Sleep Vs. Shutdown: When To Use These Modes On Your Mini PC

You'll probably use sleep more, but shutdown has its benefits.

While mini PCs don't offer the performance or expansion capabilities of a full desktop, they make for excellent everyday computers. Their small footprint also makes them ideal for a home server or a media center. In many cases, they use relatively efficient hardware compared to traditional PCs.

In fact, you'll find that many mini PCs actually contain laptop-grade hardware under the hood. The only differences between a mini PC and a laptopare that mini PCs don't contain a battery and have beefier cooling hardware that tends to result in better sustained performance. But unlike a laptop where you can simply close its lid and put it away, a mini PC asks you to choose between sleep, shutdown and sometimes hibernation options when you're done using it. So when should you use the sleep and shutdown modes? In general, sleep...

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