On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:17:22 +0100
Sean Gibbins <sean@???> wrote:
> My Epia 5000 based box was fine over the 18 months or so I ran it - it
> did have a problem disk-wise, but that was a donated 3.5" 60G Maxtor
> and not a laptop drive.
>
> I have heard it said that 2.5" drives aren't designed for 24/7 use,
> but can't back that up with a reference of solid evidence. Sort of
> makes sense when you think about it.
I had one with a laptop drive for a few years and it was fine. As
always YMMV. I actually just replaced the HD with an IDE flash drive to
keep it cooler (it's in the loft now).
Mat
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