Macbook always open

[FederalAgent]

Is it safe to keep your macbook open all the time and leave it downloading some files overnight. Just like I do with my pc..

 

[Blubbert]

i do the same on my MBP. I dont think it makes any difference, as i know people who run folding programs on their macs and have them on for weeks at a time.

 

[oceanmonster]

Yes it is safe. i leave mine on all night when it is plugged into the power adapter.

 

[WildCowboy]

Sure, there's nothing wrong with letting it run for as long as you like.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Is it safe to keep your macbook open all the time and leave it downloading some files overnight. Just like I do with my pc..

Yeah and the better news is that you will wake up to a mac that is still running and downloaded files!

 

[valdore]

My MB is always open unless it's traveling with me. I have it folding proteins and searching for aliens. Might as well put that Core 2 Duo to good use, I figure.

 

[BigJohno]

My MB is always open unless it's traveling with me. I have it folding proteins and searching for aliens. Might as well put that Core 2 Duo to good use, I figure.

Searching for aliens? is that a real program?

 

[WildCowboy]

Searching for aliens? is that a real program?

Yes...the project's been going for almost eight years now.

 

[valdore]

Searching for aliens? is that a real program?

It's called seti@home. SETI = search for extraterrestrial intelligence. When the computer is attached to the project, it analyzes radio data from outer space, collected at the Arecibo array in Puerto Rico.