Is it safe to shutdown my laptop everynight? (SSD)

[grimmrace]

Greetings,

I've read that shutting down a computer every night could affect the longevity of 'moving' hardware components i.e. HDD, however, would the same apply to a laptop that has an SSD?

 

[k1114]

It's better for the hdd and other moving parts to shut down every night and the same goes for every part that doesn't move either.

 

[Dragos Manea]

If it is this way then my 7 HDDs would be long dead but there they are, after 5 years adn still working. Dont believe everything on internet, even normal HDD is ok to shutdown the computer anytime time, even 3 times a day, they are made to shutdown and power up for milion of times. It is more likely that bad sector to develop from old age then the motor to fail due to shutdown and powerup.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

No need to shut it down -- put your laptop to sleep instead. This will still bring to rest spinning components like the HDD & cooling fans but your laptop will wake up ready to use much faster than a cold boot.

Same goes for desktop PCs too.

Shutting down every night is not harmful to components at all, it's just unnecessary nowadays. A wake up from sleep is much quicker than waiting for your system to boot up (especially if, like me, your boot drive is not an SSD.

 

[SoggyTissue]

hard drives akin to light bulbs .... you can have it on forever (evidence the firebrigade watch house in USA with its real 90 year old lightbulb still working / not the designed to be replaced 10k hour ones we get today).

most bulbs 'pop' when you turn them on or off due to the power spike, but that doesnt stop them popping when they are on as well. its 'FREUD' your brian associates death by turning stuff on and off.

you can argue that life of moving parts is extended by the time they are turned off, due to the grease/oil not being used to lube the joints (evidence car engine oil) or the fact that if their is no lube, the friction in bearings doesnt wear. blah blah blah blah boring stuff text.

you can argue life of moving parts is shortened by turning on and off, due to the power spike 'bridging' very close connections causing a short and failure. the power on voltage/ampage initially higher than its settled state could cause component faults (would affect non mechanical parts too).

I actually side with K1114 on this issue, but like i say, its freud. there is evidence that supports both arguements, chose which one you want to follow.

dont forget: the power button is a 'mechanical' and pressing that 10k times will result in failure (most buttons are also garanteed to last at least 10k presses / i dont know why 10k is such an important number)

 

[k1114]

Systems with ssds are fast enough that the difference from sleep maybe negligible but if it matters, sure. Putting things to sleep on hdd systems is something I've been doing since it was possible.

You won't find any evidence of electric motors of these types and size, or hdds specifically, lasting for that long with any type of use. Apples and oranges.