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MacBook and MacBook Pro: Some computers may unexpectedly go to sleep when stacked

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Symptoms

If you stack certain MacBook or MacBook Pro computers on top of each other, one or more of the stacked computers may go to sleep unexpectedly.

Depending on when this happens it may appear that the computer is having difficulties starting up. Stacking the computers can result in the top computer going to sleep before it's completely started up.