You now know how to keep your smartphone alive for 5 years. That’s all well and good. However, the crusade against programmed obsolescence and electronic waste does not stop there. The average lifespan of a laptop is 5 years. So let’s allow ourselves to be crazy and try to preserve your machine for an additional 2 years. This will save you between £400 and £1300 over fifteen years. That’s not insignificant, and it’s not that difficult, so take heart!
2. Save your battery
It’s simple, but we never do it: switch off the machine when it is not in use!
– “Okay cool, but it takes an eternity to start up again!”
Not if you follow these tips:
- Reduce the number of programs that are launched automatically upon startup to a minimum.
- Have compassion for your battery and spare it the up and down charging roller coaster: plug your laptop in when it needs it, and stop charging when it reaches 100%. If you connect/disconnect it erratically, or leave it charging for too long, the battery life will suffer.
- As soon as the opportunity presents itself, connect your little darling to the mains and use it with the battery removed to preserve its lifespan.
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