Should MBA be shutdown while carrying it with me?

[rapturedlight]

Hi, I have a MBA 11-inch and I use it all the time. I carry it with me from home to work almost everyday. Should it be left to sleep mode or should it be shutdown when I move from one location to another? Thank you

 

[Gav2k]

No need. It was only platter drive machines that required either shutting down or waiting for them to sleep fully before moving.

 

[rapturedlight]

No need. It was only platter drive machines that required either shutting down or waiting for them to sleep fully before moving.

Thank you for this. I rarely shutdown my mac and it bothered me when most of my friends suggested to shut it down when I am traveling. Thanks!

 

[fenderbass146]

Yea, no point now days. No moving parts. Really no different then an iPad other then the fans.

 

[rapturedlight]

Yea, no point now days. No moving parts. Really no different then an iPad other then the fans.

Thank you!

 

[Wackery]

the hard drive is a spinning disk, when it gets jolted it can cause a scratch and damage the drive

 

[keysofanxiety]

the hard drive is a spinning disk, when it gets jolted it can cause a scratch and damage the drive

Not in a MacBook Air, they have SSDs.

 

[Furzul]

May be a stupid question, but if MacBook airs have ssd drives why do they have a fan? My MacBook is a 2014 model, and as you say I have never heard the hard drive, but I once did hear the fan running.

 

[chrfr]

May be a stupid question, but if MacBook airs have ssd drives why do they have a fan? My MacBook is a 2014 model, and as you say I have never heard the hard drive, but I once did hear the fan running.

It's the CPU and GPU in computers that gets the hottest. The MacBook (not Air) doesn't have a fan, but as a result the CPU is quite a bit less powerful than in a MacBook Air.

 

[Furzul]

It's the CPU and GPU in computers that gets the hottest. The MacBook (not Air) doesn't have a fan, but as a result the CPU is quite a bit less powerful than in a MacBook Air.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Pugly]

This is my favorite feature of these modern ssd based laptops... Having an instant on, always available, fully capable computer ready to go is great.

 

[JTToft]

Not in a MacBook Air, they have SSDs.

- Well, not necessarily, though all 11" Airs do, which is of course what we're talking about here. But pre-2010 models were available with platter drives.