Imyourzero
Headphoneus Supremus
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I disagree... I think turning your computer on and off multiple times a day will significantly shorten the life of your hard drives. I've pretty much always left my computer on 24/7 and haven't ever had a hard drive failure because of it. Also, the MTBF rating of most quality hard drives is 100,000+ hours. You DO know that's 11 years of 24/7 operation, right? When's the last time you kept a system, or a hard drive, for 11 years?
I do agree about the heater part, though. My room is noticeably the warmest room in the house because of the electronics in it.
| Originally Posted by MD1032 Definitely turn off your computer at night. Leaving it on will SIGNIFICANTLY shorten the life of your hard drives, and that's if you're starting with a really nice one. Some crappy ones will just outright die the first year you use them doing that. |
I disagree... I think turning your computer on and off multiple times a day will significantly shorten the life of your hard drives. I've pretty much always left my computer on 24/7 and haven't ever had a hard drive failure because of it. Also, the MTBF rating of most quality hard drives is 100,000+ hours. You DO know that's 11 years of 24/7 operation, right? When's the last time you kept a system, or a hard drive, for 11 years?
I do agree about the heater part, though. My room is noticeably the warmest room in the house because of the electronics in it.
