Turn it off, or not?
My 81 year old mother has an old white iMac and she never ever turns it off. I fix permissions, check for and install updates, and restart it once a month or so when I go to visit. Essentially, it has been on 24/7 for nine months a year since it was new. It has never had a significant problem. Lots of "user error" problems, but no hardware problems.
So, do whatever you want. Don't be afraid, Apple makes good computers.
Mooch
My 81 year old mother has an old white iMac and she never ever turns it off. I fix permissions, check for and install updates, and restart it once a month or so when I go to visit. Essentially, it has been on 24/7 for nine months a year since it was new. It has never had a significant problem. Lots of "user error" problems, but no hardware problems.
So, do whatever you want. Don't be afraid, Apple makes good computers.
Mooch