You have the laws of physics on your side! If only actual and anectdotal data backed you up. My 7 yr old Dell PII 266 has a vertically mounted Quantum Fireball and it still works perfectly.
You seem to think a heavier device automatically means better bearing. I think it is up to the...
B.S. E.E. Texas A&M 1980.
Your comment about potential energy of the platter - if it were valid or important - would put every piece of machinery at risk that rotates in a vertical alignment. Billions and billions of gears, wheels, flywheels, etc. around the world work perfectly well in this...
This talk about potential energy and wear and tear is useless and probably doesn't really address the HD issue at all.
First of all - the actuator (head assembly) on the hard disk does not move "in and out." It rotates over a small range like a record player tonearm. You claim that if you...
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