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Jim Henderson schrieb:
> See my anecdotal evidence in reply to Stefan. Two identical units, one
> powered on and off regularly, one that was left on 24x7. Guess which one
> failed? Not the one that has been turned on and off regularly for 5
> years now. The one that was plugged in and running for 3 years solid.
I wouldn't be too much surprised if HDD manufacturers would know ways
how to optimize drives for one usage pattern or the other, so that maybe
indeed powering up and down might kill a server HDD quickly, while 24x7
usage might shorten the life of an office computer / consumer HDD.
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