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    MBP Run for Weeks?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by FidyYuan, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. FidyYuan

    FidyYuan Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if it's bad to keep a MBP running for like 1 week or 2 straight without letting it go to sleep at 55-58degrees Celsius. Also, I was wondering if I need to shutdown my mac and if it's okay to just put it to sleep at night.
     
    FidyYuan, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. jujube

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    Well, it can't be good but you could take steps to make sure that it doesn't over-heat like getting a cooling pad or have it elevated. You can have it sleep but like having it on and using it, I don't know about this but there might be memory leak/leech. Why would you need to have it on all the time anyways?
     
    jujube, Jul 18, 2007
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    Well I don't know about you, but I've had a macbook for about 10 days and I haven't shut it down once. Just sleep at night or when I take it to school and what not. Don't think it would do it any harm, if it did, I'm sure they would give you some kind of warning, or not have sleep as an option at all... lol.
     
    00fez, Jul 18, 2007
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  4. count_schemula

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    I elevate the rear on mine. I put it to sleep if I'm going to be gone for a while, and I reboot it sometimes just for kicks. But it's one more than not and it seems fine. Just keep an ear out for stuck processes than can peg a processor. I know I walked in on my dual G5 more than once with it in "hairdryer" mode, fans at full blast.
     
    count_schemula, Jul 18, 2007
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  5. CanadianDude

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    I dont mind shutting it down. Startup is really fast anyways, so Id rather just wait the 20 seconds and have a fresh start.
     
    CanadianDude, Jul 18, 2007
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  6. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    ToshibaDude, you are a dastardly man! You put a pretty girl right next to a MBP in your sig (nice sig, by the way). Now I can't get the notion that MBP = pretty girls out of my head.
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    *Gasp* How did that MBP appear in my sig?
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    OH LORD! A $2500 charge just appeared on my credit card statement!

    Anyway, now that your avatar+sig have caused me to buy a MBP...

    I plan on shutting mine down at night unless I'm using it for transcoding or folding or something, even though these laptops use very little power in sleep mode, I don't see any reason to have them stuck into the wall while I'm asleep. Eh, who knows, maybe I'll be too lazy and leave it on all the time.
     
    StormEffect, Jul 18, 2007
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  7. shazzoz

    shazzoz Notebook Consultant

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    I almost never shut mine off, it's usually plugged into the AC outlet, and I just let it sleep when not in use. This has been my routine with previous PowerBooks and a MacBook (now MacBook Pro) ... never had any issues.
     
    shazzoz, Jul 18, 2007
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