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From: mrwittma@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Martin R. Wittmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: To run or not to run laptop hard disk???
Summary: Which is better for a laptop hard disk?
Keywords: laptop hard disk
Message-ID: <11011@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 22 Oct 89 01:46:44 GMT
Reply-To: mrwittma@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Martin R. Wittmann)
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I have heard the arguments for and against leaving a PC's hard disk
spinning all the time (to spare it the high stresses of powering up).
And I buy them.  My lab PC HD has been spinning constantly for almost 4
years, without any trouble (good ol' Seagate 225!).

However, I am wondering if the same applies to laptops.  Why wouldn't
it?  Well, I presume it's HD is designed to take more bumps and shocks
and perhaps start-ups and power-downs than a desk model HD, but it might
not be designed to spin on a desk day in and day out (as mine currently
does... and it is making more noise than it used to!!!).

What is the general collective experience on laptop HD reliability?

Thanks,					martin wittmann