Battery drains when sleeping

i'm sure this is inevitable since the battery continues to work even when the computer is sleeping. however, the whole thing will drain in less than six hours when sleeping. that's way, way faster than any of the powerbooks i've owned before. what gives?

Setting the emails to manual check may not actually stop the app from trying to connect to the server, especially if there is a poor connection. What you should try is making sure that you close the email app properly by pressing on the Home button for several seconds until the Home screen appears, then you can be sure that it is really off, and you might see better battery performance.
Hope this works for you.

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