Is it better to leave your computer on all the time?
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Published on 2009-07-15T16:25:51Z
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Most of the hardware failures I've had (especially hard drive crashes) have happened when turning the machine on, so is it better to leave your computer on all the time or not?
For years, I've heard arguments for...
- no power surges on start-up
- steady operating temperature for components
and against...
- unnecessary wear on hard drives
- power wastage
and I'm still not sure.
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