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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:04 -0500, Aydan wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:53:14 +0100, clipka wrote:
>> > 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
>
> Not that reaching. WD sells HDs which are specifically for 24/7 usage. I
> think the difference is the lifetime of the bearings which is dependent
> not so much on actual age but on revolutions and temperature.
Could be, or it could just be a marketing ploy by WD.....
Jim
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