A Simple Way To Extend Your Laptop's Life

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Have you ever noticed that when you're writing a lengthy paper or surfing the web that your laptop starts to warm up? Maybe you just ignore it and think noting of it, but do you know what's happening? Inside, your computer's hardware is heating up, not good. When left on for extended periods of time, laptops tend to heat up, unless there is something there to cool them down! And this is where the

There are a couple ways to prevent, or at least slow down this heating up:

• A cooling pad – A stand (usually angled somewhat with 1 or mor fans to cool down your computer by increasing ventilation and pushing cooler air into your computer)

• A laptop stand – increases air flow by angling your laptop

• Keeping the darn thing off your lap and bed – there are built-in fans in your computer that work to cool your laptop and small openings in the bottom of your laptop to allow them to do their job, but if you place a laptop on anything that will cover the openings, then you are trapping the heat inside your computer.

• A nice flat surface
  

Which is best?

If you don't mind spending at least $15, then go for the cooling pad. It's a wise investment and some say it even extends the life of you computer, but if you don't use your computer that often then you could easily use a laptop stand and I recommend creating one as shown in this Lifehacker.com article. My favorite is the binder. :)

Enjoy and let me know what you choose to do or what has worked for you!

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