Going away for a month with no Macbook
So, I'm going away for a month to Scotland/Europe and not able to take my Macbook Pro (13", late 2010 model, snow Leopard 10.6.8) because last time I took it, it broke and had to be fixed and I was only able to cause it was under warranty. So, I'm going to shut my Macbook down and I've heard things like put the battery down to 50% or whatever. I want to come back to this working cause I'm afraid to take it with me incase it breaks, though I'm pretty sure it broke cause I accidentally left it on sleep for 2 weeks, but is there anything special I should do or will me shutting it down at 100% battery be enough? Thanks!
Ideally, a place where it is room temperature (68º to 75º F.) If you have air conditioning then set the AC temp to around 80º. That's what I set mine at when we are gone for long periods of time. Seems to be OK for all of my computers including several notebooks. Modify accordingly if you away during the winter months. If your home is not air conditioned (my condolences ) then some place dark is usually good.
Apple's recommendation for storage is
Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–24° to 45° C)
So, if you keep within those extremes you should be OK.
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