> > Turning a computer on and off regularly is bad for it
> > ...switching a machine on/off puts stress on the harddrives, that's for sure. But
> > also it's not a good idea to let your machine run 24/5 or so, because consumer
> drives
> > are not designed for this too.
>
> So what if you happen to be a PleasureDome junkie? Or otherwise a torrent-junkie?
> Just grit your teeth and maintain backups while keeping a budget to replace drives
> and other failed components regularly?
Dunno. I would myself not describe as a torrent junkie, but i use utorrent quite often. Never had a failed drive in my Raid 0+1 array, though. But the msot that i leave my machine(s) on is for let's say 5 days. More often i just shut them down after 24-48h.
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