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When do I put my MBP in the case?
- Thread starter Boesky
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Wha huh?
I mean c'mon, it's in the process of going to sleep until the light starts pulsing, but it will do that either way (in the case or out)
If you're concern is with heat, unless you've been working the thing real good, don't worry about it or just let it run idling for a few minutes to let the fans cool things off a bit I guess.
I mean c'mon, it's in the process of going to sleep until the light starts pulsing, but it will do that either way (in the case or out)
If you're concern is with heat, unless you've been working the thing real good, don't worry about it or just let it run idling for a few minutes to let the fans cool things off a bit I guess.
Well when it's sleeping it won't produce any heat, so whatever is there will dissipate over time.
Well the laptop is going to sleep so its not going to produce anymore heat than there already is.
By default when you put the laptop to sleep it writes whatever is on the RAM to the harddrive too, but its pretty safe (especially with Apple's motion sensors) to move the laptop around, even with out them you would have to really shake up the laptop to do anything. But once the light starts pulsing on the front, the computer is fully asleep
Not quite true--true, the laptop won't produce anymore heat, but when it goes to sleep the temperatures will rise a little bit more in the minutes after sleep mode is entered, because the fans are no longer expelling heat from the body as they are when it is on.
Same concept with a car's cooling system--gets hotter after you park the car.
Whatever you do, make sure that Bluetooth is either off, or "Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer" is not enabled. There are stories of MacBooks turning themselves on during transit due to Bluetooth. Also be absolutely sure that it is in fact asleep when you put it in the bag; the light should be pulsating when you do so.
However, with everything said above, I personally do not transit my MacBook Pro while in S3 sleep mode. I only transport my computer either powered off, or in S4 sleep mode, which can be done using the "Deep Sleep" widget. In S4 sleep mode the computer is off, and the contents of memory have been written to the disk.
However, with everything said above, I personally do not transit my MacBook Pro while in S3 sleep mode. I only transport my computer either powered off, or in S4 sleep mode, which can be done using the "Deep Sleep" widget. In S4 sleep mode the computer is off, and the contents of memory have been written to the disk.
Above poster said it perfectly. Me personally, I don't put my laptop in a case when in sleep mode. I used to with my ibook and it wasn't a problem, but with some people reporting the computer waking in sleep mode, and getting really hot. I just don't want to risk it. I always shut down the computer then put it in my bag.
Plus, I figure if it's shut down, it is more able to handle bumps and such because the HDD is fully parked.