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> From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dean Kukral
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> But, the real, clear danger from leaving a computer on all the time
> still remains the increased exposure to power line surges, and
> we have heard people give anecdotal evidence to that danger
> in this list just a few months ago.
>
There is merit to what you say. But there is also merit to what
the other camp says too. Personally, I turn my machine on at the
beginning of the day and shut it down in the late evening.
I have an APC brand UPS, it cost me under $100 and has a lifetime
equipment replacement guarantee.... cheap insurance in my book.
All I have to do is remember to stick a tape in to archive my data.