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Old 1st July 2008
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>Increased temperature can cause the bearings to wear out faster

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The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6376021.stm

As robbak already mentioned there is much more belief than real facts in terms of hardware.
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