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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by BluePen8 on Friday September 24, 2021 @05:00PM (#28647751)
Same, I was in university and kept showing up to class with my Dell Inspiron having killed it's own battery in my bag regardless how carefully I put it into sleep/hibernate.

Or I'd find it nearly dead and burning hot, fans spun up wildly, in the process of cooking it's own motherboard.

It heat suicided itself through 2 motherboards during the 1 year warranty.

I have my complaints about MacBooks, but at least I had a laptop I could count on being reliable and ready to work when I showed up to class every day.

I couldn't trust the Dell, making it absolutely worthless.

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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by radicalbyte on Friday September 24, 2021 @05:22PM (#28648003)
The best thing with Dell is when you've shut it down properly, but it somehow finds a way to turn itself back on in your bag. Then when you get home your bag is 50c and battery dead.
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