At 10:33 +1000 on 02/10/02, Jan Wawrzynczak wrote: >what is the collective opinion on leaving compacts permanently on? i have my >classic powered up 24 hrs a day (with screensaver!) - should i turn it off?
The Compacts other than the Classic and Classic II all have a nice brightness control under the display that you can turn all the way down when you're away from the Mac, which is far better than any screensaver (although not as pretty!). Basically, as long as the screen is turned off, there isn't any more risk to leaving Compacts on 24/7 than there is for any other computer. Note that the CRT draws much of the power on the fanless Compacts; I suspect (though I haven't done formal testing) that running these 24/7 with the brightness turned all the way down when not in use will be substantially less detrimental to the analogue board's components than it would be otherwise, both in terms of power draw and heat generated. Insert standard "don't waste energy if you don't need to" disclaimer here. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
