Using the top button as an off button.

This is probably a stupid question, but say I'm listening to music, and after I'm done, I press the top button on the iPod touch (the one that turns the screen off- I think it's called the sleep button but I'm probably wrong). Does leaving it like this for the rest of the night really drain the battery, or not that much more than if it was on?
I ask because I turn if off each night, but the start up times are much longer than on my previous 4G iPod, and it's a bit of a pain each time.

i should imagine that it shouldn't drain your battery that much, seeing how the music isn't playing and the display is off. i think it should be similar to the sleep mode on laptops, so if you find it annoying waiting for it to boot up everytime, i would just leave it on sleep mode.

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Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds... (But can take Longer...)
Release the Buttons...
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Using the top button as an off button.

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