Re: Query on Laptop Stand By?

Bill P wrote:
"Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°9 + on netbook" <flyingnun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Peter Grange wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:17:10 +0100, "Bill P" <bill.payer@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

You will likely think I'm thick, But.
If I leave my laptop on Stand By instead of Close Down.Is there any
downfalls like drained battery?
The reason I ask is this old laptop is slow to start up and I found
that if I put it on Stand By with Firefox and Outlook Express still
open. The next time I start the old girl up. Everything comes up
straight away.

Firefox has always been slow to start.

Bill P?

I put mine in standby once by mistake when I left the office. Stuck it
in the bag & took it home. When I got home parts of it were too hot to
touch, I was (pleasantly) surprised when I switched it on after
cooling to find it still worked. So yes, it's using power for
something in Standby. Hibernate might be better, there's a discussion
about it here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=56728

I always use hibernate on my netbook. It seems to switch everything off
and I presume from that it doesn't drain the battery.
--
Heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard are sweeter
flyingnun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FN 2°°9 +, Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland

Thanks Peter and FN.
One of the things I would worry about is overheating. It seems that it
could overheat using Stand By.
I almost never use the laptop on battery power. It is always plugged into
the mains. Except when the son wants to borrow it.
I suppose Hibernate would be usefull during the day.
Its the slow start up that is buggin me.

Bill P.

I have my netbook set so that it goes into hibernation when the lid is
closed. It stays on for several minutes after that, presumably storing
all the settings, before shutting down completely.

--
Heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard are sweeter
flyingnun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FN 2°°9 +, Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland


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