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Laptop vs Desktop

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  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    gino_76ph wrote: »
    In Power settings i have set my laptop to Sleep whenever i close the lid. but like you said is Hybernate better? i sometimes close the lid/screen and then use my laptop again for say after 30 or 60 minutes.

    what do you say guys?


    If the charger lead is still in and the battery charging then no difference.
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  • ChrisPNE
    ChrisPNE Posts: 30 Forumite
    When considering 'saving money' like this it's best to wait for the old appliance to break and be beyond economic repair, otherwise you're not really saving any money at all. Also, for the amount of electricity your computer uses, it will take a long time for you to pay off a new computer.
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