The on and off question, in truth has no fast answer. It is dependent on
the user and HOW the user makes use of his/her machine.
A unit has a finite life span. To leave it on all the time contributes
to the shortening of that time period.
To turn it off and then on again is a pull on the soldered circuitry.
(How would you react to a surge of voltage through all your synapses').
The answer for the most part, lies in between.
Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
Do I use the unit off and on all day? (leave it on)
Do I run a lot of older 16 bit program? (turn it off daily to clear the
buffer of legacy drivers)
Do I make use of the power saver features? (leave it on)
Do I do graphic intense work that grab resources? (turn it off)
Do I live in an area where there are periods of intense electrical
storms during my absence? (turn it off and unplug)
Do I use a UPS? ( if yes, leave it on - if no using only a surge strip,
turn it off).
When working with students, I look at all of these things when making a
recommendation for the question will inevitably come up .Most of the
time my response for the average home user is - When you turn it on in
the morning, leave it on till right before you go to bed, then turn it
off.
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>^,,^< Sylve M. Davis >^,,^<
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