Beverly Howard wrote:

>>> special problems produced by Fujitsu <<
>
> true, but, after posting queries about this on another forum, the
> responses seemed to indicate that my experiences are not that
> uncommon.

Could be. But as said never ever any problem with my COMPAQ devices.

> I _really_ need hibernation, but, having been bitten hard once and
> validating that it was a system problem, not sure if I can ever trust
> it again... at least not for an extended shutdown for a couple of
> days or more.

I have been using hibernation just for that. My good oooooold Armada
M700 (my favorite device except the legendary COMPAQ Portable II) is not
used often these days. So it's sitting in hibernation for weeks. No
problem ever with battery drain.

> Ironically, just purchased a $200 refurbished Acer Aspire One netbook
> which arrived last week and it does _not_ appear to have the same
> failings, so your point is validated.

;-)

> At the same time, think anyone who intends to use hibernation should
> run tests disconnected, docked and connected only to an ac adapter
> before they rely on using it as the time saved over shutting down
> and restarting may not be worth the cost if there is no outlet
> nearby the next time it's needed.

For sure one should not blindly rely on it. Proper testing is required
in any case.

Rainald