If the answer is "yes" does it use a lot of electricity?
2006-10-10 11:48:07 · 10 answers · asked by spackler 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It depends on how much you use it, and what for. As for wear, a lot of the wear on electronics comes from powering them up and down, so disks and such will often last better if left on.
Windows systems need to be shutdown or rebooted fairly frequently to avoid memory problems. Linux can run for years without rebooting.
If you don't want to shut down and lose your environment you can put the computer into sleep mode, which uses very little power.
And, don't forget the external devices, those cubes draw power. Put all your external devices (router, speakers, printer, etc.) on a separate power strip and turn that off when you are not using it.
2006-10-10 12:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should turn it off. The accumulation of everyone leaving things plugged in (phone chargers, etc) or on uses up quite a bit of electricity needlessly.
It may seem like a small thing but it's something that if each of us did, it would make an impact.
2006-10-10 11:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would you leave your computer on continually for??Give it a rest b4 it explodes,lol. And yes it uses lot of electricity when you keep it on.
2006-10-10 11:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by Man0fWzdom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you leave it on continually it can take its tole on the memory. what i mean to say is that if you leave it on for a long time and than start to use it, the computer will respond really slowly. it may even freeze. you would have to restart it to get it to work normally. apart from that it can cause glitches in your hard drive and it might (there is a small chance of this) corrupt the drivers in your computer
2006-10-10 12:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by ag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but change it so it goes into hibernation or something when you're not using it. It won't use a lot of electricity and it makes my comp. run a lot faster.
2006-10-10 11:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by Smarter Than the Average Crayon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should turn it off about once a week...... and yes it does use a lot of electricity if you leave it on.....
2006-10-10 11:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, specially if you are using windows...you have to restart it periodically. It is better to turn it down when you are not using it. But no, it doesn't consumes much electricity
2006-10-10 11:57:31 · answer #7 · answered by fireangel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take it out or lose your battery existence. do only the can charge-discharge as quickly as a month would be sufficient. shop it in a funky place once you run your laptop with wall potential outlet.
2016-10-19 04:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you want to run up your light bill much higher and want to wear out your hard drive and power supply much faster.
comps are like anything else. the more you use them the faster they will quit on you.
2006-10-10 11:51:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't and you should not.
If it is on then someone could access it remotely or from within your house.
2006-10-10 11:50:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋