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So.
I have this Mac Book Pro 3.06 GHz.
Coming from Windows Laptops I'm use to ALWAYS as ritual no matter what, shutdown the operating system. I have this feeling of not doing so affects the performance in the long run.
My friend who have used Mac for about 10 yrs or so jut put down the lid and just recently I've heard from others who haven't shutdown their MBP for months.
Still I have this strong feeling.
Is it ok to just put down the lid at the end of the day and leave it like that?
2A point of clarification: Macs have two sleep "states": When you close the lid it goes into a sleep state that is similar in concept to standby in Windows. Deep Sleep is akin to Hibernate (actually shuts off) and will happen if the battery is too low - by default the contents of your RAM are saved to disk when you go to sleep anyway in case the battery depletes while in the low power sleep mode. I edited the title to reflect this. – Chealion – 2009-08-28T06:43:01.090
It should be pointed out (since you mentioned it) that Windows 7 has an excellent Sleep Mode. I only reboot every month or so. – The How-To Geek – 2009-08-28T06:45:58.290
There is a very similar article to this in SU : http://superuser.com/questions/28582/is-it-bad-to-put-your-computer-in-sleep-mode-every-time/28588#28588 (Related to Windows, but basically the same question as you have)
– Shaharyar – 2009-08-28T07:00:43.847