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Originally Posted by kleinste
That makes sense - but I can't help wondering why the Kindle uses less power when being put to sleep between reads rather than totally powered off and on, and yet the Kobo is the other way around.
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Are you sure what you say of the Kindle is true? It should definitely use less power when powered off and on rather than being sent to sleep and then awoke. The only exception to this would be if it was turned on and off so frequently that the flurry of activity during on and off was so high that the energy used offset the energy saved. That is possible I suppose, since there is a lot of activity compared at those times compared to what is required to make it sleep or wake up, but it seems very unlikely, so I would be suspicious of this point about the Kindle. (What is the *point* of turning it off otherwise, since there are no moving parts to preserve, no energy savings, and it is slower to access?)
Related issue: I am loathe to turn the Kobo and and off because I am afraid the chintzy little button will break sooner that way.