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[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Thats what sleep mode is for.

[-] paschko_mato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 days ago

Maybe I am oldschool or just german but I always shutdown the system and then also turn off the Steckdosenleiste (what is the english word? Power strip?)

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Power is generally very cheap in the US, so the ~5 watt power draw is nothing. Rough calculation would be something like 50 cents per month.

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