Leaving computer on all the time for network reasons

Leaving computer on all the time for network reasons I am using my old Pentium 4 to share a 1 TB hard drive and 2 printers on my home network. The only problem with this is that I have to leave the computer on all the time and it feels like an awful waste.. Is there a better solution? Or a way to minimise power usage?
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Guest [Entry]

"Your two options are to move the devices to another computer or to the network itself.

For the HD, you could:

get an external HD enclosure for the 1TB HD and attach it to another computer
or simply move it to another computer internally

For the printers, you could:

attach them to another computer
get a ""print server"" (essentially a wireless access point with USB port(s))

Other than moving them to another computer, you're probably going to be spending more money than simply leaving the computer on would cost you"

Guest [Entry]

you could get an external encasing for the HDD and mount it and the printer on a wireless USB Hub