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That does not make the insanely bright white light any less annoying when you are trying to sleep, though. Quite the opposite, in my experience.

by MrJagil 16y ago

alanh 16y ago
Bet yours is a couple years old. They really reduced the intensity when they switched to unibody enclosures. Anecdote: My first MBP was a graduation present from my parents just before I graduated HS. For some unmemorable reason they “grounded” me from it for a day or two (during finals, maybe?) - but in its sleep state, it was keeping them from sleeping, themselves, with its bright, pulsing LED as it sat on Mom's dresser. I had to laugh just a little at what felt, to me, like Apple-sponsored karmic revenge :)
- DougBTX 16y ago
  The current MacBook Air doesn't have a sleep light - the next round of MBPs might not have one either. The idea it to close the laptop when you are not using it. Sleep is the default state, so no need for a status indicator. Just like the iPhone/iPad/iPod.
  - ryanf 16y ago
    There's a big difference between the MBP and the Air/iPhone/iPad/iPod though -- solid-state drives. The sleep indicator tells you when it's safe to pick your computer up.
    - schrototo 16y ago
      I think it's pretty likely that the next round of MBPs will come with SSDs standard.
  - moe 16y ago
    Sleep is the default state, so no need for a status indicator. Wrong! Sleep may be the default state but I definitely want to see whether it's really in that state - or in some other. I hate this kind of wishful thinking from hardware designers. It's the same mindset that removed the status LED from the Samsung Galaxy S. A status LED that exists on almost every other android handset and that is very useful for indicating missed calls, low battery and many other things (it's freely programmable). Congrats Samsung and Apple, you saved on a $0.20 part - but in the wrong place.
    - chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
      Agreed. But, AMOLED gives some nice opportunity here. Try NoLED: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
      - moe 16y ago
        NoLED is a neat hack, but not a substitute for a built-in, reliable notification mechanism.

That does not make the insanely bright white light any less annoying when you are trying to sleep, though. Quite the opposite, in my experience.

by MrJagil 16y ago

That does not make the insanely bright white light any less annoying when you are trying to sleep, though. Quite the opposite, in my experience.

alanh 16y ago

Bet yours is a couple years old. They really reduced the intensity when they switched to unibody enclosures. Anecdote: My first MBP was a graduation present from my parents just before I graduated HS. For some unmemorable reason they “grounded” me from it for a day or two (during finals, maybe?) - but in its sleep state, it was keeping them from sleeping, themselves, with its bright, pulsing LED as it sat on Mom's dresser. I had to laugh just a little at what felt, to me, like Apple-sponsored karmic revenge :)

DougBTX 16y ago
The current MacBook Air doesn't have a sleep light - the next round of MBPs might not have one either. The idea it to close the laptop when you are not using it. Sleep is the default state, so no need for a status indicator. Just like the iPhone/iPad/iPod.
- ryanf 16y ago
  There's a big difference between the MBP and the Air/iPhone/iPad/iPod though -- solid-state drives. The sleep indicator tells you when it's safe to pick your computer up.
  - schrototo 16y ago
    I think it's pretty likely that the next round of MBPs will come with SSDs standard.
- moe 16y ago
  Sleep is the default state, so no need for a status indicator. Wrong! Sleep may be the default state but I definitely want to see whether it's really in that state - or in some other. I hate this kind of wishful thinking from hardware designers. It's the same mindset that removed the status LED from the Samsung Galaxy S. A status LED that exists on almost every other android handset and that is very useful for indicating missed calls, low battery and many other things (it's freely programmable). Congrats Samsung and Apple, you saved on a $0.20 part - but in the wrong place.
  - chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
    Agreed. But, AMOLED gives some nice opportunity here. Try NoLED: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
    - moe 16y ago
      NoLED is a neat hack, but not a substitute for a built-in, reliable notification mechanism.