To standby or not???

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB"
wrote:

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel



Years ago it was a debated a lot and no one answer was correct. I
chose to leave mine powered on and allowed to go into standby (sleep)
mode. Each has their pros and cons.

Hi!

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.

But is there a disadvantage in terms of the fact that it is
using some power while in standby?

The power use in standby is vastly reduced as compared to normal
operating mode. Your computer could probably spend about two weeks in
standby when running only from the battery. The only disadvantage
comes if you forget about the computer and the battery runs down.

Or is there more wear and tear shutting down and
booting up.

In standby, a few pieces of the system are powered up. For example,
the memory is being kept active. When you bring the system back up
from standby, you're not really giving it a normal cold start. The
hard drive might suffer some more wear than normal with the additional
start and stop cycles, but I don't think you'll find this making a
significant difference in its anticipated lifetime.

I do put my Latitude D800 into standby quite regularly. It usually
runs at least two weeks between reboots. I don't have to reboot it,
but I do anyway.

William

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB"
wrote:

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel

I use Standby a lot. Many users even have it configured so that when
they close the lid of their computer the computer goes into Standby,
and when they open it the computer comes out of Standby.

Using Standby is _vastly_ superior than shutting down and rebooting.

My laptop is set up as follows:

- Closing the lid does nothing. However, it does do something -- it
turns off the display. So setting that option gives me an additional
power management option.

- Pressing the power button asks me what to do.

- Pressing the sleep button (Fn + Standby) puts the computer into
Standby mode.

I am pleased that in Vista standby is very fast. I turn off hybrid
sleep in Vista.

On Aug 13, 1:53 pm, Journey wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB"
wrote:



I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel

I use Standby a lot. Many users even have it configured so that when
they close the lid of their computer the computer goes into Standby,
and when they open it the computer comes out of Standby.

Using Standby is _vastly_ superior than shutting down and rebooting.

My laptop is set up as follows:

- Closing the lid does nothing. However, it does do something -- it
turns off the display. So setting that option gives me an additional
power management option.

- Pressing the power button asks me what to do.

- Pressing the sleep button (Fn + Standby) puts the computer into
Standby mode.

I am pleased that in Vista standby is very fast. I turn off hybrid
sleep in Vista.

I have been putting our desktop into Standby for years now (Dim4550).
I have a quick launch icon w/VB script-for one click Standby and Wake
w/Kb not mouse.

Use standby mode. "Standby your man." :) ... Ben Myers

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB" wrote:

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel

Ben Myers wrote:

Use standby mode. "Standby your man." :) ... Ben Myers

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB" wrote:

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel


I hibernate my Inspiron 1200, which turns on and off about the same number of times a day.

Likewise no problems with the laptop, but I leave the thing open on a desk all the time,
so as not to stress the hinges. Cover it with a cloth when not in use, so it thinks it's night.
--


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

When I was a kid, I had a parakeet. I covered the parakeet's cage at night so
it would hibernate. It never wanted to go into standby mode, because the bird
was before its time.

Letting a laptop hibernate or go into standby saves wear and tear on the system.
After all, they are somewhat fragile devices. Saves electricity, too... Ben
Myers

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:21:16 GMT, Ron Hardin wrote:

Ben Myers wrote:

Use standby mode. "Standby your man." :) ... Ben Myers

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB" wrote:

I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel


I hibernate my Inspiron 1200, which turns on and off about the same number of times a day.

Likewise no problems with the laptop, but I leave the thing open on a desk all the time,
so as not to stress the hinges. Cover it with a cloth when not in use, so it thinks it's night.

Hi!

Cover it with a cloth when not in use, so it thinks it's
night.

!!!!

Does it have some sort of a light sensor or something?

William

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:49:33 -0700, wrote:

On Aug 13, 1:53 pm, Journey wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:06 -0400, "MZB"
wrote:



I have an Inspiron 2200.

I probably shut it down and boot it up 3-4 times a day.
It's always a pain waiting for it to boot up (it takes about 60-90 seconds).

Anyway, given this type of usage, am I better off putting it in standby mode
for the time I'm not using it (say for 3-5 hours at a clip). I know one
advantage is it will then boot up quickly. But is there a disadvantage in
terms of the fact that it is using some power while in standby? Or is there
more wear and tear shutting down and booting up.

(As a sidenote, I am very pleased with my 2200. I've had it for 3 years, use
it extensively, and have had no problems. I am also pleased with my work
laptop, a Lattitude D620. Of course it is much sturdier than the 2200, but
as I said the 2200 has been flawless)

Mel

I use Standby a lot. Many users even have it configured so that when
they close the lid of their computer the computer goes into Standby,
and when they open it the computer comes out of Standby.

Using Standby is _vastly_ superior than shutting down and rebooting.

My laptop is set up as follows:

- Closing the lid does nothing. However, it does do something -- it
turns off the display. So setting that option gives me an additional
power management option.

- Pressing the power button asks me what to do.

- Pressing the sleep button (Fn + Standby) puts the computer into
Standby mode.

I am pleased that in Vista standby is very fast. I turn off hybrid
sleep in Vista.

I have been putting our desktop into Standby for years now (Dim4550).
I have a quick launch icon w/VB script-for one click Standby and Wake
w/Kb not mouse.

Sounds great. I think I will start using standby more for my desktop.
There really isn't any reason to keep it on overnight unless I am
defragging or doing a virus or spyware scan.