05-08-2008, 04:23 PM
This is interesting...
I have been very disappointed in what I see as erratic behavior of my 2.2 Ghz MBP when it comes to putting it to sleep, waking it up, or even moving it.
I am now wondering if some of the strangeness in its behavior is related to these new "features".
I have problems with:
A. The MBP taking a long time to go to sleep (where the LCD powers off and the hard drive spins down)
B. Often difficulty waking the laptop up... with the LCD not coming on. Sometimes opening and closing the lid a few times wakes it up, other times it requires a force reboot via the power key.
C. When *moving* my MBP, it will "wake up" while closed (LCD and hard drive) and then will presumable go back to sleep after 5 to 10 seconds... although once it DID not and I later found a VERY hot MBP in my laptop case.
Ironically, my 900 Mhz G3 iBook was MUCH more robust in terms of doing what it should *when* it should WRT going to sleep and waking up. By comparison, my MBP seems very "high maintenance" and does not instill the same peace of mind I had with my iBook.
If this "new" technology is partially to blame, I wish there would be a way to turn it off.
I can do without the "paranoid" backup technologies if it will just work reliably in the ways it always has before.
Anyone else have experiences like mine with their MBP?
I have been very disappointed in what I see as erratic behavior of my 2.2 Ghz MBP when it comes to putting it to sleep, waking it up, or even moving it.
I am now wondering if some of the strangeness in its behavior is related to these new "features".
I have problems with:
A. The MBP taking a long time to go to sleep (where the LCD powers off and the hard drive spins down)
B. Often difficulty waking the laptop up... with the LCD not coming on. Sometimes opening and closing the lid a few times wakes it up, other times it requires a force reboot via the power key.
C. When *moving* my MBP, it will "wake up" while closed (LCD and hard drive) and then will presumable go back to sleep after 5 to 10 seconds... although once it DID not and I later found a VERY hot MBP in my laptop case.
Ironically, my 900 Mhz G3 iBook was MUCH more robust in terms of doing what it should *when* it should WRT going to sleep and waking up. By comparison, my MBP seems very "high maintenance" and does not instill the same peace of mind I had with my iBook.
If this "new" technology is partially to blame, I wish there would be a way to turn it off.
I can do without the "paranoid" backup technologies if it will just work reliably in the ways it always has before.
Anyone else have experiences like mine with their MBP?