What the heck is standby mode?

[iHavequestions]

What's the difference between sleep and standby? What's the purpose of standby mode?

 

[Strider64]

Sleep is the same as Standby.

 

[ThunderSkunk]

Unless you're talking about Boot Camp, in which, standby is like being at attention, but without being at attention, except really you're at attention, because you're never not at attention.

Wait, wrong boot camp...