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> In theory, until the disks are spinning at full speed, you don't get that
> "cushion of air" for the heads to "fly" on, which should result in wear.
> Of course, no doubt manufacturers know all about this and have come up
> with ways to at least reduce the problem...
There's probably just a reserved portion of the platter that is used for
spin-up/down operations. The only tricky bit is to get the head over to
that portion when the power is suddenly cut.
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