is saving the machine state faster???

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justinrpg
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is saving the machine state faster???

Post by justinrpg »

is saving the machine state faster than shutting the machine down via the guest shutdown???
stefan.becker
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Re: is saving the machine state faster???

Post by stefan.becker »

In the time you wait for an answer you could try it at least ten times. :)

Normally the answer is yes. But it depends on the system, the disk speed, autostart progrrams, ram size etc.

So take a clock and try it yourself.
justinrpg
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Re: is saving the machine state faster???

Post by justinrpg »

stefan.becker wrote:In the time you wait for an answer you could try it at least ten times. :)

Normally the answer is yes. But it depends on the system, the disk speed, autostart progrrams, ram size etc.

So take a clock and try it yourself.

well, I am kinda sick of shutting them down and starting them up all the time... there must be an easier way!
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Re: is saving the machine state faster???

Post by mpack »

It's probably faster, but that is not the only criteria. Long term reliability is an issue with any PC if you always hibernate and never fully shut it down.
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