2007-07-07 11:06:42 · 6 answers · asked by gary d 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
This is a Good Question. lets compare.
Turn Off._______________________
Saves Power
Fans, Drives, etc not spinning less ware and tear.
Makes no noise or heat..
Does not collect dust as fast internally.
More available for hacker to hack.(not really likely)
Leave On.______________________
Turning on and off a system can wear it out faster.
Heating and cooling effect is not good for parts.
You can donate your CPU cycles to fight cancer.
helps warm the house in the winter :-)
downloads updates while you are not there.
it comes down to how often you will be turning your system off and on to which is best. If it is going to be a frequent thing. Leave it on. If you shut it down and leave it down for awhile that is the best way.
hope this helps...
2007-07-07 11:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by jaems 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. f you are going to use it later then sometimes 'Standby' saves the power necessary to fire up the drives and all. Hibernation takes a small amount of power to save your current RAM data. Turning it off stops almost all power consumption. My answer is turn it off before leaving it for hours.
2007-07-07 18:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It saves power.
You can also hibernate it - which turns it off with an option to restore to precisely what you were doing.
2007-07-07 18:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, wear and tear on the computer will be less....not to mention the heat it could build up...and if you are on a router...remember someone could jump onto your isp.....so yes...be safe and help your computer last awhile longer.
:)
2007-07-07 18:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Blue October 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes just turn it off dude no if and or buts
2007-07-07 18:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes.
2007-07-09 01:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by cerberos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋