[dba-Tech] Always On Notebook

Thanks. I always wondered what hibernation mode meant. Now I know.

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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Helmut Kotsch <hkotsch at arcor.de> wrote:

> The net rate in my case is $.18 per kwh. But with all taxes, base fees,
> investment charge for green energy it adds up to $.25 per kwh. This is the
> average for a yearly usage of 7100 kwh. So it is almost the same as you
> pay.
> Your $15/mo/computer equals to app 270 watts (8 hrs per day at $ .23) which
> is not a portable but a desktop PC with all peripherals attached. Its app
> the same I have with my setup. In my setup I use a 10-outlet with surge
> protection and a master/slave function. When the PC connected as a master
> is
> shut down then all other outlets (slaves, with the screen, printers,
> external disks etc) are also automatically shut down. Every evening I put
> the PC in hibernation mode. This shuts down the PC and with the
> master/slave
> setup all connected I/O's and has an acceptable start up time. Hibernation
> has the advantage above the STANDBY mode that the PC is really shut off and
> you don't loose the data in memory in case of a short power drop.
>
> Helmut
>