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    Default Is it safe to leave your computer on stand-by alot?

    I'm curious to know whether it is safe to always leave your computer on stand-by, opposed to turning it off when it's not being used. Is there much power consumption and can it be dangerous if used alot?

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    It's not really dangerous unless you burn up a video card. :'( The amount of comsumption depends on the computer. Maybe $1~$2 a day.

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    Someone told me that the monitor consumes a lot of power. Even if it doesn't use a lot of electricity, it still saves some if you turn it off when you aren't using it.

    My computer is always on. I usually restart it once a week.

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    I own a laptop, so if I'm not torrenting something, or hell even if I am, the shit always stays on.

    I just have the monitor hit powersave/off mode after 5/15 minutes of inactivity.

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    I leave my desktop, HTPC and server running all the time.

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    In fact, if you leave your computer on 24 hours a day, it could be responsible for releasing up to 1,500 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
    I don't know if there's any truth to this, but co2 is not good for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by djwolford View Post
    I don't know if there's any truth to this, but co2 is not good for you.
    We better not offend Gore then. Just think of the polar bears!

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    CO2 is good for the trees!

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