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lack · 12-12-2010, 11:58 AM

I use sleep all the time. But tested against complete shutdown too, and the battery indeed last longer (2 weeks vs 2 weeks plus 3 days)

I also found letting it sleep without using it also consumes battery, I once left mine 1 bar and not using it for 3 or four days and found the battery was drained when I was going to use it. Take note however, I have not yet tested this on complete shutdown.

So extra 3 days for my kind of usage is not that much of a difference I think, so I'll just sleep it all the time. If you are going for a 3 or more days without your reader I think it'll be better to shut it down.

12-12-2010, 11:58 AM	#16
lack Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 44088 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: PRS-650	I use sleep all the time. But tested against complete shutdown too, and the battery indeed last longer (2 weeks vs 2 weeks plus 3 days) I also found letting it sleep without using it also consumes battery, I once left mine 1 bar and not using it for 3 or four days and found the battery was drained when I was going to use it. Take note however, I have not yet tested this on complete shutdown. So extra 3 days for my kind of usage is not that much of a difference I think, so I'll just sleep it all the time. If you are going for a 3 or more days without your reader I think it'll be better to shut it down.