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is it better for my mac book air to shut it down, when I leave for 12h or shut I just put it in stand by modus?

is it better for my mac book air to shut it down, when I leave for 12h or shut I just put it in stand by modus?

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 6, 2015 12:08 PM

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Jan 6, 2015 12:20 PM in response to hawkila

It shouldn't make any difference as long as you connected to the AC adaptor. You really don't need to shut it down unless you plan not to use it for more than a day or two or when you are traveling with it.


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is it better for my mac book air to shut it down, when I leave for 12h or shut I just put it in stand by modus?

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