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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,277
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Cyber Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,277
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I would leave my Dell plugged into the mains all the time.
At the beginning of May, I turned it on to see overnight emails before work and it just beeped 7 times and did not boot up. Experts said that was a motherboard or processor fail. Some say Dell are notorious for that.
Also got from somewhere, am not sure where, that it could have been a power spike that fried it, and that it was vulnerable, because I left it plugged in to the mains all the time.
With this laptop I unplug the mains power lead when I shut down.
As for the original question, for quick email checks I use a smart phone, it's quicker and you don't start surfing again.
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