Go to sleep....

[Peter Franks]

Does anyone use that tab under the logo on the MacBooks or do you just close the lid, What is the point of that if you can just shut the lid, or am I missing something here? Let's face it, it wouldn't be the first time.... Would be nice to get more than 2 or 3 hours of battery life from a 3 month old MBP when it's on

 

[GGJstudios]

Does anyone use that tab under the logo on the MacBooks or do you just close the lid, What is the point of that if you can just shut the lid, or am I missing something here?

If you're running an iMac, Mac Pro or Mac mini, there's no lid to close. Also, if you're using an external display in clamshell mode, the lid is already closed. The  menu is Mac OS X and is not model-specific.

 

[blevins321]

That particular way to sleep is probably popular with desktop users.

 

[Rowf]

I just close the lid on my macbook.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1446

This link might help with the settings that you use for battery use.
I usually dim my screen down a few notches (F1) and find that it helps to a degree.

 

[Peter Franks]

OK, now I feel stupid!!
Yeh, didn't think of the desktop users..... thought there might be some mystical answer

Thanks for the battery tips. I do dim screen and turn off keyboard light.
Any way to turn the big APPLE lid logo, that must take some whack I reckon? or is it just from display screen backlight?

 

[fullojellybeans]

The light through the apple is actually just the backside of the display shining through a piece of paper like material. You can't turn it off. How much stuff do you have running that would give you 2-3 hours of battery?

 

[Peter Franks]

Yeh, thought as much...

At the moment, Mac Mail is open and Safari. When I use Word and Photoshop.... it's even worse