Not really, we're talking about a quick spin up every few minutes to write the table during the occasions that the game is being played - which is somewhat comparable to the spin up frequency for reading the mp3s in normal use anyway, and is still far less frequent than the spin-ups needed for disk *reads* for emptriv.

Remember that the reason that the disks are kept spun down as much as possible is 2-fold. Firstly to reduce power consumption (and heat dissipation), and secondly to reduce the chance of a head crash in a moving vehicle. And this is great - but is not an absolute necessity. The occasional additional spin up is not something that would really greatly concern me.