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Shut it down or let her fly?

Post Date: 2017-02-16
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    Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 5:55pm
I've read it both ways over the years. Leave the PC on; it's better for it than all those cold startups. Oh no. You should shut down every time you're finished with it. Besides, it saves energy.

I'm curious how many of you choose to leave it on 24/7/365 (aside from any deliberate reboots) vs. those that shut it down each and every time you've finished using it for the day/night.

I'm more of a leave it on user, especially since my last pre-DS computer had major issues with restarting. Now that I own this DS Apollo beauty, I'm wondering if I don't need to do that anymore. Thoughts?


Edited by Varl - 16 Feb 2017 at 6:02pm
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I shut down every night, turn on in the am. Never sleep or hibernate. Just me.
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I leave mine on 24/7 and only turn it off when i either dust it out or there is a storm coming.

Edit: I left my former pc that i bought from here on 24/7 as well and was using it since 2013 up until end of 2016

Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 17 Feb 2017 at 4:49am
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My machine is off if I'm away from it for more than 6 hours. Anything less it stays on.

Too many problems with my Vanquish from sleep/hibernate.
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I turn my systems off when not in use.
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Given boot-up speeds these days, I tend to shut mine off if I'm not going to be around for more than an hour. A lot of that has to do with reducing energy consumption and a lot less to do with what's best for the ole' PC.

That said, 20+ years ago when boot-ups where more of an issue, I was a big fan of sleep mode, but not so much anymore.
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Mine stays on 24/7.  Only shut down for cleaning. 
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If gone more than a few hours: turn it off-. No Need To keep the ballbearings and pump moving.
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I leave mine turned on. I don't know why.
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I prefer shutting it down. I feel uncomfortable if I don't do that.
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WE shut them down. No use wasting energy on 4 systems. LOL
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