Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> 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.

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