subject: Get The Most Out Of Your Laptop [print this page] Though laptops are rather expensive, people still prefer them to desktop computers. One reason is that they are smaller, lighter and can be stylish too. The only thing is that laptops can be quite fragile and if you want it to last for a good number of years, you really have to take good care of it.
All laptop computers come with battery packs. This gives laptop users the advantage of working with their computers even with the unavailability of a power source, well, as long as the battery has been fully charged beforehand. Sad to say that most users still do not know how to care for their computers battery.
Using the laptop while charging it at the same time is one error most first time users often commit. They do not know that this can shorten the life of the battery. If you decide to work with your laptop at home or in a place where you can use a plug, take out the battery and convert your laptop into a desktop computer. This will help you save energy and the health of your computers battery all together.
Turning off the laptop without properly shutting it down is another error users can commit. Although it cannot damage the laptop in a sense, doing it overtime will eventually cause the life of your hard disk drive to deteriorate. You can even lose some very important data by not shutting down your computer in the right manner so see to it that you avoid doing so.
I know this is very basic but never, ever in any circumstance eat beside your laptop. Not only are you putting your laptops life at risk of being drowned in water or juice but you also make it a good target for ants. There is just something about gadgets like laptops that make ants love to build a colony on them.
There are other ways in extending the life of your laptop computer but these are usually the fundamentals you need to consider. If you put them into practice, you can be 100 percent sure that your investment would go a long, long way!
