ibook sleep mode

firehcfirehc
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
fully charged my ibook g4 1.2 at night and put it to sleeping mode,

the next morning (~8 hrs), battery drops from 100% to 95%,

does sleeping mode cost that much power?

or is that anything i could do to minimize that?



thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    squashsquash Posts: 332member
    Umm a standard battery will lose charge even if it's not in sleep mode. I leave my ipod sitting for 2 weeks the battery will drain, my cell phone is the same. i don't really see the issue, but that's me.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    firehcfirehc Posts: 368member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by SQUÅSH

    Umm a standard battery will lose charge even if it's not in sleep mode. I leave my ipod sitting for 2 weeks the battery will drain, my cell phone is the same. i don't really see the issue, but that's me.



    yeah i understand that,

    but just wondering if 5% in 8 hrs is normal, this is my first laptop.
  • Reply 3 of 6
    firehcfirehc Posts: 368member
    25%?????????



    i m feeling better now, haha
  • Reply 4 of 6
    ireneirene Posts: 17member
    how about overcharge is it okay. i never unplug the power from my ibook the light always green is it okay? does it make battery life shorter?



    i never shutdown my ibook just give her sleep, and wake me up every morning



    same with my ipod everytime im home my ipod straight pluged too
  • Reply 5 of 6
    firehcfirehc Posts: 368member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by irene

    how about overcharge is it okay. i never unplug the power from my ibook the light always green is it okay? does it make battery life shorter?



    i never shutdown my ibook just give her sleep, and wake me up every morning



    same with my ipod everytime im home my ipod straight pluged too



    I heard someone does this all the time and no harm to the battery.
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