Does it affect the computer to leave it on all through the day?

It's different for different gadgets atleast with the little knowledge that i have. Like the ones without batteries, like the TV and monitor, computer do have minumum power consumption and they are suggested to be kept off. Items which have a battery like a laptop or a cell phone it is not advisable to leave them on the sleep mode especially when they are plugged into a powere outlet too often. It does have a tendency to reduce the battery life. In fact it is advised to disconnect the power source in a laptop and use the battery till it nearly drains out and recharge. Although it does get difficult for us to do that everytime it is advised to switch off and not even leave the main power on for too long after charged. Sleep mode once in awhile as the name suggest is ok.

Hi dear one thing for sure if they are with Power On, then for sure they are consuming some energy and will increase ur bill, trust me try to plug them off when they are not in use will savwe some money and powerr loss And if they are on excessive charging, then it might reduce their battery life Take care

unless the unit or unit's are "unpluged" some electrical current runs through the line into the unit.just shutting the remote or whatever off dosen't work.with rechargeable batteries it is advisible to let the battery run down completely before recharging every once in awhile

Yes, even if you leave your gadgets in sleep mode, they continue to consume elecricity and we never come to know about it. If you do not switch off your stebliser of AC, even if AC has been switched off with the help of a remote control unit, it will consume 50 watts. Charger of cell phone should completely be disconnectedd, when your phone has completed charged. Over-charging not only wastes electricity, but it can also damage the handset. Like-wise, if the adaptor of laptop or Computer screen and CPU remains in 'on' position, they continue to consume electricity. To avoid wastage of electricity, we should switch off every gadget completely, even if we are going to leave it unattended for 10 mintues. If we remain alert to this aspect, we can save lots of elecricity and consequently we can reduce our elecritity bills.

Hello mimpi. I think that it affects the life expectancy of the battery of the laptop if it is left on all through the day. Right now the battery of my laptop is useless. I have already taken it out of the laptop. Take care, mimpi.

hmm.. abt computers... one of my friends told me that it is good for the computer to be on then to keep switching on and off..... i wonder y....

It does affect gadgets to be left on all day even when they are in sleep mode. I switch off the TV and computer when not in use...but I usually leave the computer on when I feel I will be back in a bit and hate the hassle of switching it on from scratch. I heard somewhere that it is the monitor that consumes more power...so it's okay to leave the computer on...and switch off the monitor....of course, there is consumption of electric power but not as much.

you've probably heard that lots of electronic equipment (like a TV) uses some electricity even when it's off. Is the amount significant? Yes. It's not the biggest part of your bill, but since it's possible to save energy here, you might as well. Standby power accounts for about 5% of household electricity use. Any reduction in the volume of the cell's active chemicals will of course directly reduce the cell's electrical capacity. At the same time the cell's potential cycle life will automatically be reduced since the cell's useful life is defined to be over when its capacity is reduced by 20%.

Based on my experience, yes, it does. When you leave something plugged in, the device still consumes energy. With cellphones and laptops, if you leave them plugged in, their battery lives degrade. My older cellphone used to have a battery life of 2 days. I had a bad habit of leaving my phone plugged in overnight everyday. After a while, I noticed that my cellphone would die after a few hours. The repair person told me that it is possible to over-charge a battery and as an effect, the battery life diminishes.

well Mimpi I am not much of an expert when it comes to handling these gadgets.All I know is if they are kept switched on for long hours they lead to bigger electricity bills,,especially the AC.Cell pones have to be kepy on the whole day of course,but it is said you have to charge them at the right time,for a greater shelf life.And worst of all is these if gadgets are not swtiched on at all for long periods of time then they have a tendency to ignore our commands..........!!!

obviously there is problem to leave the electronic device or appliances keep them on althrough the day, it should damage your system, waste the electricity or sometime fear of short circuit

yes ofcourse it does, once the machine was plugged on, it start working and as far as i know, all the electric machine are have it own uselife. after the limitted uselife gone out, it will out of work. and it will waste your electric since you didn't use it acutly, so...plug it off once you don't use it.

sleep mode on these devices still absorbs power or electricity. maybe for a day or two you can let it stay that way but its still best to just turn it off since your not using it.

if u on any electrical appliance for a log time it may get too hot and due to heating effect the wire's inside it may break down and the u r gadget may not work.but if u r taking of computers u can on u r computer for years only if u have a liquid col-lent that cols u r microprocessors faster that air.

Keeping any gadget in sleep mode or stand by will consume power and for the battery, all the new gadgets can detect if the battery is fully charged or not and stop charging the battery even if the gadget is charged so do not worry about battery over-charging.

If I am not going to use my computer for several hours I always switch it off. I don't like electrical appliance left switched on as there is a risk of fire. I have been told to leave it switched because it will wear out more quickly, but I have had the one computer for several years now, where my friend has had 3 and he leaves his on all the time.. :-)Derek

As for battery life, I couldn't tell you, but I know for a fact that they use more power than you realize when left on all night. Even TVs use power when they're off! You need to unplug them if you want them to stop wasting electricity. Anything that is considered "instant on" is using energy even when they are off but plugged in. If you unplugged everything before going to sleep at night, you could actually notice a drop in your electric bill!

good question, i believe it does, but i sure hope not considering mine is always in use!

I do not know if it affects the power or not, but I always turn mine off and only turn them back on when I need them. Not only that they draw power when even plugged in! So I obviously do not want to ahve them constantly draw power because power costs money!

I think that with continuous use, the usual wear and tear will also affect your computer and its lifespan will shorten just like any other product out there. Of course electric bills also jack up. It is good to turn the power off once in a while unless you use these things for work. In order to save electricity, some suggest you pull the plug completely but i have heard others say that this damages the electrical appliance.