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From: mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir)
Subject: Re: Laser printer's power on or off???
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.181644.1898@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1991 18:16:44 GMT

In article <1991Jun11.064707.16337@netcom.COM> spyen@netcom.COM (Shyh-Pei Yen) writes:
>Alright, we already heard the debate about whether it is better to leave the
>computer on or turn it off if you are not going to use it for a while (like
>overnight or weekends). Now another question, based on the electronic/mechanism
>of laser printer, is it better to leave it on for overnight or better turn
>it off?
>
>spyen@netcom.com
>(Still looking for a good sig.)

Examine the specs for your laser.  It probably consumes a LOT of power if left
on overnight.  Definitely leave it on throughout the workday, though.  I
believe that the LN03s are left on all the time, here at our computer centers.

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