05-29-2008, 03:36 PM
You can run the MacBook with the lid closed and an external display and keyboard (and mouse) attached.
If I recall correctly, the MacBook won't run (it will stay asleep) when closed if you don't connect an external keyboard.
Note that the iBooks woudn't run when closed except if you hacked the firmware. This was designed that way due to heat buildup issues. They dissipated some heat up through the keyboard and thus couldn't run safely when closed.
But the MacBooks are designed to remove heat through the bottom and through the vent near the hinge and are engineered to run OK when closed.
If I recall correctly, the MacBook won't run (it will stay asleep) when closed if you don't connect an external keyboard.
Note that the iBooks woudn't run when closed except if you hacked the firmware. This was designed that way due to heat buildup issues. They dissipated some heat up through the keyboard and thus couldn't run safely when closed.
But the MacBooks are designed to remove heat through the bottom and through the vent near the hinge and are engineered to run OK when closed.