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Sleep or shutdown? if I dont use my rMBP every day
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There really is no reason to shut down the newer models. After three hours in sleep mode they enter a low power stand by mode that is almost the same as being completely off anyway.
There really is no reason to shut down the newer models. After three hours in sleep mode they enter a low power stand by mode that is almost the same as being completely off anyway.
Hey, Thanks for your replay!.
I usually shut it down, can it damage it?
(early 2015 13" rMBP)
Nah... it won't hurt anything. It just takes that much longer to get it going when you want to use it is all.
Yeah, I shut down at the end of the day, or when I know I won't be using for some time. It's not like start up for newer models is slow. I'm back up and running any program in a minute. I've always done this with my computers (not so much with mobile/iOS) and it's never been a problem.
Like the OP I only use my Macbook every couple of days, it's not my main computer. I always shut it down, why not? Even an old man can spare the 10 seconds it takes to boot, and I still get a sort of pleasure from the amazing start times of modern SSD kit, especially when I remember how long it took to boot a PC in the eighties.
There is no reason to shut your Mac down, but it won't hurt anything if you do.
I never shut computers down as there's no need to. Turn off the display if it's a desktop or close the laptop lid to hibernate. They use such little power this way that it doesn't matter anymore.