If you have recently bought your brand new HP, Dell or Mac laptop, things like, how long it‘s going to last, are the last on your mind. Obviously, you don‘t care about preserving the life of a battery or applying a proper maintenance on the hard disk, because the thing is brand new, right? I figure, you think, that‘s all that matters.

However, time runs fast and after one year you may be experiencing the same issues like any user of a 5 year old notebook. The DC jack maybe broken, battery hardly working without an outside power and your system constantly crashing or even worse – broken hard disk with all your precious and sensitive data within without any chance of saving it (unless you are ready to spend thousands of dollars on a hardware data recovery service). In order to avoid similar future problems and extend the durability of your notebook, follow a few steps below…

First, store the laptop away from electricity objects because it may damage the chip contained within. For example you wouldn’t want to put it on a refrigerator, TV set, microwave oven and the like. I am not saying that it will irreparably destroy your laptop, but it could damage some data on the hard disk or even the whole disk.

Second, the notebook should be stored in a special notebook bag to avoid dust and dirt and reduce vibration when it is carried to your job or home. Besides, cleaning a keyboard and the whole laptop body from the dust once or twice a week is also preferable – you just make it look new for a longer period of time. Don‘t forget to clean the LCD screen with a special liquid.

Third, make sure you keep a notebook turned off or in a sleep mode whenever you go away for an hour or two. It makes no sense consuming electricity and using the battery with all other devices running without any purpose.

Fourth, make sure that your charger is sometimes plugged in a socket and you are not only using your batteries. To reach the optimal battery lifetime you should drain it completely (recalibrate) once or twice per month. You can also work with a battery without an outside power for 1-2 days per week, just don‘t drain it completely, otherwise the battery life span will get reduced too quickly. Putting your laptop on a charger when there‘s 20 – 40% battery energy left is an optimal timing.

Fifth, do not toss your notebook with a crude manner because the continuous shocks may damage the inside parts of the notebook which in turn would interfere with the performance of the notebook itself.

Finally, keep the notebook out of the reach of children.