I'm pretty much a fanatic about turning things off I'm not using. My Mac may
use less power than an alarm clock, but multiply that by millions of Macs
and we're talking a lot of consumption...

> A PowerMac in sleep mode uses less power than your average alarm clock.
> Powering the circuits up and down is harder on them than running them
> constantly.
> 
> Think of it as a car. Which is better, constant throttle, or going from idle
> to full throttle and back quickly?
> 
> 
> Terry
>> "Ideally,' who came up with that idea, that you shouldn't shut down your
>> Mac at night?


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