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I would like to know your opition about the relation between the following 2 variables and 2 outcome measures.
The variables are:
Time a computer/laptop is on, carrying normal tasks/processes (word processor, surf the web, etc).
Time a computer/laptop is on, carrying intensive/heavy tasks (anti-virus, defragmenting, data mining/processing).
The outcome measures are:
Probability of some sort of malfunction
Baseline performance (assuming it can decrease without a fatal malfunction due to easier over-heating, bad disk sectors, etc).
That is, in one sentence, the more I use my computer the less it will last?
To give you some context, I'm currently using my laptop to process big chunks of data in Matlab. In the last weeks, the laptop spends 12 hours days processing various kinds of matrices. During this, CPU usage is about 50%, Memory usage is about 40% and the fan is always on.
Do you consider that this kind of usage will make the laptop last less by making its performance degrade faster and/or increased probability of malfunction?
Thanks beforehand, José
Generally, yes. The more you use something, it is more likely to break. (But if you don't use it all, it won't work at some point, either.) – YtvwlD – 2014-08-01T09:59:08.533
1A computer is designed to be used. I left my computer from 2004 on 24/7 and it still works today. I have only had to replace two parts. The HDD after 4 years because of bad sectors ( well beyond its expected lifespan ) and the CPU fan after 6 years ( well beyond its lifespan ). – Ramhound – 2014-08-01T11:41:37.197