-- Posted by Dylan6405 at 11:23 pm on July 2, 2008 Is it bad to leave a laptop computer on for a long period of time like 10-12 hours? as long as its not over heating is that ok or no?   -- Posted by Baron Samedi at 11:23 pm on July 2, 2008 Nah, it's fine. -- Posted by californication at 11:23 pm on July 2, 2008 If you're not on it, it isn't the greatest thing you can do to it. -- Posted by sexybackstabber at 11:23 pm on July 2, 2008 yes mine has been one a lot longer then that -- Posted by QuelloBello27 at 11:24 pm on July 2, 2008 nah. mine is always on and it works fine. -- Posted by neverjeeps at 11:24 pm on July 2, 2008 no, the laptop demon will eat you -- Posted by pwincess unome at 11:24 pm on July 2, 2008 leave it on or on charge yes both are bad -- Posted by mrsgabbysmall at 11:25 pm on July 2, 2008 i'm pretty sure mines been on for a month or more.. -- Posted by Solstice at 11:25 pm on July 2, 2008 Ah, it's ok.. -- Posted by uwastedmyheart at 11:25 pm on July 2, 2008 I leave mine on, all the time. -- Posted by Mr Speed at 11:25 pm on July 2, 2008 nope... -- Posted by Justinc08 at 11:26 pm on July 2, 2008 It's bad for it I would say, unless you are using it. -- Posted by matto at 11:27 pm on July 2, 2008 As long as heat isn't an issue, it's better, yes. -- Posted by Dickij03 at 8:51 am on July 11, 2008 It's fine. In some cases turning it off and on is bad due to componants heating, cooling and reheating over and over again. This is a issue Nvidia overlooked recently and is likely going to cost them 200+ million dollars in charges from hp + dell. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad