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Is your computer on 24/7???
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mines on all the time..lol unless one of the cats unplugs it
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I don't know about cost but I have been told that if you have broadband, it is best for your computer's security, to turn it off when you are not going to use if for awhile. I always turn mine off at bedtime or if I am not going to be home.
I would like to know what others do too.
Lei
I would like to know what others do too.
Lei
I turn it off at night when I go to bed and turn it back on in the morning.
Mine is usually on all day. Unless I know I'm not going to be using it for a while then I turn it off.
Work computer is on 24-7. Home computer is on all the time on the weekends, but during the week I turn it off when I go to bed. No point in leaving it on when I'm going to sleep for 7-8 hours and then work for 9 hours.
I don't leave mine on during the week. I turn it on when I get home after work, and turn it off before I go to bed. On the weekends however, I tend to turn it on when I get up and don't turn it off until bedtime.
Now it's a different story for my computer at work, that one is left on 24/7!!
Now it's a different story for my computer at work, that one is left on 24/7!!
I haven't turned mine off in YEARS!! My son's PC is also on 24/7. It is healthier for the PC to keep it on than to shut it down & start it up. Rebooting/restarting is a different story. That must be done for your PC to recognize any new updates/programs installed. Sorry...sounding a bit nerdy there
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Originally Posted by leesali
I haven't turned mine off in YEARS!! My son's PC is also on 24/7. It is healthier for the PC to keep it on than to shut it down & start it up. Rebooting/restarting is a different story. That must be done for your PC to recognize any new updates/programs installed. Sorry...sounding a bit nerdy there
Both of my comps, work and at home are on 24/7. I see no reason to shut them down.
Sunny powers them up when he gets up in the morning, and we shut them down at night when we go to bed. So I s'pose they're up for 12/7 ... more or less so to speak.
I used to but then i got into trying to cut back on stuff and by leaving your PC on all day and all night it just burns energy....so i leave it on in the evenings but turn it off at night and during the day while i'm at work.
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Our electric bill is the same whether we turn off the computer at night or not. Lately we have been leaving it on 24/7 for downloading.
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Hmm, my teach at work would argue with you on that point. The only computers we have had trouble with in terms of hard drives crashing were those that were left on 24/7.
As for mine personally, I see no need to keep it running and using power when I am not using it. It definitely goes off at night.
