酷兔英语

:每天晚上我都会关闭台式电脑。但有人告诉我应该让电脑休眠,因为关机会加速它的损耗。我这样做是为了节省能源,而且我认为这会延长它的使用寿命。我应该继续这样做还是让它休眠?答:关闭电脑肯定会节省更多能源,但如今的电脑在休眠时用电量非常低。但如果与大多数台式电脑一样,你的电脑使用传统硬盘,每天都进行关机和重启可能增加硬盘损耗。我的经验是,只有当不使用电脑的时间达到或者超过48小时的时候,才完全关机。


Q: Every night I shut down my desktop computer. I've been told I should just put it to sleep since shutting it down wears it down faster. I do it to save energy and I thought preserve its life longer. Should I continue this process of shutting down or let it sleep instead?


问:你能推荐一款使用Windows操作系统的混合型个人电脑吗?就是那种笔记本电脑和平板电脑的结合体,但重量轻,电池寿命较长,并且质量可靠。


A: You will certainly save more energy by shutting it down, though modern computers use very little juice while asleep. However, assuming your desktop, like most, uses a traditional hard disk, it's possible that shutting down and restarting every day can add to wear and tear on the disk. My arbitrary rule of thumb is to only do a complete shutdown if the machine isn't going to be used for 48 hours or more.


答:我无法推荐我曾测试过的所谓的双用型平板电脑,就是那些能反转、滑动或者扭转成传统翻盖笔记本电脑或者屏幕朝上的平板电脑。主要原因是,这类平板电脑都比较厚重,而且电池寿命远没有纯平板电脑长。还有一种被称为"可拆卸式电脑"的混合机型,这种电脑的屏幕可以卸下,成为一个平板电脑。这种电脑作为平板电脑的使用效果更好,因为卸下的屏幕的重量和厚度都接近真正的平板电脑。


Q: Can you recommend any of these hybrid type of Windows PCs that would serve as both laptops and tablets, but also be lightweight, have good battery life and dependability?


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