how long is it save to keep notebook turned on

[xavi]

how long is it save to keep notebook turned on, not to worry about hardware failure?

i'va got g560 and courrious if i can keep it turned on for example 2 weeks, or where's the limit (if any)?

dont worry. i dont want to make notebook server, i'm just courious

[yigit]

it depends what you gonna do with it?
just idle mode or high ram/cpu usage?

[xavi]

just idle mode

[yigit]

with battery?
it's even possible more than 2 weeks unless it doesn't have any cooling issue. it may reset itself by the way.

[boyee · Accepted solution]

From my personal experience (with a Sony Vaio notebook which I still use), I (the end user) should be able to leave my laptop on for as long as I like and should not experience any hardware failure whatsoever. I have had my computers "on" (running with moderate use, idling, put to sleep mode then reawakened... basically it was never shut down or restarted) for weeks and months! Basically I have my full confidence for Sony brands; notebooks, cameras, TVs, what have you.

As for Lenovo, I think I should be able to treat it the same as how I treat my Sony. This is my first Lenovo purchase, which is a G560 as well, so only time will tell what it can handle. I have friends who have mainly Thinkpads and as far as I can tell, those are very durable. But I am fairly certain that engineering teams are of different levels skill and seniority wise when designing these two very different laptops for different end users. Hence, why I have already experienced issues with my G560 right out of the box. But hopefully they will all get resolved (this forum seems like a more helpful place than tech support fortunately or sadly depending on how you see it).

[xavi]

@boyee

thank you for your experience. i think i found answer there