do you shut down your computers?
 

I was having this discussion with some mates tonight about whether or not I should shut down my computer each day. Some say yes, like me and some say you should keep it on and maybe turn it off once a week.

So what's the right answer? Is there a difference between PCs and laptops?
I usually shut down both most every day. Is this a good practice?

I agree with Panky.

I shut down my laptop when I'm done with it.

PCs generally speaking stay on until I have a reason to shut them off. More or less I won't shut them off unless I know I'll be out of the house for at least 24 hours.

Never had a problem.

I'm the same as Rochard and Panky, I leave my PC on for weeks on end. I haven't shut down my pc in probably 2 weeks.

you know what? i had it running all the time at the night too, but then not too long ago, i shut it off and guess what? i slept much better, like 200% better!! so right now, yes im shutting it off every night, yet its better for the hard drive, you save him some lifespan too! ;-)

I have a PC and my laptop side by side on a daily basis and I typically turn both of them off every day. Maybe I should leave the PC on a little more often?

I never turn my PC off... Except when I'm gone for more than 2 days...

Sophie.

I rarely turn my off....I know I should, but I use it so much. I may try and keep it off a whole weekend...lol :laughout:

Exacyly. My two PC's generally stay all the time unless I know a big storm si coming or I'll be gone for like 24 hours or so. Lost a PC to a lightning strike years ago and am very careful about storms now.

of course, ill always shutdown my computer after using it. we need to give them some rest. ;)

I turn my PC off once a month when I drag the case out to the workshop to use the compressor to blow all the dust out. When I wasn't in the habit of doing that my PC would only turn off when the power went out and the UPS ran out of battery power.

Except for the new laptop I am working on, I have a cooling pad for each. So far this one does not need one. ( New Dell Vostro ) Anyway. The others I will leave on for as long as about 36 hours, and then reboot them.

Right now though, I am trying to save every penny I can for another move, so I am shutting everything down every night.

I turn my computer off every day.
Is this a bad practice?

I turn them all of at the end of the day

I shut my work computer off every night, but I can't even remember the last time I shut my computer at home off.

yeah, every weekend :)

Laptop, never.
Desktop, I dont use all that much so usually I'll turn it off just to save power.

i shut it down once every 2 weeks or so

No my work computers just get rebooted once a week coz I need them on for the software I have answering calls.
Home computer always gets shut down coz I only use it like once every couple of months (only coz im always at work lol)
My dad hasnt shut his PC off for years and I swear this is why it is running so bloody terrible but he wont listen to me and says he will only shut it down when need be - need be?? when is this?

i shut it down every night before going to bed. computers need to rest to