had a debate with a friend about mechanical drives and curious to know which holds most truth.
I say that you want to spin down a drive when it isn't in use because drive will last longer, saves power and is quieter.
friend argues that you should disable hibernation of the drive due to spin up / spin down cycles being what kills mechanical drives,
he says having it spin 24/7 for a whole year will have less wear than a drive that spend more than half the year sleeping.
thoughts ?
I say that you want to spin down a drive when it isn't in use because drive will last longer, saves power and is quieter.
friend argues that you should disable hibernation of the drive due to spin up / spin down cycles being what kills mechanical drives,
he says having it spin 24/7 for a whole year will have less wear than a drive that spend more than half the year sleeping.
thoughts ?