Leave computer on all the time/Turn it off after each use

[Paragon]

[Occulus]

1. Isn't damage possible

if you are constantly turning the machine on and off?

[kick-ass-bob]

2. leave it on

because I can and use next to no power.

Haven't turned my home computer off in 2 months.

[Mistress Quickly]

3. Yikes

let it rest.

[kick-ass-bob]

5. it goes to sleep.

the only power to it is making the little power light pulse...

[Rjnerd]

4. Leave the machine on

Sortof. Turn on the varios power-saving options, so most of the machine shuts down. Turn the monitor off (tubes use a fair amount of power, flat panels have a finite lifetime for the backlight bulbs). If you have an actual laser printer (not an inkjet), turn that off, the fuser roll consumes almost as much power as your toaster.

[Gothic Sponge]

6. Turn it off! I don't like to waste energy.

[LoZoccolo]

7. I generally "hibernate" (PC) or "sleep" (Mac).

My PowerBook wakes up real fast, so I save all that time booting up, plus I found that waking it up takes a lot less power than booting it up. Like if I put it to sleep and then unplug it, I have a lot more power left on the battery when I wake it up later than I would if I would have powered it down and rebooted.

[Gato Moteado]

8. you forgot the "leave it off all the time" option

nt

[Kellanved]

9. of course off

It takes quite a lot of power to run this thing. Also there is a certain wear and tear when running a computer (Fan ball bearings, Harddisks, LCD Backlight, ...).

[soothsayer]

10. leave it on, but get off the internet(s)...!

[landdaddy]

11. Mine runs 24/7

with SETI when I'm not active on it!:freak:

[LuminousX]

12. Leave it on, reboot once a week

[miss_kitty]

13. Mine reboots itself

all. the. time.

:nuke: :grr: :nuke:

[derby378]

14. I always swtich off

Those RAM chips deserve a little shuteye now and then.

[VOX]

15. I turn mine off -- just a habit, don't leave anything running. etc.

My guess is that even machines need rest, too! :)

[skygazer]

16. Leave it on all day

Shut it down at night.