On 9/14/04 8:09 PM, "Gary Goldberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Should they be OUR reasons? Like Donald, I'd like to know if > this is a good idea for others Leaving a machine sleeping is leaving it in a very limited "on" state. Meaning that the power management circuits are charged all the time. For example, in my 17" Powerbook that would leave the Backup Battery Board, the DC in Board, the Bluetooth module, and to a certain extent the Logic Board constantly under power. I don't want to risk having to replace any one of these parts if the unit gets surged or one wears out more quickly from the constant stream of electricity. Whether or not you know or believe this it's true; unless you have some special regulator installed at your house (and I'll bet none of you do), your electricity is constantly spiking and dipping slightly. This is normal. Ask any electrician. Personally, I use a Belkin UPS that has AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulation) to clean up the power coming into my house from the utility pole. Things like refrigerators and televisions are much more tolerant of line spikes than computers. I have seen a house get surged and nothing was damaged but the iMac, and even things plugged into the same power strip are fine...but the iMac couldn't handle the rapid and drastic change in voltage. I also like to have my memory heap dumped and temp files unloaded, so I use Macjanitor religiously for clean-ups. Apple's stance on the topic is that it's fine to leave your unit on 24/7/365. That's because when your machine breaks you will spend more money at Apple and buy a new one. Apple also considers the Lifetime of a computer to be about 18 months, after that they expect you to upgrade. So they build their machines to last 2-3 years as a minimum. That way if something breaks you will (most likely) be outside of your 1-year warranty period and if you paid more money then your Applecare Protection Plan will cover you for a total of 3 years from the purchase date. And I highly recommend an APP on any powerbook. I bought it myself for my own book. Parts are just too pricey for PB's. What it really comes down to is this: My first powerbook was a PB100. I have had PB's throughout the last 17 years, and aside from a faulty PMU in my Wallstreet (common and well documented problem at Apple) I have had absolutely no problem with any of them doing things the way I do things. I sleep my PB when I am not going to be using it for up to about 6 hours...if the span is going to be longer than that I shut it down. I also shut it down every night and put it in it's Brenthaven bag to prevent dust from getting into it and I regularly open it and clean it. You can do things the way you feel is best, but for example, there is an article in the KBase that attributes constant sleeping to problems with the Pismo series. Kyle H. Hansen -- Jesus Saves...but Gretzky grabs the rebound and backhands for a goal!!! -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
