There is a lot of info out there with various ideas, but as a rule of thumb, your laptop battery will handle around 500 charge cycles before it dies so if you mainly use your machine on mains power then take the battery out and store it in a cool dry place.

Also, heat is the biggest killer of any electronic equipment so give the fan a blow out about once a month to keep dust down. Working on a soft base such as a bed or cushion is a no-no - always sit the fan area on a book or similar hard surface so your computer can breathe.

Simple things like this will keep your laptop going as long as possible.

Cheers

Thats good advice Rob, cheers. Just to add that while not using a laptop that is plugged into the mains it should be unplugged as the adaptor can overheat too.

I sometimes leave my laptop on my bed whilst im playing games, and it shuts down I think its cause it gets too hot....

If the laptop has the fans blocked it will overheat and shutdown.

You can also use a laptop chill pad,cooling stand or cool mat. Google these terms they run from $10 to 40 USD. Have fans on them and some have extra USB post.

Nice, thanks for this.

Thanks for the tips.