FlyerTalk Forums - How best to store laptops for 3-5 months

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Originally Posted by Solarmoon (Post 9111963)

No joke. Run the battery down to about 1/2 life. Then wrap it in a paper towel and then cool it down in the fridge briefly. To make sure that nothing condenses on it in case you live in a humid climate. Then put the whole wrapped thing inside a ziplock bag and leave it in the fridge, NOT the freezer.

That will extend the battery the longest.

I won't be able to leave it refrigerated as we have to turn current off before leaving (a condition of our HO Insurance carrier).

Actually, I'm more worried about the winter, although I'll try to leave it in the warmest part of the house (we have south & west exposures), well insulated.

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Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 9111820)

Don't forget to make a backup first.

I've got the 8GB Kingston DataTraveler secure. Hope that will be big enough.

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Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 9111820)

Shake out all the dust and gunk in the keyboard if you have any in there, pull the battery, wrap it in a plastic bag, and you should be OK.

I'll definitely do that. As we generally have windows open, the keyboard can get pretty dusty.

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Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 9112378)

Forgot to add this.

Most any craft store will have silica gel or any of the other dessicants, they are used to dry flowers.

I'll get some. Thanks.