Prayer for Bro. Benincasa

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

Ive had an asus chromebook (or netbook I am not sure which) I have had it for about 5 years and it was refurbished when I got it. I did have to replace the harddrive because it got dropped on the floor while it was shutting down. only cost like 100 dallors and was an easy fix. other than that has been a good little computor. It is very portable and the new ones are designed to flip screen full 360 degrees making it like a tablet. They seem to be a good buy for the money imo.

I need something that will handle more than one user.
Since the family will be using it for whatever they need to do.
I never shut my computer off, because I was told not to do that. I was told it was better for the computer to leave it running. I don’t know if that is a true or false.

[houston]

I hope you at least had a small fan blowing air onto the tower all these years.
Lady Of Lourdes

[votivesoul]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Could you tell me why?

The PC I am using, and always use, is a HP Desktop. It is over 10 years old. Works just as good now as it did when I purchased it. Costs have come down, power and software have gone up. For design, features, affordability, duration, and operation, it's hard to beat an HP.

Their laptops are great, too. We own two.

[votivesoul]

Here's a link that might help you decide:

https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372609,00.asp

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by houston

I hope you at least had a small fan blowing air onto the tower all these years.
Lady Of Lourdes

I think the ACER has two fans? Might be wrong ndavid can verify if he knows.
I’m going to open it up tonight and see if I need to clean it.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by votivesoul

The PC I am using, and always use, is a HP Desktop. It is over 10 years old. Works just as good now as it did when I purchased it. Costs have come down, power and software have gone up. For design, features, affordability, duration, and operation, it's hard to beat an HP.

Their laptops are great, too. We own two.

10 years and still works like new? Awesome. I like the sounds of that.

[votivesoul]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

I think the ACER has two fans? Might be wrong ndavid can verify if he knows.
I’m going to open it up tonight and see if I need to clean it.

Any PC or laptop that overheats will not run well. If you hear the fan constantly running, it's likely the innards of the computer are coated with dust. Be careful when opening. Make sure you ground yourself before touching any metal inside of the computer. Use canned air to clean.

Otherwise, if you could list off the issues, maybe someone here can diagnosis and assist with a fix?

[Esaias]

Symptoms: Doesn't work.
Problem: Windoze.
Solution: BBQ and meet the neighbors, maybe consider Linux.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by votivesoul

Any PC or laptop that overheats will not run well. If you hear the fan constantly running, it's likely the innards of the computer are coated with dust. Be careful when opening. Make sure you ground yourself before touching any metal inside of the computer. Use canned air to clean.

Otherwise, if you could list off the issues, maybe someone here can diagnosis and assist with a fix?

Ground yourself? Why not unplug the unit? Does it still hold its voltage? Even when unplugged?

[votivesoul]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Ground yourself? Why not unplug the unit? Does it still hold its voltage? Even when unplugged?

You may have a build up of static electricity on you that needs to be discharged prior to handling the insides of a computer.