but surely switching off the machine would be better?bobw said:Running on battery, the benefit would be to conserve power.
Convert said:Hey what's the benefit of making the powerbook sleep? Apart from being able to use Mac OS X straight away.
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It has less to do with putting the book into sleep mode but a general thing about the batteries that after some time the battery capacity goes down. This kind of aging is irreversible. However, what mostly seems to be the case is that ppl do not treat their batteries well. They charge it when the battery is not completely empty and don't even let it fully charge. The response of the battery and the PMU: lower battery duration. In that case you should recalibrate the battery by resetting the PMU and letting the battery drain to the last drop (which should be done in the single user mode since there are no powersaving services active) and charge it over the night. Et voila, the battery duration should be renewed.DanTekGeek said:im not talking so much battery drain during sleep, but the effects of sleep on the battery on a long term scale. my teacher used to put her ibook on sleep all the time, but over time, the battery capacity went down. anyone heard of anything like this?