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| TweeK |
Im just wondering weather you people always leave you pc ON or OFF when ur not using it.I turn my pc off when im not using it...i reamber leaving my computer on all the time when i was using dial up and leave it on over night so would download over night.
SOme one once told me you waste less electricity if you leave your pc on all the time rather than turning it on and off:conf: Im trying to save electricity cause here in tx our light bill is kinda high. |
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| BadBadNeil |
mines probably only been down like 5 times in the last 3 years due to thunderstorms. Its always on and more convenient for me. I keep the one upstairs off because its less used than this one.
Of course it used more electricity if its always on because if you shut it off there is no electricity being used. If you don't use your computer lots then turn it off. If you really want to conserve electricity then turn it off.
Maybe try an experiment. Turn it off each night for a month. Then do one month with it on. Do your normal routine. Then see the difference in price and decide for yourself if its worth it. |
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| gwrmarines |
| Mine is on all the time. If i know im not coming home one night i'll turn it off unless im downloading something. |
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| Zenchowdah |
why would you turn your computer off?
thats like buying a dog and sticking him in a cage all day long. |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zenchowdah
why would you turn your computer off?
thats like buying a dog and sticking him in a cage all day long. |
unnecessary electrical consumption and overheating, it seems to be 'the thing to do' for some people, but mine wouldn't have lasted as long as it has had i left it to burn out more often |
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| Zenchowdah |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
unnecessary electrical consumption and overheating, it seems to be 'the thing to do' for some people, but mine wouldn't have lasted as long as it has had i left it to burn out more often |
ah, yes, i suppose that if i were worried about burning something out, i would shut it off. |
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| The Darklord |
| Turn it on when I wake up, shut it down when I go to sleep. That's all. And that's because it makes noise as hell, so, at night, he rests too. |
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| smallSHEEP |
If you leave it on all the time it will of course use more electricity, but you don't have to wait for it to boot up. ;)
Turning it on and off will shorten the lifespan of the computer due to the heating and cooling (expanding and contraction) of components. Most people however don't use a computer for it's intended maximum lifespan anyway so do whatevers best for you. |
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| Prodigy Child |
| Mines always on, but its all good, its a laptop so only uses 75 watts of power, plus the thing is silent, so at night you can't hear it and its pumping internet radio out through my stereo all night, its awesome waking upto trance. |
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| o0moonman0o |
| quote: | Originally posted by Prodigy Child
Mines always on, but its all good, its a laptop so only uses 75 watts of power, plus the thing is silent, so at night you can't hear it and its pumping internet radio out through my stereo all night, its awesome waking upto trance. |
gotta love the silent factor of laptops hehe :D |
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| paranoik0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by o0moonman0o
gotta love the silent factor of laptops hehe :D |
mine sounds like an airplane's reactor all the time :whip:
i used to leave it on at night sometimes, left it once for 2 or 3 days, but then it started to overheat and turn off by itself. now i can't do anything CPU intensive, like playing a game for more than 5 minutes or.. defragging the drive :nervous: |
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| Matt Jay |
| mines always on............due to leeching on p2p :disbelief |
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