Less of a security issue than Hibernation also if that's an issue.
Personally I have Hibernation off for just that reason and only use suspend while mobile as it takes my IM & email offline.
Gary VanderMolen wrote:
Standby works great on my laptop, which I've configured to go into standby when I close the lid. It's plugged into the wall 99% of the time, so the slight power usage of standby is not an issue. When I re-open the lid, I can be surfing again within three seconds. That sure beats hibernation or a power cycling.
