Do you power off your PC?

Ice Tea · 18 Jan 2022 at 11:41

Or just walk away and let it go into low power mode?

Ice Tea · 24 Jan 2022 at 12:20

Yaayuh! said:
Why do you ask?

No reason, it's just a subject i've often seen on other forums that can get quite a large response.

Reddit example with 16,000 replies.
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/75ohrj/do_you_guys_shut_down_your_pc_every_night

Sometimes the subject can get quite complex on some forums with people arguing over the lifespan of electrolytic capacitor and such.

Ice Tea · 27 Apr 2022 at 07:23

‘Vampire devices’ cost UK households £147 a year

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61235367

It may be convenient to leave the television on standby and wake it up with a press of a button on a remote - but it costs £24.61 per year, the research suggests, plus a further £23.10 for a set-top box, such as from Sky or Virgin Media.

Games consoles on standby work out at an average of £12.17, while computers could cost about £11.22.

And there's more:

Microwave: £16.37

Shower: £9.80

Washing machine: £4.73

Printer: £3.81

Phone charger: £1.26

Pretty surprised at the Microwave on standby, I wrongly thought they used highly efficient switch-mode power supplys.

Ice Tea · 9 Mar 2023 at 07:33

Anyone changed their habits with the cost of living?

Ice Tea · 9 Mar 2023 at 08:24

aVdub said:
what you do?

Full power off mostly.