Re: Shutting down lessens computer life............
On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 07:31:28PM -0500, Brad Alexander wrote:
> I remember reading a report in the mid-90s stating that one of the biggest
> life-shortening properties of powering on and off was heating and cooling
> of the hard drive bearings. Now, that said, I do not know how much change
> has occurred in hard drive bearings, though I would have to guess that
> modern hard drives do not get as hot..
I'd be surprised¹ if manufacturers made drives to last a long time. You
probably pay "through the nose" for the ones that are.
¹ If you assume the worst you'll never be unpleasantly surprised. :)
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