Myth: Turning Your Computer On and Off at night causes more wear and tear then leaving it on.
Fact: Unless you are rapidly turning your computer on and off (more then twice an hour) then your computer will be fine.
Not only does turning off your computer save you money, its also better for the computer!
Why? Well a computer that stays on all day and night not only becomes slow with things in memory, it also heats up. Turning it off at night allows it to cool off and allow it to purge its components.
Although that leads to your computer expanding and shrinking right?
Yes, but its a minuscule amount, if the flexing was a real issue then you would see computers in the repair shop for this issue, but you don’t. As all products expand and contract when they are used and that is part of normal wear and tear.
Plus it will be more silent in your house if you turn it off.
This goes for Windows machines, macs, and linux’s. While you may not feel the need to turn it off, its better as your using it less (which means less wear and tear!).
Naturally this doesn’t apply to servers as they have to be on day and night for your websites.
