I carry mine asleep all the freakin' time... I don't like waiting those 5 seconds for it to boot up... ... ... 
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carry it while in sleep mode ?
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I did this for four years with my ibook g4. The computer is still working like a champ. I think you're cool.
Yep! I'm still skeptical about carrying my MBP around in my bag or sleeve while it's in sleep mode. But I've started doing it....
One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Make sure you unplug all USB devices before sleep/transport. You wouldn't want the Mac to wake up because of some random USB device while you're climbing Mt. Everest with the MB in your bag.
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Make sure you unplug all USB devices before sleep/transport. You wouldn't want the Mac to wake up because of some random USB device while you're climbing Mt. Everest with the MB in your bag.
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A lot of PC users have been told that carrying it around in any state other than "off" will somehow damage the machine or reduce its longevity.
Whoever is spreading that is wrong. At work, everyone (~ 150k people) carries their laptop around while sleeping (mostly PC). It's in the guides they publish to ward off the goofy rumors.
I never worried about sleeping my mac or my previous dell inspiron 6000. But since pcs suck so much......if i closed the lid on my dell, every time i oped it the stupid thing would lock up or freeze or have some other problem. So i was just as well shutting it off. Even though it took like 5 min to be able to use it after start. It wasnt a bottom of the line computer either. 80gb hard drive, 2gb ram, 1.4celeron. Just one more reason to buy mac
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I do carry my laptop while it is in sleep mode. No problem at all.
Ps. I have done that for the past 6 years.
Ps. I have done that for the past 6 years.