macbook ...
does it need to be shut down ?

does it have sleep function?
if yes... better use it if u don wan to shut it down.
it would be fine if it was in sleep mode

Yes it does have sleep mode but just close the lid, it is a very good machine after all.

no need to shutdown.

but bear in mind that if you do that, the battery still drains. just that it's at a slower pace. so if you close the lid and didn't touch for many days, don't be suprise it doesn't power up.

Yo Bridgestone,

close it, but make sure it doesn't get too hot! they overheat very easily when left closed if you've been using lots of cpu power

If you shut your notebook, the heat produced by the hard disk may damage the screen, causing severe repair issues that may not be covered by Apple.

Just make sure when you shut the screen, it goes into sleep mode, you can confirm that by looking at the light next to the IR receiver. It's in sleep mode if it is flashing on and off slowly. Just like snoring =)

ive done that so many times without shutdown/sleep.. and with vista, it seems that it does something like 'homekeeping' activity when i closed the lid. i can see the hdd light blinking right after I closed the lid. but so far, there is no problem. and my lappy also run 24/7.

What ? what ? can you please explain in more detail !? you have any data or thread from other websites or forum on this?

sleep = power energy saving .


if the machine sleep , it means it wont do anything ...including producing heat ...

my friend done it so many times on his PowerBook G4 ...and still running fine

like Vista case , i think the machine never sleep . the machine will do the job even in sleep mode , including using more memory during the sleep mode .


wahahahahha

iYah... simple...

1) If it's for a short period of time, just put it to sleep.

2) If you're travelling or leaving the MB idle for long period of time, then shut it down.

It doesn't take that long to reboot anyways - at max, 30 secs?

when u just close the lid w/o turning it off..ur sending ur lappie into a
sleep, hibernate mode..

so..erm..no worries?

i've never had an experience that severe... but it melted my chocolate once and i wa very

I'm using a PowerBook G4 and I always on sleep mode inregardless how long it is. Sometimes I just run the PowerBook 24/7 (sleep mode at night) for weeks only to restart when there is a security update or software installation (well, I like to try all those freewares)

haha ..sounds like u running a server , but it's ok then ...my mbp also always like that , running 24 by 7 ...and i will reboot the machine if i run Onyx and maintainance check

hey ... wanna ask ..do i need a laptop cooler ?
i dont see any holes below my MB

it's always good to have a notebook cooler and it's very cheap nowadays. My MB runs at 60 degree C, PC at 40 and windows notebook at 56. All this with the cooling mechanism. A little bit better with air cond.

but it runs beneath the MB ...
normal notebook got holes below the book , MB doesnt have ... does it help ?

Just install the smCFan Control or one of those programs. My MBP's temperature is usually below 50 Celcius.

are u using air-cond within your room ?