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Is excessive closing of lid of Macbook Pro 13 inch not good?

Benz63amg

Benz63amg

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i use my 13 inch macbook pro on my desk at home and it doesnt really move anywhere, i close the lid whenever i finish using it for the day and open the lid the next day whenever i need to use the computer again, Do you guys leave the lid open at all times? is opening and closing the lid daily bad for the Macbook?
 
Cookie18 said:
MacBooks are likely tested hundreds of thousands of times to ensure the hinge mechanism won’t break from excessive usage. If you’re opening and closing the MacBook lid once per day I’d wager that it would potentially outlast you.
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I mean, when lifting the screen off from the body, im applying somewhat of pressure on the screen with my finger to lift the screen, right? thats what i was referring to more so than the close/open mechanism itself
 
Benz63amg said:
I mean, when lifting the screen off from the body, im applying somewhat of pressure on the screen with my finger to lift the screen, right? thats what i was referring to more so than the close/open mechanism itself
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That would be covered under the same durability tests.
 
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Benz63amg said:
i use my 13 inch macbook pro on my desk at home and it doesnt really move anywhere, i close the lid whenever i finish using it for the day and open the lid the next day whenever i need to use the computer again, Do you guys leave the lid open at all times? is opening and closing the lid daily bad for the Macbook?
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No doubt students and others open and close their's far more than once a day and with all the whines we have heard, this is not one of them. I think you are safe. Well from this problem anyway.
 
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No. I have a 2012 13" MBP that still looks like new today and closes like it did when I bought it new in 2015. I also still have my 2007 black MacBook that is still perfect today.
 
Any part is subject to "wear and tear". The more wear it experiences, the sooner it may fail.

My advice and opinion only:
If you use the MBP at various times during the day
and
If there is no danger from kids, pets, etc.
then
I'd leave the lid open, BUT... I'd set a "screen saver" for one of the corners (I like the upper right). When you're done using it for a while, just shove the cursor to the corner and let the screensaver come on. Then set the MBP in a safe place until you need it again.
 
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I don't think it is reasonable to expect that the hinge will fail anytime while you still want to keep your laptop. It's built with a hinge, because (I think) Apple designed it to be used as a portable, where you might expect to occasionally open and close the lid, and that you might do that operation many times per day.
I think the more important part is to always be careful that you don't ever leave anything inside the hinge area when closing the lid. There's really close clearance, and it doesn't take much to apply enough pressure on the edge of the screen to leave a (probably unwelcome) crack.
 
Early 2013 15" mpb gets ovened and closed multiple times a day ... no issues.
 
I've never had a problem with a lid on my MacBooks. If you're worried there are things you can do to improve the longevity of your hinges on your MacBook. I find slowly opening the lid vs jerking and throwing it up to be far better for the hinges. That said, I know people that jerk it and throw it up hard - and they have no problems... but I'd like to think that slowly raising it up and slowly raising it down helps.

I don't close my lid - like others said - when I leave it on my desk. I'll do a COMMAND + CONTROL + Q to lock it and then I walk away.
 
Operative word should have been "opened". Keyboard letter "p" not working and I have to copy and paste it when I need, hence the "v".
 
That's a good question for 2016-2018 owners given the Flexgate issues. I had mine replaced under the extended warranty, but it will surely fail again since the design (cable connections between the screen and the base are too short and eventually come loose, causing the screen to fail) is flawed and Apple only replaced the screen with the same design. So, if you have a machine that's affected by Flexgate, it makes sense to limit the opening and closing to as few times as possible, especially if you're beyond the 4 year protection offered by Apple.
 
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I wonder if people on the Whirlpool forums have people asking if they can open and close their refrigerator/dishwater multiple times a day.

I've had a laptop for 15 years and never once thought about "preserving it's life" by opening and closing it less.
 
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Benz63amg said:
i use my 13 inch macbook pro on my desk at home and it doesnt really move anywhere, i close the lid whenever i finish using it for the day and open the lid the next day whenever i need to use the computer again, Do you guys leave the lid open at all times? is opening and closing the lid daily bad for the Macbook?
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the hinges on Macbooks are pretty damn solid. in 2016, with the design refresh, they made the hinge even more intense. look at the ifixit teardown. some serious engineering and testing went on for that thing. i know people who literally carry their macbook by its screen! you shouldnt fret over it i think.
 
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