On: My grandfather’s iPad

[orangecat]

Because the average person wouldn't want a 300W computer + 100W monitor running all the time.

Sleep mode actually works on PCs these days. There's rarely any need to shut them down completely.

[preek → orangecat]

Yeah, sleep mode works. But you won't be online. There's no notification. You still have to pull your information manually.

Plus if you're on a modem there's a lot of manual work involved in getting online whilst with 3G there is just no being offline.

[Tichy → orangecat]

Also modern computers don't consume 300W anymore. Get a notebook or a netbook.