Timeline for Is leaving a computer running better for it than turning it on and off?
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| Dec 1, 2013 at 12:46 | history | edited | Oddthinking♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Focussed the answer to match the references given, and to avoid suggesting power prices aren't also an issue in the OP's calculations.
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| Dec 1, 2013 at 12:41 | comment | added | Oddthinking♦ | Sorry, I didn't mean to "beg the question" by saying they would have a shorter lifespan. That is what was being asked. I guess I meant even in richer countries, electricity prices for running computers are not negligible. If they were, I don't think the question would come up. | |
| Dec 1, 2013 at 12:08 | comment | added | Abdussamad | "this question is about whether the price of extra electricity outweighs the price of replacement parts and wait time" Wait time maybe but price of replacement parts? You are assuming that shutting down and restarting computers more often leads to a shorter life span. That is debatable. | |
| Dec 1, 2013 at 12:06 | history | edited | Abdussamad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 1, 2013 at 12:03 | comment | added | Abdussamad | References? You want references about the electricity situation in poor countries like mine? Ok I'll add those. | |
| Dec 1, 2013 at 11:56 | comment | added | Oddthinking♦ | Welcome to Skeptics! Please provide some references to support your claims. (I know some of the other answers here don't meet this requirement, but that is because they were written before this requirement was formalised.) Also, at its heart, this question is about whether the price of extra electricity outweighs the price of replacement parts and wait time, no matter what the country. | |
| Dec 1, 2013 at 11:55 | history | notice added | Oddthinking♦ | Needs citation | |
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| Dec 1, 2013 at 11:02 | history | answered | Abdussamad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |