Which should you use:  Standby, Hibernate, or Shut Down?

     You probably want Standby, because it's the most convenient.  With
Standby
it takes only a few seconds for your computer to wake up.  With Hibernate
or
Shut Down, you have to wait 30 seconds to 3 minutes for it to start up
again.

     Hibernate or Shut Down will save more energy, but not much.  Standby's
up
to Six watts x 23 hours a day x 30 days a month is 4.1 kWh, which at
15¢/kWh
would cost you 62¢/mo.  If that kind of savings is important to you, then
sure,
hibernate or shut down your computer.  Otherwise, just set your computer to
standby so that it wakes up quickly the next time you want to use it, and
don't
worry about the very small difference in energy use
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