So many times I forget to plug the deck or someone uses the charging cable for something else and I come back to play the next weekend and the deck is at 0%. Why doesn’t the deck have a deep sleep or hibernate mode on by default like my laptop or iPad?

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[–] 20 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

Because most people don't want that.

The quick start and stop nature is one of the biggest value adds of a handheld device.

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  • [–] [S] 21 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    Overnight? Sure.

    After 12-24 hours? Certainly it’s not good for the battery to sleep all the way to a dead-flat battery. Why not have it drop into a deeper sleep? My Win laptop goes a month and still has battery (just by walking away and letting it sleep) and wakes instantly (daily use) or a few seconds (weekly+ use). Same with my iPad. Even my Sammy tablet will go for 3+ weeks and still have juice.

    It just seems weirdly 1998 era to have it so bad at power management.

    (Edit- I’m not blaming you, just curious if anyone knows why it isn’t even an option)

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know, last time I've seen that work was in 1998. My dad had an IBM and at least in the pre-installed Win 95 SE it could suspend or hibernate. Never seen anything else pull that off since then.

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