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time. It is contended that by powering up your PC every weekday, you would
be causing it more harm (due to voltage spikes) than you would by leaving it
run unattended for 16 hours. On the other side, it is contended that the
extended running of the PC causes more wear on the components, power supply,
monitor and the like.
Should we leave our PCs powered on 24x7 or is it better to power off
when they are not in used for16 of the 24 hours?
Follow-ons:
a) How does the power-up cycle affect the hardware vs the extended
power consumption and wear on the parts??
b) How does this change the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)??