On 2022-11-27 12:33:18-0500, Nick Holland <n...@holland-consulting.net> wrote: > Steady-state is easiest on hw. Powering up and down is large power > surges, and that's generally not good. This is across the board -- > power supply, hard drives, main board, CPU, memory, etc. The only > part that I think gets a benefit from being turned off would be a CRT > monitor, and maybe the HV in an older LCD monitor.
Some Corroboration of that: a Ph.D. physicist at a major semiconductor manufacturer told me that power cycles cause more wear damage to memory chips (at least) than heat does (assuming somewhat normal use I imagine). -- Luke Call lukecall.net
