Better to put computer into standby?

Question

does standing by consume a lot of energy? its a heck a lot easier than turning off and on and off again....i ahve a low mem computer and i hate turning it on.......

thanx:D

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It's better just to turn it off if it's a low mem computer, than to leave it on standby.  Standby does use energy in my experience.

Answer 3

A good example is my computer that uses 195 watts when running and 4 watts when in standby and when you include the monitor that brings it up to 16 watts when on standby.

Answer 4

turning the computer off is better than stand by. but stand by is better than having it on a screen saver....so at least turn it off, or put it on stand by at the least

Answer 5

Sleep mode or standby uses up to 40% of the energy of running it.  It is intended for when you get up to make a coffee or go to lunch with plans of returning shortly, not as the normal method of shutting down.  You also are wearing out the hardware of your computer faster.  It is still generating 40% of the heat inside the box but trying not to waste power on the fan.  It is better for the environment AND the computer to turn it off when not in use.

The microsoft link above is a bit misleading if you don't understand what they are saying.  Hibernation mode takes about the same amount of power as turning it "off" because it doesn't really turn off, it is still consuming energy.  To stop that you need a switched powerbar or use the power switch which is usually hidden on the back of the computer.  For anyone to whom it is too much trouble to wait 30 secs for boot up I doubt they will take the time to flick a switch to save power.