Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Leaving MBP on all day
- Thread starter henz0
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I leave my MacBook Pro on and awake 99% of the time. I don't have an SSD but I need it on to get back to it using LogMeIn.
I dont think there should be a problem. I have done that several times and the computer still works fine.
Yup!
Only time mine is off when I'm moving it ... and then it only goes to Sleep. I can't remember the last time I restarted, yet alone hit "shut down"
It's fine. I leave mine on all day and I constantly upload and download. It's a computer, use it.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
While I agree it should be no problem, it is interesting to note that if you watch activity monitor the hard drive is written to periodically. With the finite life of SSD's, I do not leave mine on unless theres a specific reason. Going to bed... put it to sleep. Like to leave it on... leave it on.
Hi, excuse me for offtopic, but I have a question about strong loading MBP17 for 5 days. I working on 3D rendering animation on an iMac now, but I want to switch to MBP17 soon and I only worries about long-time-rendering, maybe even few days on 99% loading all the time. It is going to use CPU-100% (all cores) and all RAM (8GB) and hard drive for huge swap files.
Do you think it's okay? I was reading topic about unexpected shutdownings when MBP has been loaded for a long time, I worrying about overheat problem.
What do you guys think about it?
Do you think it's okay? I was reading topic about unexpected shutdownings when MBP has been loaded for a long time, I worrying about overheat problem.
What do you guys think about it?
left it on all the time, sleep when not using. i restart for kick to adore the blazing booting speed. 
Hi, excuse me for offtopic, but I have a question about strong loading MBP17 for 5 days. I working on 3D rendering animation on an iMac now, but I want to switch to MBP17 soon and I only worries about long-time-rendering, maybe even few days on 99% loading all the time. It is going to use CPU-100% (all cores) and all RAM (8GB) and hard drive for huge swap files.
Do you think it's okay? I was reading topic about unexpected shutdownings when MBP has been loaded for a long time, I worrying about overheat problem.
What do you guys think about it?
It's worth a try I guess...that's what AppleCare is for. It may be worth doing a thermal grease upgrade/reapplication if you're going to be using it that much at 100%.
When you register Apple Care you no longer have the standard Apple limited warranty.
Edit: Also try not to hijack other people's threads.
swingerofbirch
macrumors 68040
AppleCare is an extension of the one year warranty. It extends the warranty from 1 year to 3 years total. It extends the phone support from 90 days to 3 years total. AppleCare is also the name for Apple's support service. So when you call in during the first 90 days for telephone support or get hardware service in the first year you're contacting AppleCare, whether you've purchased AppleCare or not. It's all the same thing. The program called AppleCare just extends the warranty. It's a good deal, especially with an education discount.
I wouldn't advise messing with the thermal paste yourself. That seems like something that would definitely void the warranty. Just keep the computer on a flat, hard surface so it cools properly.
Thank you guys, I'll get AppleCare right after one year warranty.
You have to get it before the 1yr warranty expires. Once your original warranty is over, so is your shot at Applecare.