Why do you have to shut down, or even close the laptop if you're just moving it to another room? Just leave the lid up and carry it wherever you need to. Take the lead and plug in again in another room too. Then carry on using it plugged in, until you are ready to buy a new one. Can you not link your laptop to the printer even though it's in another room. My husband used to have his study upstairs, along with the printer, but I could still send things to print even though my laptop was downstairs.