eap;519692 Wrote: > Its not that you leave a computer on 24/7 in order to have a reliable > alarm clock, its that typical use of a computer could (nay, even should) > contemplate 24/7 hour use of that computer. So the alarm clock is then > just a bonus you get on top of that. I had my computer on 24/7 before I > had any squeezebox product. So no change in behavior here. > > I am stunned at the apparent stubborn unwillingness of many here to > spend a relatively small amount of money towards electrical costs (which > would be many times less than a squeezebox over the course of a year), > in order to have the convenience of on the demand Internet access, not > to mention no worries over having to use the less worthy > mysqueezebox.com . Why do we have fios and cable at blazing speeds if > we don't leave computers hooked up to it 24/7? Has this Political > Correctedness and "green" stuff really gone this far? When did leaving > a computer on 24/7 become such a hardship? What is driving this > ridiculous fear? > > Who wants to wait for boot up time every morning?
FWIW, I agree entirely. But I doubt many more will. I've had a computer on 24hrs a day for years. It's a print server, file server, backup server (to remote and local hosts), media server, remote access server, and of course it runs SBS. It's a low-power VIA board, with a bunch of HDDs. It likely adds about £30-40 a year to my electric bill, but it is certainly worth it for the connivence of having everything just there all the time. There are loads of options for reducing the power usage further; ShivaPlug, atom boards, VIA boards, "Green" HDDs, etc, etc. -- Aslak3 (SB 2, SB Boom, SB Radio) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aslak3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31977 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75541
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