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Posted by Clark Martin on July 30, 2005, 5:19 pm
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> > A local Mac repair shop, says a Powerbook will recharge faster on
> > standby instead of completely off. This sounds a little like a car
> > battery charging faster if you leave the lights on. Anyone know for
> > sure?
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> sleep is essentially the same as off, except that the ram is maintained
> and the powermanager chip is waiting for a keypress or the lid to be
> opened. in other words, there is negligible power consumption.
> therefore, you won't notice a difference in charge time.
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> of course, if you are using the laptop, it will charge at a slower rate
> than in either sleep or off.
It should still charge in more or less the same amount of time. The
power supply has enough capacity to do both. I've measured the power
consumption of both AC and DC adapters under various conditions and the
data I got supports this.
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> and find a new repair shop.
Unfortunately a new repair shop might be an even worse source of
information.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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