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Author here. I can relate to that sentiment but indeed, closing the lid worked so reliably well on my MacBook that it would basically be the same as keeping the
by kvz 7y ago
Author here. I can relate to that sentiment but indeed, closing the lid worked so reliably well on my MacBook that it would basically be the same as keeping the lid open and walking to the next room. Meaning: I open the lid, it wakes up, unlocks with either my watch or fingerprint, all within a second and I'm right where I was; meanwhile, while the lid was closed, power consumption was near-zero; I could leave it like that for a month, and open it, I hear the clicking sound from unlocking via watch with a tap an my wrist, and voila. Even my running VMs would still be in the same state.
And yes, Dell is to blame for the power consumption, also according so someone commenting on the blog post, I updated the blog post accordingly
- wink 7y agoWe had a certain coworker spamming IRC all day by closing the lid and thus disconnecting all the time, that's my most hilarious memory. On the plus side you always knew when he left his desk. And yes, this can be fixed, it's just that not all connections are stateless.
- tandav 7y agoThere'are some options on macOS: - InsomniaX : do not sleep when lid is closed - Amphetamine: do not sleep when locked (⌘⌃Q) I have an old Macbook Air 2014 with 4 gb ram. It is sluggish af. If I open many heavy apps and then lock screen (I do every tim I go to kitchen or bathroom on job) then when i unlock it - it can take up to several minutes to function normally. So Amphetamine.app is must for me.