear Depressed...*sigh*,
I advise you to state clearly what are your PC usages exactly and duration of use of programs.
You should do a write up on how you treat your PC before we advise you on the latter part.
As for my mum, she wld be playing the windows version card game and sometimes, she wld visit websites to load the music from the website itself. We won't play the comp on the same day, besides, she don't use the comp too often..maybe 2 times per week. 3-4 hrs?
The PC is very well-protected, that means we covered the monitor screen with a layer of plastic and the keyboard is alos covered with plastic, never been taken out. (find it difficult to type sometimes)
Sorry, I dun do any internal checks on my comp..no virus scan, rebooting, delelting of unnecssary files (ok i do sometimes, but most of the time, I don't)
I visit safe sites, like sgforums..erm, ok that's all..anything else?