[Ti] sleep mode - Battery life

[Murray Kastner]

At 3:07 PM +0200 6/6/03, Lisbeth Zachs wrote:
>fredagen den 6 juni 2003 kl 11.12 skrev wp:
>
>>sleep is for few minutes pause
>>
>>if Im going to stop the work for more, just shut down
>
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>But why? The computer works just as beautiful the next time I want 
>it,  if I simply close the lid.
>
>Is there seriously a teori that the computer is better treated if we 
>shut it down properly at long breaks.
>
>I'm of the opinion that either it doesn't matter, or that it infact 
>is better for the computer not to be turned on so often and therefor 
>healthier to keep it running.

This is a long-running debate: whether it is better to shut down 
during periods of idleness. I understood that the hard drives, etc. 
last longer if they are always left on. And the easy-sleep feature of 
the Macs tend to enable this.

My vote is to leave it on. And the way it was explained to me was 
through an anology with a light bulb. When does it usually burn out? 
Usually upon startup, when the stress on elements is greatest. Ergo, 
ellectric and electronic elements will endure constant-on better than 
off-on.

Now I will merely close the lid as I won't be using my BigAl for a few hours.

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Best regards,

Murray
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