Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 03:54:17 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: Kendall Shaw <queshaw@pacbell.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Leave workstation on or off? Message-ID: <19990815035417.B267@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <37B604E0.9BAA39C@gorean.org>; from Doug on Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 05:08:00PM -0700 References: <001101bee553$fa4e3bf0$0200a8c0@orfice.org> <37B604E0.9BAA39C@gorean.org>
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On Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 05:08:00PM -0700, Doug wrote:
> Kendall Shaw wrote:
> >
> > Is it cheaper to turn workstations off at night and, or leave them
> > on? I'd heard the idea before that you damage electronics
> > by turning it off and on.
>
> I am really surprised that your question did not evoke more responses.
> This is one of those "religious" topics that people usually have very
> strong feelings about.
>
> In the "Old Days" (TM) PC manufacturers tried to cut cost any way they
> could, and industry standards were such that it actually was possible to
> fry a computer by turning it on and off too often. However, a kind of
> vicious circle has evolved, where it is now very possible (and in fact,
> they often do) to build electronic circuits that can eliminate the "on/off
> power surge" that used to be such a problem. Think about it. How many other
> pieces of high end electronics do you own (like a television, good quality
> stereo, etc.) and how many of those manufacturers tell you to leave it on
> 24/7 because the power cycle is going to damage it? But since PC
> manufacturers have been getting away with this BS for so long, some of them
> try to perpetuate this myth so that they can continue to cut corners.
> Personally I don't do business with those kinds of people, but if you're
> using bargain basement PC parts (for whatever reason, hey, it's your box)
> then you should be more cautious.
>
> At the same time, someone else already pointed out that the box itself
> draws less wattage than a 60 watt light bulb. It's the MONITOR that is a
> huge power sucker, so I always enable the dpms features of my monitors, and
> turn them off for extended periods of non-use.
>
Interesting observations. Where I work all us old hands (those
using Suns) just knock the monitors off at night. The new boys,
straight out of Uni, who are NT users shutdown the whole PC every
night. Some of our Suns have been up >400 days.
> HTH,
>
> Doug (Is it possible to be an "old fart" at 33?)
>
Probably judging by the age of some of the contributors to these
lists. I'm 41 so you're not alone.
>
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