They both take a lot of energy even in energy save mode; especially the monitor. Shut them off to extend the life of your machines AND to save energy.
2006-09-05 13:15:56 · 23 answers · asked by Cow Tipper 2 in Environment
Yup, saves money, wear and tear of the machine run time, and saves you from having to worry about it catching fire.
2006-09-05 13:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by VeeateU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to save energy but would also like to resume work where you left it before shutting down, you can use the HIBERNATE feature of Windows.
HIBERNATE is better than stand by. Hibernate saved the current state of the computer on the hard drive and powers down everything. Next time you boot, everything is reloaded to where it was. It also boots faster this way than through a regular boot procedure.
2006-09-05 13:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Francois 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roger that! I always shut them off even though the price of oil has magically come down before Labor Day and continues to do so. The perception is that large undiscovered fields have suddenly been discovered. It looks like will we be back to Hummers, etc.
2006-09-05 13:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by fenx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did an experiment and with my dell at the time (2004) in energy saving mode it cost about 15cents per night (8hrs). It's worth the boot up time for me...sorry.
2006-09-05 13:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by M Double 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I leave the computer running so I can access it from work, but I always power down the monitor because I once saw one catch fire.
2006-09-05 13:18:18 · answer #5 · answered by teef_au 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always shut it down when you leave it untended. The power supply can over heat do to a faulty fan and burn up your computer on both laptops and table models,
2006-09-05 13:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by greg76991 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monitor but not computer. In fact I shut it down if I am not using it!!!
2006-09-05 14:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by vulcan_alex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had my computer for over 3 years and I never turn it off. It works just fine.
2006-09-05 13:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Mauki90 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. it save me lot of money for electric bill. and the lives spend of my monitor is longer.
2006-09-06 00:11:45 · answer #9 · answered by iz_hype 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always do.. It does, you know.. save wear and tear on the mechanisms and of course.. it DOES save electricity
2006-09-05 14:28:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋