Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

["Jack Nguy" <Jack@JackNguy.com>]

Another thing to keep in mind is the spinning of the harddrive. A
harddrive doesn't have inifite lifespan and laptop harddrives are not
designed for 24/7 spinning.

Jack


On 7/12/06, David R. Litwin <presently42@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a year old Toshiba Intel Mobil P4 laptop using Sid. I recently
> downloaded two large files via BitTorrent. As I wanted to have them as
> quickly as I could, I decided to leave my laptop on until they were fully
> downloaded, rebooting only for upgrades. I noticed no real
> difference in performance (maybe Azureus was hogging
> a bit more memory after a few days).
>
> The question is this: Why should I ever turn off my laptop on a normal
> occasion (normal being every-day, standard, stationary usage)? If I don't
> want it on, I can suspend it in some way: Waking-up is faster than
> booting-up.
>
> I'm keen to hear your opinions, O members.
>
> Cheers.
>
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