Vacation Plugged or Unplugged?

[daggett2]

2 Qs:

1. if going on vacation should i uplug my emac?

2. i usually leave my macbook plugged in. does this reduce it's battery life when it's needed?

tnx

 

[MacDawg]

1. Do you have it plugged into an adequate surge protector?

2. Apple's recommendations on battery care

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

1. yea
2. if you aren't taking it with you, unplug it.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I do not unplug but I shut down everything.

 

[daggett2]

yes i'm surge-protectd
i'd not seen Apple's recommendations on battery care.
thank you for the info and input

have a great new year

 

[dolphin842]

Given that the eMac is CRT-based, it'll probably been using a bit of phantom power (~5 watts maybe?) if it's still plugged in. There's no harm to leaving it unplugged.

As for the MacBook, how long is your vacation? Apple recommends cycling the battery at least once per month. If you're going to leave it alone for longer than that, they recommend that you drain the battery to 50% and take it out of the MacBook.