A clean computer is important for your health and well-being. First of all, dirty computers and keyboards are a germy house, and the best defense against the spread of illnesses is to keep the germs washed away. Using best cleaning practices helps control the spread of infections among building occupants. Also, regularly cleaning your computer makes the entire system run more smoothly and keeps it running longer.
- Dust is way more than a simple nuisance around the house; it can also clog up the fans and vents inside your laptop, preventing it from cooling down properly.
- Overheating, in turn, can wreak havoc on the hardware inside and ultimately spell demise for your laptop.
- When your laptop overheats, it is working that much harder to perform at maximum capacity.
- As a result, the fans run at full blast to keep the hardware cool, which does a number on your battery and causes it to drain much faster than usual.
- Keeping dust out of the vents and fans will ensure that your battery stays in tip-top shape
- If your laptop is overheating AND it’s running at max capacity, it will try to reduce its performance to stay cool.
- You could be in for many frustrating hours of refreshing the Internet, waiting for your documents to load, and staring at that dreaded rainbow-hued spinning wheel.
- If you don’t want to waste the time (and who does?), invest in your laptop now by cleaning the screen & keyboard every other week and the fans at least once a month. You’re almost guaranteed to thank yourself later on.