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Standby vs. shutdown
I have a Dell Inspiron 2200.
I use it quite a bit (6-10 hours per day). At times I am not using it for say 20 minutes to 3 hours. I usually shut it down. If I am only going to be away for say 15 minutes or so, I use standby. Is there any rule of thumb as to which mode to use (standby versus shutdown)?? I'm not worried about anyone else using my machine and generally all files are saved before I leave the computer. So it may come down to saving battery power versus increased wear and tear for shutdown (and I'm not sure if there is a lot of wear and tear booting my laptop -- is it the same as a desktop in terms of wear and tear and is it significant)? Mel |
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Standby vs. shutdown
MZB wrote:
I have a Dell Inspiron 2200. I use it quite a bit (6-10 hours per day). At times I am not using it for say 20 minutes to 3 hours. I usually shut it down. If I am only going to be away for say 15 minutes or so, I use standby. Is there any rule of thumb as to which mode to use (standby versus shutdown)?? I'm not worried about anyone else using my machine and generally all files are saved before I leave the computer. So it may come down to saving battery power versus increased wear and tear for shutdown (and I'm not sure if there is a lot of wear and tear booting my laptop -- is it the same as a desktop in terms of wear and tear and is it significant)? Mel Standby uses a good bit of power. I usually use hibernate. It is slower than standby but much faster than rebooting. Hibernation does not use power. |
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Standby vs. shutdown
Hi, I rarely shut down my computer...I use standby mode.
Considering your time away I would definitely use it (standby is around 1 watt of power-depending on the vintage of the computer) Best of Luck |
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Standby vs. shutdown
With my laptops, I almost always use standby. The only time I
wouldn't is if my laptop battery is getting low and I know I won't be around a power outlet for a while and I won't need to use the laptop for a few hours (a rare situation). Windows XP is fairly stable so I don't need to reboot or restart like in the past as much. Journey On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:56:59 -0500, "MZB" wrote: I have a Dell Inspiron 2200. I use it quite a bit (6-10 hours per day). At times I am not using it for say 20 minutes to 3 hours. I usually shut it down. If I am only going to be away for say 15 minutes or so, I use standby. Is there any rule of thumb as to which mode to use (standby versus shutdown)?? I'm not worried about anyone else using my machine and generally all files are saved before I leave the computer. So it may come down to saving battery power versus increased wear and tear for shutdown (and I'm not sure if there is a lot of wear and tear booting my laptop -- is it the same as a desktop in terms of wear and tear and is it significant)? Mel |
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