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Okay, me nerdy-hearties, tell me true.
I have an HP laptop running Windows 7. I feel like I just got it, but I realize it's been four years. It gets a lot of use, but it also gets babied. I put into into hibernation all night, every night, and also usually if I'm going to be away from my desk for any length of time. Of course, when I'm here (which is a lot) it gets a work out.
It's not dusty in the room or in the computer (we just checked) and because of a neck issue I've got, I have to use my laptop propped high on a mesh Rolodex cooling stand like this.
Anyway, it's starting to overheat. That machine is also starting to slow down. I don't know that these two things are related. The virus & malware scans show clean. The CPU usage seems reasonable.
I couldn't be any kinder to this machine.
My husband says four years is a while in laptop life and he doesn't think investing any money in having it checked out or monkeyed with is probably worth it.
From my research, HPs are notorious for overheating issues. If this one really starts going on the fritz, what brands do you guys recommend for very general use. (I don't play video games or watch movies on my computer.) Also, I'm afraid of Windows 8, but I really like Windows 7.
I have an HP laptop running Windows 7. I feel like I just got it, but I realize it's been four years. It gets a lot of use, but it also gets babied. I put into into hibernation all night, every night, and also usually if I'm going to be away from my desk for any length of time. Of course, when I'm here (which is a lot) it gets a work out.
It's not dusty in the room or in the computer (we just checked) and because of a neck issue I've got, I have to use my laptop propped high on a mesh Rolodex cooling stand like this.
Anyway, it's starting to overheat. That machine is also starting to slow down. I don't know that these two things are related. The virus & malware scans show clean. The CPU usage seems reasonable.
I couldn't be any kinder to this machine.
My husband says four years is a while in laptop life and he doesn't think investing any money in having it checked out or monkeyed with is probably worth it.
From my research, HPs are notorious for overheating issues. If this one really starts going on the fritz, what brands do you guys recommend for very general use. (I don't play video games or watch movies on my computer.) Also, I'm afraid of Windows 8, but I really like Windows 7.