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It can go a bit mad if you keep it on for a long time, but otherwise just sleep it, its ready to use straight away then.
 
I usually sleep it during the day and shutdown at night time. It takes well under a minute to boot up in the morning and saves a bit of electricity. It all adds up.
 
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