yes, I usually turn off a PC at night. Usually. Perhaps even two or three of them, because who wants RGB lighting spilling out from under the desk? But my laptop is always on, unless I'm traveling and I put it into sleep mode, so when I come into my office in the morning it's ready to go-all the emails and other messages I may have missed are queued up and waiting. If you're looking to change this habit, just look up your GPU's idle power draw. Plus, my internet is quick enough here in San Francisco (140+ Mbps) that I don't have a need to download game updates overnight.
I can't stand the thought of even more particulate matter being hoovered into my system while I'm sleeping. If you have a large number of programs that are set to launch on boot, it'll all take longer.(Image credit: Flickr via Ross Berteig) Evan Lahti, global editor-in-chiefĭust makes heat, and heat is the enemy. Rather than having to wait for it to boot, it's always ready to go.Ī typical system with an SSD will take up to 30 seconds to boot into the operating system-and it could be up to a minute or more on an older machine with a hard drive. The main reason why you'd want to leave your computer on is for convenience. It's not just about being quicker to get started, but it can enhance your computer's functionality.
There are several good reasons why you should always leave your PC on overnight. Why You Should Leave Your Computer on All the Time Let's take a look at some of the pros and cons. There are actually some pretty solid arguments for either approach, meaning the answer depends on how you use and how much you use the computer. It's been one of the most long-running discussions in computing: is leaving your PC or laptop on overnight bad, or should you always turn it off?
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