Is it better to leave your computer on all the time?
- by Joe Schmoe
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.