Stand-By and Hibernate

Coming from Windows, what is the Mac equivalent of Stand-By & Hibernate?

In Windows, Standby = close the lid and when you open it back up, it asks for password and you just get back to where you started.

I heard this kills the battery meaning battery life and how well it holds a charge... Is it true?

So the solution to the CONS of Standby is supposedly Hibernate which I never used on Windows. It supposedly saves what you have in memory and shuts down.

So my question is...

What is the Mac equal of Standby and Hibernate?
What do you suggest doing to keep my battery from not holding proper charge?

Thanks in ADVANCE!

 

they call it sleep and safe sleep.

by default it just sleeps... meaning its still pulling minor power. Going into Safe SLeep is like hibernate, and writes everything to disk and turns off. By default Macs only Safe Sleep when the battery is really low on power. There are some 3rd party tools you can get that will modify it to always safe sleep if you want it to.

Neither way is going to kill your battery.

 

There is no built-in functionality to hibernate a Mac. When you close the lid it will "Sleep" which is the equivalent of Standby on the PC (quick resume, low power state). Macs will only hibernate if they are sleeping and the battery gets too low to avoid data loss.

Also, there is no way to disable the sleep function when closing the lid w/o using a third party app. I haven't used it personally, but DeepSleep is a free widget that lets you manually hibernate your Mac. Axonic Labs - DeepSleep Widget - Hibernate your Mac

IMHO opinion, sleep works very well on Macs. Standby was/is always flaky on PCs. If you use your Mac daily, sleep shouldn't give you any hassles. I haven't actually restarted my MBP in weeks.

 

Cool thanks for quick replies...

Do you recommend when I go to sleep, should I just shut the lid and let my computer sleep or should I do a complete shut down?

What I am concerned about is preserving my battery so it lasts me at least 4-5 years without replacement.

 

it depends... if its sitting on your desk and plugged into the wall, it wont even be touching your battery while in sleep. Sleep only uses some battery when its the only power source. If your going to leave it asleep for a few days (not plugged in), you might as well shut it down. If your going to be traveling around all day with it and use it here and there and its only going to be to sleep for an hour (or 2 or 3) then theres nothing wrong with using sleep.

 

Oh ok. What about when I go to sleep at night?

I usually sleep at 1AM and wake up around 10 PM ish sometimes. Is it ok to leave in sleep mode or should I just SHUT down?

 

Actually, it safe sleeps by default. Safe sleep writes the contents of your ram to disk and keeps it in memory. That way you can resume instantly, but in the event of a sudden loss of power you won't loose your work.

For a good read, and help changing settings (if you want) see here - Set newer portable Macs' sleep mode | Software | Mac OS X Hints | Macworld

 

Also, you might want to read up on Apple's improved battery technology since any battery degrades over time. I'm not trying to sell you Apple propaganda, they really have improved their battery tech. Most all PC batteries are only good for 200-300 recharge cycles or two-years of active use. Apple has improved their circuitry and battery chemistry to allow 1000 cycles before degradation or 5 yrs of typical use. I'm currently at 124 cycles and my battery is still @ 98% health (I've had my MBP since last August).

 

Sorry...note that that article is from 2006 at the dawn of OSX 10.5. New Macs with Snow Leopard only sleep by default since they no longer have a removable battery to worry about.

 

Thanks! Haha I am already sold on Apple's propaganda. Even more so than North Korea's.



Do you guys have any other tips to keep my battery in tip top shape? I heard so many rules about letting your battery run until it is dead every few months or so?

Then others say keep it unplugged and only plug it in when you need to charge it?!!?

I'm so confuzzled. There should be a full OFFICIAL guide it seems?

 

thats a good way to wear it out faster.

When you plug in your computer... it can charge the battery, but it wont unless it needs to. It will run the computer directly off the plugged in power. Some people say that type of thing because they think that the laptop always runs on battery and the plug in just keeps charging the battery, but thats not true.

 

You wanted OFFICIAL Apple - Batteries - Notebooks

Also: Apple Portables: Tips for maximizing your battery charge

And description of how the new batteries work: Apple - MacBook Pro - Learn all about the breakthrough battery

 

Thanks guys! You are the BEST!!! Haha bookmarked everything!

 

I stand corrected. Thanks.