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Sleep vs. Hibernate vs. Shut Down
[Note: I am running Windows 10 on the new Retina MacBook via Boot Camp]
I've been a Windows user for 20 years so I know the differences between each of these. But in Windows 10 I am experiencing significant battery drains that are not consistent with the performance from Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, etc. and am wondering if the culprit is Windows 10 or the fact that I'm running it on a MacBook. I don't use my notebook every day. It'll be in use for a day, then I'll not use it for 3 days, then I'll turn it on again. It's not my primary computer, it's what I use for work travel and on weekends at home.
In Sleep, I've historically lost 5% battery per day. Over the course of 3 days, it'll go from 100% down to 85% and its been that way on all my Sony notebooks since 1999.
In Hibernate, I've historically lost 2% battery per day. Go from 100% down to 97% if inactive for 3 days.
But with Windows 10 and my MacBook, I'm losing 15% battery per day in Sleep and 10% battery per day in Hibernate and that's a huge jump, a big loss of standby life and I'm not sure why.
Any thoughts? Is Windows 10 less efficient for a few days of inactive standby or is it my Mac?
TIA
BJ