sleepy time question?

[CBillups1]

when you put the macbook to sleep during the nite do you need to leave it in the charger? is that what you guys do?

 

[GfulDedFan]

I don't. Mine's sleeping in the case ready for me to bolt in the morning.

 

[CBillups1]

sleeping doesnt waste the battery right?

 

[belvdr]

when you put the macbook to sleep during the nite do you need to leave it in the charger? is that what you guys do?

If the battery is almost dead, yes. If not, it's in the bag, as stated above.

 

[belvdr]

sleeping doesnt waste the battery right?

Yes, but very minor. It has to keep the a charge on the RAM.

 

[dpaanlka]

sleeping doesnt waste the battery right?

False...

You should have your MacBook plugged in whenever you can. Unnecessarily charging up and down the battery reduces its long-term life far more significantly than anything else.

 

[belvdr]

Unnecessarily charging up and down the battery reduces its long-term life far more significantly than anything else.

Do you have any proof of that? The reason I ask is that I've had several laptops that have lasted many years without need of a battery replacement, and I've used them both on and off chargers.

 

[dpaanlka]

Do you have any proof of that? The reason I ask is that I've had several laptops that have lasted many years without need of a battery replacement, and I've used them both on and off chargers.

I thought that was generally accepted knowledge... but to counter your personal experience, I have PowerBook 3400 batteries that still work, simply because they're almost never ever used during their entire lives. Thats like over 11 years.

Then one day I realized I never use the portability part of my laptops, so I just stopped buying them and am quite happy with my Mac Pro desktop.