Since I live in the Midwest and we have electrical storms quite often, I see no reason to tempt fate by leaving my laptop on or even plugged in when not in use. I sometime let them sleep when I travel so I can access the laptop quickly when I need to, but even then I turn it off more often than not.
The batteries will keep it powered in sleep for a week or more. It's still your call but personally I prefer the convenience of having it startup up from sleep in about 10 seconds.
Or is your primary concern power surges? If that's the case then, yeah, you either put your faith in surge suppressors or unplug it.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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