Tb display on or off?

The MBA mid 2011 is connected to the new thumderbolt display. If I want to use the MBA all by itself, and disconnect it from the Thunderbolt display, can I simply leave the TB display powered on or should I turn the power off?
Which way is it better for the TB display?
Thanks.

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8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB
ASUS PA279Q

I uninstalled those two items. It still runs slow on start-up and when opening safari, firefox, iphoto, itunes, etc. It's not snappy like it used to be. Any other ideas? Thanks.

X1 Carbon 2014: Built-in WQHD Display. Turn off & Small Icons

How to turn off the built-in display without
having to change the power option ( Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > Edit Plan Settings),
close the window,
or put the system to sleep.
WQHD sucks. Most Icons (YouTube video player controller, Win Photo Viewer controller, Eclipse, etc) are tiny. Is there away to fix this annoying small icon issue? Can we get quality (WQHD) without hurting our eyes? plz take a look at the pic.
X1 Carbon 2014 WQHD 2014 (none touch screen)
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ColonelONeill wrote:
How's the new clickpad?
Does the keyboard flex under reasonable pressure?
Is the adaptive bar actually a pixel-based LCD or just a series of predefined patterns like the really old LCD displays?
The "new" clickpad is very slick. The texture is good but just a little too rubbery for my taste. In comparison with my brother's old T series, I prefer the X1.
Under reasonable pressure, absolutely not. The amount of force it takes for me to flex it is something I'd never do under normal use. It feels very solid in my opinion.
Upon a close inspection, the adaptive touch bar appears to be the old LCD type. I really want those media keys.

Tb display on or off?

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