Macbook Pro 17" Sleep and wake patterns?

[gloves]

Hi there,

I'm a recent switcher from Windows and have recently tried out the sleep function for the Macbook Pro 17" laptop by closing the lid and opening it again.

I just wanted to know if it is normal that when closing the lid and letting the MBP sleep for a long period of time e.g. a few hours or overnight, that it is normal that when you open the lid and the MBP wakes that the screen remains blank for about a minute before coming back on?

If I close the lid and let the MBP sleep for a short period of time (I've only tried closing the lid, letting the MBP sleep - light pulses) and then opening the lid back up again, the screen comes back to life almost immediately.

I wanted to know if this was the common pattern for everyone?

Thanks for your answers.

 

[AuroraProject]

The first scenario you describe is not normal, it should wake up right away. I had a similar issue when running Azereus, if I left it running, the computer would not wake up, and I'd have to power it off and turn it back on.

 

[gloves]

Thanks for letting me know. So in general when the MBP is put to sleep, whenever it is woken up - regardless of how long it has been put to sleep for (whether that be by opening the screen back up or just pressing a key or something), the screen display should appear almost immediately?

Well, I only had Safari open when I did put it to sleep. I wonder why it only appears to occur when it's been asleep for a long period of time? I tried putting it to sleep for a couple of hours and then came back and opened the lid up and the display appeared almost immediately. So it seems that it's only when it's been asleep overnight? I guess I'll give it a go with no Safari running overnight and see if that makes a difference.

Anyone else have similar or differing experiences?