Which should you use:  Standby, Hibernate, or Shut Down?   
      
        You probably want Standby, because it's the most convenient.  With   
   Standby   
   it takes only a few seconds for your computer to wake up.  With Hibernate   
   or   
   Shut Down, you have to wait 30 seconds to 3 minutes for it to start up   
   again.   
      
        Hibernate or Shut Down will save more energy, but not much.  Standby's   
   up   
   to Six watts x 23 hours a day x 30 days a month is 4.1 kWh, which at   
   15¢/kWh   
   would cost you 62¢/mo.  If that kind of savings is important to you, then   
   sure,   
   hibernate or shut down your computer.  Otherwise, just set your computer to   
   standby so that it wakes up quickly the next time you want to use it, and   
   don't   
   worry about the very small difference in energy use   
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