Anybody Using A Laptop 24/7 To Download ???

**thekingace** · January 26th, 2007, 09:37 PM

Hi i use a Laptop 24/7 to download/upload stuff.....Anybody else doing the same thing ???:icon_scra

Anybody if so....Please share thoughts and updates of anything related to using the laptop 24/7 to download/upload etc....:icon_salu

:icon_shak LAPTOP DICUSSIONS ARE OPEN:icon_cycl

**tetsuto** · February 1st, 2007, 11:57 AM

i use an old sony vaio with 128meg of ram and a celeron connected to 2 160gig firewire drives running ubuntu linux server as my download machine

got it in a corner of the room running torrentflux on apache

dammm kicks ass and lower power/noise then normall

current uptime on it is around 100 days, but it's been higher!

**DigitalJunkie** · February 1st, 2007, 03:01 PM

Glad you use a old laptop instead of new laptop! Hot Hot Hot

**tetsuto** · February 1st, 2007, 06:12 PM

never had any probs with it other then a build up of dust over the top :-0

**Chespy** · February 3rd, 2007, 06:04 PM

mm its a good idea to use a laptop less noise, and power, but i stll prefer mi big pc lol

**wolfslayer** · February 8th, 2007, 08:19 PM

I'm thinking of doing this just got to get my hands on a good laptop for the job.

**sempaii** · March 29th, 2007, 04:31 PM

that's what i was thinking... use my wife's old laptop to download, give her mine and get a new one for me... :D

**djozma** · April 7th, 2007, 04:28 PM

I am using an old pentium computer as a media gateway. I cant stream media but it uses low power. I just found out my desktop uses approximately 145W of electricity which compared to my old computer, uses around 40W, is a power hogging hairdryer (its very loud). I thought of getting an old laptop off ebay to use as a server but its in my opinion better to build a desktop using a mobile motherboard and cpu. It will use as much power as a laptop but is more cost effective in the longrun especially if parts go bad like the power supply or hard drives.

**hawkburn** · April 7th, 2007, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by djozma

I am using an old pentium computer as a media gateway. I cant stream media but it uses low power. I just found out my desktop uses approximately 145W of electricity which compared to my old computer, uses around 40W, is a power hogging hairdryer (its very loud). I thought of getting an old laptop off ebay to use as a server but its in my opinion better to build a desktop using a mobile motherboard and cpu. It will use as much power as a laptop but is more cost effective in the longrun especially if parts go bad like the power supply or hard drives.

Your desktop uses 145w? Your very lucky. My current setup with only one graphics card uses about 525w.

**Bucktoof** · April 7th, 2007, 07:02 PM

I use my toshiba satellite M class laptop 24/7 for torrenting, it's my only working comp. I've had it for 2 years and it's still going strong though not as fast as it used to be. I prop it with books on each side, set up a little fan behind, and let it blow cool air underneath the computer. Keeps it cool, does a very good job. I can also take it to wireless cafes to upload/download, where they have business connections - works especially well at night when there are fewer people! :)

If you're going to go with a laptop to download all the time, you need to either get a cooling pad for it or do something like me so that the cpu doesn't heat up too much. Also, you need to unplug the power and let it run on the battery every so often or the battery will become weak and not last long on it's own.

**evilmegaman** · April 8th, 2007, 01:42 PM

My laptop runs mepis at the moment. I think I am going to stick with it :D But just curious, What is this about 24/7 downloading? I don't get what you guys mean... I should know what the hell you guys are talking about. but unfortunately I don't. doesn't your laptop burn up?

**Bucktoof** · April 9th, 2007, 12:15 AM

Well, like I said, mine doesn't because I have a small fan set up behind the laptop, books on each side propping it up, and cool air blows directly underneath the computer.

**GrAfFiT** · July 5th, 2007, 06:48 PM

One simple tip. Keep the lid open and create a new power profile with a screen shut-off set at 1 minute. Choose this profile when you intend to "close" the lid. Same power savings and better cooling.

**mlogicz** · July 25th, 2007, 06:04 AM

don't use it too much

specs:
p4 2.8ghz
win xp pro
512 mb ram

my laptop used to not overheat at all
now it overheats all the time, like just converting flac to lame will overheat it
my advise is use an old laptop cause it will most definitely ruin your laptop. also turn off the led lights to the power and other stuff. also shut off the screen a lot. don't run a lot of programs while using it. i also have cd cases propping it up so that cool air can run under it.

**Auggie2k** · July 25th, 2007, 06:54 AM

I did with my last laptop and the hard drive KO'd....

I did with my current laptop and the hard drive is about to KO'd - new one eBayed ;-)

They are good for it obviously because of the portability advantages and wireless but if you are leaving it to be sit anywhere, make sure it's nice and cool... mine has a tendancy to shut down after it passes a certain temp.