[JamesBaxter]

I’ve used laptops for this purpose in the past but I always disliked having my HDDs connected over USB. I was concerned that all my storage felt like it was active all the time even when not being accessed, I was always concerned my drives would burn out faster but I never had any data to back it up.

[doubled112]

Some parts of an HDD will burn out faster being power cycled frequently than just staying on and at a constant temperature.