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Do you leave your PC on constantly? What about your MAME cab?
CrazyKongFan:
I normally leave my PC on unless I'm going to be gone over a day. I use dialup and sometimes the connection is crappy. When I get a good one, I hate to disconnect ;D Plus it's handy being able to just turn the monitor on and start using it. My MAME cab gets shut off when I'm not using it though, as do my 2 real games. Although I did leave my DK on for a couple days after I got my high of 373K...couldn't bear to see it erased :P I've since installed the D2K kit in it, so that won't be a problem any more, since it saves high scores.
Blanka:
With a boot time of 15 seconds, and shutdown in 2 seconds with the ctrl-eject hotkey, and all connected to a smart strip, why not switch it off?
Only thing I leave on is the Wifi router. That one has trouble being shut down every day, and it does not boot fast enough for the computer, so it results in all network errors.
HanoiBoi:
I currently have a laptop in my MAME cab. I keep that on at all times. When I'm done, playing, I hit pause. I have the monitor, marquee and speakers plugged into a smart strip (9.99 knockoff) and I power them down with one button. So, the PC is always running. Looking to move to a tower soon so that I can configure everything to power on/off with one button.
PC is a laptop too. If it's plugged into the wall, I don't shut it off. If not, I'll close the lid.
Eddie_Brock:
My PC is on whenever I am home... If its a workday, sometimes not at all, or occasionally in the evening.
As for my arcade, while its still not 100% complete, I expect a similar result. I would probably power it on in the morning, so that we could jump on it whenever we need, and power it down at the end of the day. It would not be on when we are away, or gone for the day working. I like the idea of it sitting in attract mode waiting for someone to come use it throughout the day though.
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