Sleep or Shutdown?

lilmul123 · lilmul123 #1 (**permalink**)

05-17-2008, 10:46 PM

When I'm not using my macbook, should i just close the cover or turn it off?

rsmithgi · rsmithgi #2 (**permalink**)

05-17-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lilmul123

When I'm not using my macbook, should i just close the cover or turn it off?

putting it to sleep is just fine.

cheesybanana · cheesybanana #3 (**permalink**)

05-17-2008, 11:07 PM

There is never really any reason to turn it off.

AlyciaAnimation · AlyciaAnimation #4 (**permalink**)

05-17-2008, 11:24 PM

It's kind of a personal choice. There's no real harm in just putting to sleep all the time, but I like to shut down my Macs if I know I won't be using it for a while or if I haven't shut down in a long time. Some things only get cleared out when you shut down.

sosys · sosys #5 (**permalink**)

05-18-2008, 11:21 AM

i think just close the cover,...

Sennec · Sennec #6 (**permalink**)

05-18-2008, 11:32 AM

I never shut it down, unless I have no choice or when I know I won't use it for a few days.. But that never happens :p.

thedood · thedood #7 (**permalink**)

05-18-2008, 11:40 AM

I also simply close the cover. Only when I am traveling with my MBP, do I shut it down.

lilmul123 · lilmul123 #8 (**permalink**)

05-18-2008, 12:28 PM

How much battery does putting it to sleep use? That's really my only concern.

louishen · louishen #9 (**permalink**)

05-18-2008, 12:41 PM

I think about 0.2watts

But at the mo I work for a German company (Bosch).

In the office they have someone go round after people leave, and if your computer is still on they leave you a little note to tell you to shut it off.

In Europe alone Bosch says it saves several hundred thousand euros a year by shutting down desktops when not in use.

That said, their crappy HP PCs (I am not dishing PCs, just the ones the company has, my G5 is one of the most powerful in the building!!) probably use a load more energy when idle than your macbook

kryptik · kryptik #10 (**permalink**)

05-19-2008, 10:11 AM

I think putting it to sleep helps save power, not sure. Anyway I just put my macbook and even my PCs to sleep when they are not in use.

sanity1082 · sanity1082 #11 (**permalink**)

05-19-2008, 10:43 AM

i use to always shut down my mb when ever i was going to and from work, as time moves on i find myself just closing the lid and putting it to sleep.

getuptogetdown · getuptogetdown #12 (**permalink**)

05-19-2008, 11:00 AM

Unless an update or something requires a restart I just sleep it. I can literally leave my macbook pro in sleep mode for days without a significant power loss. I heard it was about 2% every 6 hours or something crazy like that...but not exactly sure....all I know is it's a very lower power loss. And it's so much nicer just having it sleep then to completely shut it down

Sennec #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 16, 2007 Location: Belgium, Brussels Posts: 424 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro	05-18-2008, 11:32 AM I never shut it down, unless I have no choice or when I know I won't use it for a few days.. But that never happens :p. Another stain on the sidewalk.
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thedood #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 26, 2007 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 300 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15". 2.4GHz. - 2GB RAM. - 60GB HD@7200 rpm.	05-18-2008, 11:40 AM I also simply close the cover. Only when I am traveling with my MBP, do I shut it down. NABET - CWA <the union label.
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getuptogetdown #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 323 Mac Specs: 15" Matte Macbook Pro 2.5Ghz 4gb RAM 250gb HD, 60gb iPod Classic maxed, iPod shuffle	05-19-2008, 11:00 AM Unless an update or something requires a restart I just sleep it. I can literally leave my macbook pro in sleep mode for days without a significant power loss. I heard it was about 2% every 6 hours or something crazy like that...but not exactly sure....all I know is it's a very lower power loss. And it's so much nicer just having it sleep then to completely shut it down Loving my MBP more and more everyday
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lilmul123 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2008 Posts: 81	05-17-2008, 10:46 PM When I'm not using my macbook, should i just close the cover or turn it off?
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AlyciaAnimation #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 477	05-17-2008, 11:24 PM It's kind of a personal choice. There's no real harm in just putting to sleep all the time, but I like to shut down my Macs if I know I won't be using it for a while or if I haven't shut down in a long time. Some things only get cleared out when you shut down.
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sosys #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2008 Posts: 4	05-18-2008, 11:21 AM i think just close the cover,...
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lilmul123 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2008 Posts: 81	05-18-2008, 12:28 PM How much battery does putting it to sleep use? That's really my only concern.
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louishen #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,684 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-18-2008, 12:41 PM I think about 0.2watts But at the mo I work for a German company (Bosch). In the office they have someone go round after people leave, and if your computer is still on they leave you a little note to tell you to shut it off. In Europe alone Bosch says it saves several hundred thousand euros a year by shutting down desktops when not in use. That said, their crappy HP PCs (I am not dishing PCs, just the ones the company has, my G5 is one of the most powerful in the building!!) probably use a load more energy when idle than your macbook
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kryptik #10 (permalink)
Member Since: May 19, 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1	05-19-2008, 10:11 AM I think putting it to sleep helps save power, not sure. Anyway I just put my macbook and even my PCs to sleep when they are not in use.
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sanity1082 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 882 Mac Specs: macbook/iphone/ipod nano/ipod shuffle	05-19-2008, 10:43 AM i use to always shut down my mb when ever i was going to and from work, as time moves on i find myself just closing the lid and putting it to sleep.
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