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Is it ok to never shut down my laptop?
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Any MB/MBA/MBP can be powered down or put into sleep mode on daily basis. No harm either way, strictly personally preference.
Meh, I turn off my iBook G4 every night. If only because the sleep light prevents me from sleeping myself.
I have an iBook G4, and I never turned it off, only put it to sleep.
It would be still running, if I haven't gone Intel.
It would be still running, if I haven't gone Intel.
I never turn it off, only to sleep or reboot (boot camp/updates). The only time where I have it turned completely off was when I did hardware upgrades (Hard Drive)
Meh, I turn off my iBook G4 every night. If only because the sleep light prevents me from sleeping myself.
You can cover it easily
Btw, i left my iBook on this night and when i woke it up, it was cold
I rememberit was pretty hot when i put it to sleep Yay, i will never shut it down ever again The batteries do still need calibrating and it's advisable to run regularly on battery power alone if you want to prolong its life.
I also have an iBook G4 that I leave on ALL the time. I close it at night while I'm sleeping, and during any time that I'm not using it. But I think I can just about count the times I've restarted it over the years.
It won't overheat while it's sleeping, because it's not really doing anything processor intensive.
It won't overheat while it's sleeping, because it's not really doing anything processor intensive.
