You most likely are at the stage in life where your laptop is everything to do. You’ll work from it, potentially do educational work from it, or use it to watch many films and have a good old stalk on Facebook. But if there’s one thing that is annoying about laptops, it’s that they always seem to break, or at least slow down, after a short period of time. All this is purely down to the way you care for it. If you’re not looking after it properly it is bound to break sooner rather than later. So to try and help you make your laptop last longer, here’s our tips on how to care for it.
Battery
Battery life, just like with phones, is one of the first things you might notice to deteriorate. This is down to the simple reason of it getting too hot. Most batteries sit underneath the laptop at the back. We’re all guilty of lying on our beds with the laptop on our laps. With the duvet most likely underneath there’s nowhere for the heat from the battery to go other than back into itself. This will speed up the lithium in the battery wearing out. There are trays that you can get that will sit comfortably on your lap and will allow more air flow to the battery than if it was just hitting a warm duvet. Before thinking the battery is completely shot, check the charger. This is more often than not the culprit of your issues. They wear out just like any other charger, so a more simple solution might be one of those!
The Experts
If your laptop is completely screwed, don’t just look to buying a new one. They’re expensive and often yours is going to be completely fine once the issue has been fixed. As good as Apple Macs are, they often have their issues after some time, especially if you fill it with tons of data. There are experts out there, such as iTechshark who can solve the issue for you rather than you jumping right to getting rid of it. Don’t try downloading tons of different software to try and solve the issue. You’re no expert, and you might do more damage than good by piling loads of different softwares onto it. It is the same with regular laptops, everything can be repaired if you give it a chance. If you believe it is just down to old age, then it might be best that you treat yourself to a new one.
RAM
As we’ve said before, it might be the space you’ve got on your laptop that is causing you the issue. If you’ve got tons of things on it, the RAM is going to be clogged up in no time. If you can’t afford to lose anything you’ve got on there then it might be a good idea to purchase some more RAM. If you don’t know how to fit it yourself then an expert will be fine to do it for you. RAM isn’t that expensive either, and it could save you a lot of hassle!
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