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Do you turn your MBP off?

Do you turn your MBP off?

  • Yes all the time

    Votes: 79 20.6%

  • No very rare

    Votes: 236 61.6%

  • Sometimes

    Votes: 62 16.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 1.6%
  • Total voters
    383
Never off--sometimes a reboot for various reasons but sleep when I'm not using it. No need (for me) to worry about hard drives so no reason to shut down.
 
When I've finished at the end of the day I shutdown the MBP. I only put it to sleep if I'm in the middle of something and will be away for a while.
 
I have the Retina which boots so fast that I should shut it off, but I never do. Just close it and let it sleep. I do however restart it frequently so that it's always running fresh (and always uncheck "reopen applications after restart" that's the dumbest thing ever).
 
A lot of great reasons to shut down :D

Yep a lot of great reasons to shut down and power off people. Read all about it on line it is everywhere. Makes a huge difference if all of us does our part fo sho ! =^_^= Besides, most of us have really super fast boot up times now right? So why not shut right down! It is almost like brushing your teeth before bed.

Thank you.
 
I probably shut mine off four times a week. I put a Crucial M4 256GB SSD (rev309 firmware, TRIM *not* enabled) in it, so it starts up really fast when I *do* shut it down completely.
 
After owning a Wallstreet version PowerBook G3 with the defective hinges, I rarely close my MBP. I simply put it to sleep and only shut down if it goes in the case and on location.
 
vpro said:
Yep a lot of great reasons to shut down and power off people. Read all about it on line it is everywhere. Makes a huge difference if all of us does our part fo sho ! =^_^= Besides, most of us have really super fast boot up times now right? So why not shut right down! It is almost like brushing your teeth before bed.

Thank you.
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If its not plugged in what harm is causing?
 
Ya... Here is your sign..

adam044 said:
If its not plugged in what harm is causing?
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You have to plug it in to charge right?

So..

It is essentially best to keep it plugged in while you are working on it at home and power off completely when you are done. Charging consumes way more energy. So use the notebook on the go, charge it at the office or at home for the next day. Keep the battery charge at 30 - 50% if you wont be using it in a while. Just don't plug it in all the time, I did that and learned my lesson, the battery eventually bloated and stuff. If you have a removable battery, take it out if you are going to use it for extended periods of time in one place! This is what my auntie has done and she is still a successful business woman on her Powerbook G4 rawking it like she just got it yesterday - yeah !
 
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vpro said:
You have to plug it in to charge right?

So..

It is essentially best to keep it plugged in while you are working on it at home and power off completely when you are done. Charging consumes way more energy. So use the notebook on the go, charge it at the office or at home for the next day. Keep the battery charge at 30 - 50% if you wont be using it in a while. Just don't plug it in all the time, I did that and learned my lesson, the battery eventually bloated and stuff. If you have a removable battery, take it out if you are going to use it for extended periods of time in one place! This is what my auntie has done and she is still a successful business woman on her Powerbook G4 rawking it like she just got it yesterday - yeah !
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Not sure what your talking about now, I thought you were going the environmental route, but Ive already read apples suggestions on the batteries and charging thanks.
 
Whenever I don't use my mac, it's off. I sometimes leave it on for the night if I am seeding a torrent or downloading something.
 
Whenever I notice any slowdown, I turn it off.

Otherwise, I keep it on at all times unless there's an update that demands a system restart.
 
I've been turning mine off when finished but after reading this thread I think I'll join the crowd and leave mine on from now on. Thanks.
 
I am not sure if I would do things differently if I had an SSD in my MBP, but for the hard drive based model, I reboot every 7-10 days or when there is a software update.

The other benefit of sleeping all of the time, is that the data cached in RAM makes the system operate more quickly. I never see a spinning beachball. If I reboot, all of that cached goodness goes away and apps take longer to start.

R
 
Rhyalus said:
I am not sure if I would do things differently if I had an SSD in my MBP, but for the hard drive based model, I reboot every 7-10 days or when there is a software update.

The other benefit of sleeping all of the time, is that the data cached in RAM makes the system operate more quickly. I never see a spinning beachball. If I reboot, all of that cached goodness goes away and apps take longer to start.

R
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I agree, reboot every once in a while like you do is a good idea, just gets things "fresh" again
 
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