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Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
When idle however, the devices uses about 50-70 mA. Completely shutting it down (to standby) might on longer run be worth it. Top optimize battery life that is something to be looked into IMO.
That is because the power was already low enough compared to the "idle" current of a laptop. For real mobile devices the number is ridiculously high and even the worst phone can do far better than that.
 

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