@afilina I think this is the sort of legend that was passed on from the time period that they were in use. Like blowing on the cart. Like that ET on the 2600 is definitely the worst game. They've not measured it. They've not tested it. There's no logical reason for it. But they just say it anyway. SRAM will use more power as you read and write, but I'm confident that the power draw whilst idle is identical whether holding your saves or not. I mean, what is "no saves"? It's just holding zeros