Should You Turned Off Your Desktop Nightly?

[dannybaker]

Haven’t turned ours off in 15 years . We have plex and it’s available 24/7. I have an electric meter and the computer uses very little energy. Our current computer is five years old.

 

[WinniWoman]

This is an old wives tale. We have multiple PCs running various streaming services, and other servers. They are never shut off. One has been going non stop for almost a decade. The only reason to shut them down is to save on electricity IMO. Businesses also run their PC servers 24/7.

Saving on electricity costs is a good thing.

 

[WinniWoman]

I do sleep or hibernate until the reboot push from MS. I want to conserve power and I don't feel like waiting for a reboot. I want to pick up where I left off.

My laptop comes on really quickly.