On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:53:14 +0100, clipka wrote:

> 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.

That seems to be reaching to me.

Jim

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