I very rarely shut mine down. I've only actually shut it down to
transport a couple of times on long drives. Unfortunately, I'm
unable to use my PowerBook for work, so it's not part of my daily
commute. But if it was I'd probably just shut the lid like I do
with my ThinkPad.<br>
<br>
The only issue I can see that would cause this to be the recommendation
is the possibility for the hard drive to be running while and a head to
crash if it were bumped. But if the hard drive is parked while
asleep I don't see any other issue. Unless it's just listed it in
the manual to be on the safe side.<br>
<br>
matt.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/21/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Daniel Beck</b> <<a href="mailto:danielbeck@mac.com">danielbeck@mac.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Jun 21, 2005, at 12:32 PM, Samantha Cornell wrote:<br><br>> This raises a good question. Is it indeed necessary to shut down<br>> to transport a laptop? I am personally referring to a G4 iBook,<br>> but I'm assuming that whatever the answer, it holds true for all
<br>> the portables.<br>><br>> Any experts care to weigh in?<br><br>Not sure I qualify as an expert. But, I have been using PowerBooks<br>for a number of years and I transport my PowerBook while it's<br>sleeping daily and never Shutdown. I haven't experienced any problems
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