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2010/05/04

How to solve Laptop / Notebook Performance Problems

Laptop and Notebook Problems are a very annoying, especially once it is broken and has to be send in! After having to deal with several problems and searching for solutions all over the web this collection of information, links and resources evolved, hopefully this will help you as well.

Everyone who ever experienced the loss of crucial data due to sending in a latop without being able to backup the data knows that it's time to fix problems before they turn into disasters. The two weeks not knowing if you get your laptop and data back, or just your laptop are pretty bad, especially when you have just created loads of stuff the last week and don't have backed it up yet.

The most common latop fix you can get is simply some sort of heat reduction. This can improve your overall performance and reduce problems greatly. A latop cooler is a cheap way to increase the lifespan and performance of your laptop.

Common Notebook Problems

There are several Problems that can be considered an evergreen within the notebook world. The three main problems every Notebook user can run into are:

Overheating Laptops
Overheating is a very common Problem due to the small space and the bad air supply a latop can have. In case the laptop has some very high end Hardware build in this can lead to some serious overheating, furthermore resulting in performance problems / lagging and in some worst case scenarios emergency shut-downs and/or battery damage due to overheating leading to a shorter uptime. Always make sure that your laptop is not on fuzzy underground and has a proper venting.
Bad Performance
Bad performance may have several reasons, on the one side it can be due to a cheap laptop and bad components, too much heat or a misconfiguration in the OS. In case you have serious trouble with your OS you should try to use a program to clean your registry & hard disk. Otherwise you should be a bit picky about which laptop you get.
Short Energy Supply
After a while every laptop battery loses some of it's inital power. This may be up to 50% with cheap models, and 10-25% in more expensive products. In case you are a big traveler, or spend plenty of time outside without external power supply there are additional notebook batteries that can server anywhere between 6-20 additonal hours.

A Laptop Cooler against Overheating

A laptop cooler can bring instant help in case your laptop has heat problems. Most of the high performance laptops lack a solid air supply and overheap very easy once they have to perform certain tasks. The investment of 20-60$ can seriously improve performance and increase the longevity of your Notebook.

Extend your notebook Power Supply

Notebook Power Supply can be very limited with a standart battery, improve your working time on the road with external power supply batteries.

Programs for your PC Maintenance

Maintaining your Computer and having tools to help you improve your performance is crucial. Never let your laptop slow down due to being either to lazy or too cheap to get some good programs that will fix your troubles before they even start.

Protect your Notebook against evil Software

The latest tests have shown one clear winner when it comes to maleware detection. Norton-anti bot. Right now, besides Komodo the free firewall, this is the program recommended to protect your computer.