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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 292321" data-attributes="member: 18251"><p>"since mechanical wear is what ruins hard drive by only powering it on for use then shut it down would extend life". True. Try to use them only when needed. All of them have their predicted <span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>MTBF</strong></span></span> (lifespan) expressed in number of hours while being turned on. Anyone concerned with the lifespan of their HDDs should consider buying a "server" disk(s), which can be expected to last more than 10 years, even if constantly "on": <a href="http://goo.gl/hmM1ek" target="_blank">http://www.hgst.com/hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/enterprise-sata-drives/ultrastar-7k3000</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 292321, member: 18251"] "since mechanical wear is what ruins hard drive by only powering it on for use then shut it down would extend life". True. Try to use them only when needed. All of them have their predicted [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][B]MTBF[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] (lifespan) expressed in number of hours while being turned on. Anyone concerned with the lifespan of their HDDs should consider buying a "server" disk(s), which can be expected to last more than 10 years, even if constantly "on": [URL="http://goo.gl/hmM1ek"]http://www.hgst.com/hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/enterprise-sata-drives/ultrastar-7k3000[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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