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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm
I turn my laptop on and off once a day. Should I just leave it on all the time then? Won't it start overheating?
This has got me concerned now because my previous laptop which was a MacBook died after just 18 months and I switched that on and off daily. I can't afford to get another laptop if this one also goes caput in a short time.
I also turn my kindle on and off once per day - is this also going to cause an issue in the long run? Or will that not matter?
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I never turn my Powerbook g4 laptop off, I haven't in 5 years, more or less, for anything other than a clean system reboot. If you have a MacBook, I wouldn't turn it off either, just make sure that you always have at least 20% battery power. I restart mine about once a week, maybe longer. I have had my PowerBook run out of juice while it was in my bag on a long flight, but it doesn't hurt anything.
When you say your MacBook died after 18 months, how did it die? Battery? Main board? Screen? MacBooks are pretty durable, but there was a bunch that I hear people complain about a lot, these were the models before the Intel chip.
With another brand of laptop I would suggest checking the manual, some manufactures, Toshiba if I'm not mistaken, suggest that you should turn your laptop off when not using it.
I don't think there's any reason to turn a Kindle off everyday, although I have only had mine a short while, and I confess I never even looked at the manual
