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It’s a well-known fact that circuit boards and liquids don’t mix, but there are more bizarre ways to break your laptop. A Massachusetts-based computer repair company has listed the top 10 ways that people deep-six their laptops–MacBooks, in particular. In many respects, a laptop is an accident waiting to happen. Often there is no more than a thin piece of plastic between the user and disaster. And Apple MacBooks are particularly vulnerable at Starbucks these days due to their increasing popularity over the standard-fare Dell laptop.

But spilling coffee on your keyboard is one of the less colorful ways to break your laptop (Apple MacBook Air owners take note: No. 7). Computer repair company MicroReplay, which specializes in repairing Apple computers, listed the top 10 ways that consumers kill their laptops.

1. Sorry, honey, I punched the laptop

"Striking a laptop computer with a fist, even while (the laptop is) closed, will jostle the logic board and stop the computer," said Joseph Kouyoumjian, president and founder of MicroReplay. Estimated repair cost: $1,000.

2. Facebook freak-out

A teenage girl discovers a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl becomes outraged and flings her MacBook off the desk, sending it crashing onto the hardwood floor. Estimated repair cost: $475.

3. Cockpit crusher

The pilot of a commercial Airbus A320 moves his seat forward while the laptop is on the floor, crushing the case and breaking the logic board. Estimated repair cost: $800.

4. Temper Toss (a subset of the "Facebook freak-out")

Thrown objects can easily break a laptop’s screen. "If you receive bad news on your BlackBerry, resist the temptation to throw near your open Apple MacBook Air." Estimated repair cost: $500.

5. Hurling

"If you puke on your laptop, don’t even tell the laptop computer repair company what the liquid is," notes Kouyoumjian. "If we know it’s bodily fluid, we don’t want it." Estimated repair cost: Fix it yourself, please.

6. Passing out drunk on your Dell laptop

Your sleeping bodyweight can bend the case, and may also ruin the screen. Estimated repair cost: $325–$500.

7. MacBook laptop as foot stool, or scale

No Laptop computer is designed to support your weight, so stepping on your laptop will almost certainly break it. Repair cost: Depends on how much you weigh….

8. Ear buds as laptop or notebook computer terrorist

"Closing your laptop with your ear buds inside will crack the screen," according to Kouyoumjian. "This kind of laptop computer repair is growing with alarming speed. It seems we love our ear buds, yet forget that they are not made of cushy foam. We see a lot of cracked screens as a result." Estimated repair cost: $440.

9. Your 5-year-old discovers gravity!

Any time you drop your laptop from more than 2 feet, it can shake loose a chip or board, and break the machine. Estimated repair cost: $300.

10. Starbucks hates your keyboard

"Liquid spills on a laptop’s keyboard short them out every time. Maybe it’s the caffeine that makes us jittery, but so many laptops are killed by coffee there should be a warning on the paper cup." Estimated repair cost: $350 to $500, depending on the amount of time the computer was left running after the spill.

There are better, faster and lighter components for mobiles that making mobile computing more and more enjoyable with every passing day. When it comes to laptops, their battery really serves as the weakest link, but you can turn this weakness into strength just looking into ways that can boast your laptop battery life. With every passing day, there are more graphic focusing operating systems and loads of energy consuming applications that juice out your laptop battery in the twinkling of any eye. Here are some ways that can keep you on work with your laptop the whole day long.

1. Defrag your hard disks regularly

If you regularly defrag the hard disk it will make your hard drive work less that puts lesser load on your laptop battery and your laptop battery lasts quite longer.

2. You must monitor the usage of resources through Windows Task Manager

It is better to shut down non essential programs in the task bar if you are not online.

3. Most of external devices like USB’s serve as the biggest battery power drainer

You must keep devices like external speakers, PC cards, an external mouse, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and iPod unplug.

4. If you have watched some DVD or CD

don’t leave it anymore in DVD/CD Drives, as they can suck battery power like a swab.

5. Don’t use DVD external drives when you are running your laptop on batteries

you can shift this content to HD or can run it through virtual drives.

6. Another big sink of some laptop is its LCD screen

Use Function key toggles to standardize the brightness at the level you can bear.

7. Mute the speakers

You can maximize the battery life of your laptop by muting the speakers and to avoid using multimedia software.

8. Avoid screensavers

It’s better not to put any screensaver to give little boost to your laptop battery life.

9. Try to get acquainted with the given Power Options

that are available in the Control Panel, familiarity with these options can help you a lot to save considerable power for your laptop.

10. If you are working on lots of programs

when you are on the battery it’s the surest way to drain you laptop juice. Though it’s difficult, try to restrict yourself one or two programs when your laptop runs on battery.

Following these ways you can make the most of your laptop and keep its battery run longer.