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<blockquote data-quote="Padawan" data-source="post: 25517" data-attributes="member: 273">I'm not sure who informed you that closing the lid will cause some sort of problem with your iBook, but it won't.&nbsp; Closing the lid has the same effect as putting the computer to sleep with the power button.&nbsp; OS X's Help section even informs you that, &quot;On iBooks and PowerBooks, the computer automatically sleeps when you close the lid&quot;.&nbsp; If this caused problems, one would assume there'd be a warning there. To clear up some things from other posts here:- Yes, the iBook does have a fan.&nbsp; Mine rarely comes on, but does occasionally when I'm doing something especially processor-intensive, or the hard-drive has been writing for a while (while installing something) and the machine is charging.&nbsp; - I have to disagree with the comments about Apple's quality (or lack thereof).&nbsp; I haven't had a single problem with my iBook, something that can't be said for any of the PC's I've ever owned (including a number of high-priced Windoze notebooks).&nbsp; My iBook gets warm, but no warmer than my old PC notebook.&nbsp; Also, the idea behind having the computer sleep rather than continue running with the display closed it to allow heat to radiate, not to extend the display life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Padawan, post: 25517, member: 273"] I'm not sure who informed you that closing the lid will cause some sort of problem with your iBook, but it won't. Closing the lid has the same effect as putting the computer to sleep with the power button. OS X's Help section even informs you that, "On iBooks and PowerBooks, the computer automatically sleeps when you close the lid". If this caused problems, one would assume there'd be a warning there. To clear up some things from other posts here: - Yes, the iBook does have a fan. Mine rarely comes on, but does occasionally when I'm doing something especially processor-intensive, or the hard-drive has been writing for a while (while installing something) and the machine is charging. - I have to disagree with the comments about Apple's quality (or lack thereof). I haven't had a single problem with my iBook, something that can't be said for any of the PC's I've ever owned (including a number of high-priced Windoze notebooks). My iBook gets warm, but no warmer than my old PC notebook. Also, the idea behind having the computer sleep rather than continue running with the display closed it to allow heat to radiate, not to extend the display life. [/QUOTE]

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