What is the difference between hibernate and stand by ?

[pfbmgd]

Which is better to conserve battery ?How long can a t60 last on each mode ?

[pianowizard]

When you get a machine to hibernate, you are turning it off, whereas standby puts the machine in a state that minimizes power consumption but the machine is still on. The former conserves the battery a lot more.

[pfbmgd]

When you get a machine to hibernate, you are turning it off, whereas standby puts the machine in a state that minimizes power consumption but the machine is still on. The former conserves the battery a lot more.

Why put hibernate in then ? If it just shuts it off .

[pianowizard]

Because it takes much less time to start up later on, and the machine goes back to the same state in which the machine was put into hibernation, i.e. the same programs will still be running after you turn the machine back on.

When I don't need the computer for a short period (e.g. half an hour), I put it into standby. At the end of the day, I usually get it to hibernate. About once a week though, I shut it down, because machines tend to slow down if you don't shut it down completely every once in a while.

[pfbmgd]

That makes more sence .Thanks for the information .