another thread got me wondering.. what does the standby mode for laptops actually do? is it like hibernate (no power usage, everything off), or are parts still on?
I'm interested in conserving the life of my laptop. would you think the best thing to do would be to turn it off when not using it for more than an hour (e.g. overnight), always leave it on, or leave it on but standby mode after an hour of idle?
also is the hard drive power down just for energy conservation or will that cut down on wear and tear on the drive ? (and other benefits from lower heat)
i'm more concerned about life of laptop than desktop because they seem harder to maintain and fix if anything goes wrong
I'm interested in conserving the life of my laptop. would you think the best thing to do would be to turn it off when not using it for more than an hour (e.g. overnight), always leave it on, or leave it on but standby mode after an hour of idle?
also is the hard drive power down just for energy conservation or will that cut down on wear and tear on the drive ? (and other benefits from lower heat)
i'm more concerned about life of laptop than desktop because they seem harder to maintain and fix if anything goes wrong
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