Do you shutdown? Or leave it on?

[thrasher6900]

Sorry, but you may be right or you may be wrong. Show the result of a study that quantifies it, or shut up.

I thought that computers consumed less electricity than most electronics?

[afeasfaerw23231233]

I thought that computers consumed less electricity than most electronics?

anyone got a 'kill-a-watt' meter to show what's the difference between full load and idle power consumption?

[Frak]

anyone got a 'kill-a-watt' meter to show what's the difference between full load and idle power consumption?

Full load uses more power than an idle - That is truism my friend.

[PetruM]

I always shutdown, to save power. There's no point to leave it on unless it has something to do.

[mini_g]

I leave my laptop on for days on end. My desktop is mostly ran as an expensive AP->AP bridge for the downstairs network at this point, so it's left off most of the time.

They are both running Rosetta@home.

[Mateo]

Turn it off. People leave their computers on all the time (at the sacrifice of energy) because it's a hassle to wait for startup. Soon startup times are going to be much faster, especially with things like Asus' linux on the mobo. There will be less of a reason to waste energy.

[Mateo]

I thought that computers consumed less electricity than most electronics?

i'm pretty sure it's expensive. i saw someone do the math on IRC one time (someone who leaves their computer on all the time) and were surprised by how expensive it is..

[afeasfaerw23231233]

Full load uses more power than an idle - That is truism my friend.

yes, of course. but by how much?

[Frak]

yes, of course. but by how much?

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[spupy]

I hibernate it. Longest time without shutdown or hibernate was 48 hours. With hibernate - 36 days. I don't like to shutdown my computer unless there is some problem that requires to. With hibernate i always know that it will boot up and my stuff will be there.