I know it's an old topic but it's come up again in my world. Should you leave your computer on, sleep enabled, all the time, 24/7; or shut it down when you don't intend to use it soon, like overnight or longer. The main arguments for on are: heat...once warm, components are happy, heating and cooling cause expansion contraction which damages components and causes loose fittings, and the power surge when switched on causes damage. Main arguments for off are: save power, all components have a given mean time before failure, why use that time up when not using the machine, fan failure while unattended frying system, any electrical problem unattended. I'm sure there are many more reasons both pro and con. This subject must have been tested both ways many times by large corporate users. Does anyone know of the definitive end all answer to this?
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