>While on the other hand, I just walk away from mine lid open, and let it >sleep by itself. Is there any difference between sleeping with the lid open >and with it closed? Yeah. The screen will accumulate dust if the lid is open. You can get a neat little sleeve that covers the screen when it's open and protects the screen from oil, etc, on the keyboard when it's closed. See: http://www.coolshield.com/ among others. George Slusher/Eugene, OR gslusher at rio.com