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    Hibernate, sleep, or shut down?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by theincubus, Apr 15, 2008.

  1. theincubus

    theincubus Notebook Consultant

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    Will using hibernate, sleep, or shut down extend the life of my laptop by any significant amount? Whats the real difference between them?
     
    theincubus, Apr 15, 2008
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Hibernate is like shutdown except your computer turns on faster. Sleep is technically still on in a power saving state with again a faster recovery. Shutdown is shutdown.

    I suggest using shutdown as ive noticed response and performance issues from the other two.
     
    NAS Ghost, Apr 15, 2008
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  3. nobscot6

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    i agree if you're going to bed, etc, use shutdown. If just for an hour or so, I tend to use sleep. But it's all a personal preference. And as sated, there are a from few issues coming back sleep- BSOD, sometimes, but they'll get it worked out........
     
    nobscot6, Apr 15, 2008
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    I only ever shutdown my laptop when I'm away from it for a couple of days. the rest of the time I use sleep. My laptop has been running like this for 6 months now and it seems to work for me.
     
    andygb40, Apr 16, 2008
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    I leave my laptop in a state of Zen.
     
    Bart Simpson, Apr 16, 2008
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