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Should MBA be shutdown while carrying it with me?

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rapturedlight

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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
 
No need. It was only platter drive machines that required either shutting down or waiting for them to sleep fully before moving.
 
Gav2k said:
No need. It was only platter drive machines that required either shutting down or waiting for them to sleep fully before moving.
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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!
 
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.
 
Furzul said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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