quote: When you consider that more electricity is required to start a computer (just like an engine, or any other system overcoming inertia of any form), that whole electricity bill issue becomes moot.
Sure it takes more energy to start a computer or car than it takes to operate normally, but leaving your car running over night (assuming letting it idle that long wouldn''t damage it in the first place) would take much more gas than just cranking it the next morning. Same as florecent lights. But you still turn them off at night when they won''t be used for several hours.
And I''m not completely anal about turning my computer off when I''m not using it. I usually boot it in the morning and turn it off when I go to bed. But I know others that come into a room, turn on their computer, use it for a few minutes, turn it off, come back a few minutes later, turn it back on, etc.
As for Macs, I''ve never got to use one. How about somebody buy me one? Anybody?
