I always use line conditioners or uninterruptible power supplies for my computers, synth modules and amplifiers.

Home/office computers:

I turn mine off at night, and when I leave the house. Unplugged from the AC supply when off.

Stage computers:

On when performing (I do one-nighters for a living) and off/unplugged when not performing. Note: I have a 2003 IBM ThinkPad R40 that is still working perfectly. So turning it off obviously doesn't hurt.

Amplifiers and synthesizers home or on stage:

On when using them, off when not. Unplugged from the AC supply when off.

Side note: I went out to lunch one day and forgot to unplug one item, an Akai S900 digital sampler (this was back when hardware sampling was new). It was plugged into a zip strip with a surge protector AND a line conditioner (the kind with a big ferro-resonant transformer). A sudden thunderstorm came up and the net result was a $300 repair job. Nothing can keep lightning away if it hits close enough.

I've read a lot about the always on or turn off debate, and I guess I go the middle ground. If I'm at the home/office/studio all day, they stay on all day, but never overnight. I do an incremental disk image before turning off and a complete image at least twice a month. A good fresh re-boot of Windows daily is a good thing.

Notes

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