I'm resubmitting this one since it was, quite reasonably,
bounced because I accidentally left my full sig file
attached. (Sorry about that, Jim.  Didn't realize I did it
until after the message was sent.)

Hard drives may be cheap to replace, but the data contained
therein could be extremely valuable.  Data recovery services
aren't always cheap, and many companies hesitate to allow an
outside company that type of access to their info.

I've worked with many computers that have gone through the
on/off cycle many times a day, and they seem to last as long
as those that haven't.  Bottom line...Buy a good computer
made with quality parts (or make your own) so you don't have
to worry about this as much.

Dean Kukral wrote:
>
> We had this discussion a few months ago.  I will
> summarize some of the points.
>
> 1.  Your friend is correct.  The contributors who
> mentioned wear and tear on hard drives and
> power supplies are also correct, but the cpu
> and motherboard tend to be more expensive
> to replace.  (Monitors may be a problem, too.)
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