Seeding and downloading From External HDD

[pig098]

so is it a good idea?
will it shorten lifespan of my hdd?
and will have slow speed?
thx

[Sanka113]

Eh, it doesn't really matter too much if your seeding off of a home pc. The only difference it would make would be if you were trying to take full advantage of a 1gigabit connection or something.

[pig098]

i was wondering because i heard that some people's ext hdd broke early because the left it on 24/7

[mamacita]

It also depends on what kind of connection the hdd is using. If its usb 1, then yeah its gonna go slower and wouldn't take advantage of your home connection speeds (if they are at all decent). I like fire wire best for my externals.

[chec]

if you have external, using is better than internal one.
Just try, at the same time downloading many torrent with internal one,then with external, you ll fell the difference.
By the way when you are downlodin do something else ex:use your browser watch movie, do something.Like this difrence will be more clear

[Carlpb]

I am sure that is you leave it on 24/7 it will put more stress on the enclosure's power supply which will probably result in premature failure of the enclosure.

Also, some of those external hard drives can get pretty hot, which may also lead to premature failure.

[pig098]

if you have external, using is better than internal one.
Just try, at the same time downloading many torrent with internal one,then with external, you ll fell the difference.
By the way when you are downlodin do something else ex:use your browser watch movie, do something.Like this difrence will be more clear

okk... i am buying another one.... any idea which brand i should buy?

[chec]

ofcourse connection and quality of drive is main.firewire or e-sata connection if hdd has and also your computer supporting that will be great.

[neve2009]

i've had good luck with my western digital mybook. I would get one of those or a seagate

[alma]

i am using wd home 750 gb for about a year
works well

[pig098]

ok thx guys!!! i am gonna pick up WD later today!

[hayden61108]

i dono i wouldn't try it though :)

[pig098]

i dono i wouldn't try it though :)

arent u a negative nancy?:naughty:

[CPC464]

will it shorten lifespan of my hdd?

why would it be any different than if it was internal. its the exact same hdd.

[pig098]

will it shorten lifespan of my hdd?why would it be any different than if it was internal. its the exact same hdd.

idk i heard it breaks more often than internal?

do u no that for sure?

[r00t]

I have also tried to seed many times from my 3 Seagates and there has never been any problems.

[Ichigo81]

I blew a external HDD by torrenting 24/7 with it, I don't recommend it. If you do get one I would rip it out of the enclosure and make it run internal with your PC's power supply.

[piratebot]

some external hdd are better at taking the heat for being left on for a long time. i have two WD externals, different models, and one gets hotter than the other when in use. it actually shut off once. i'd recommend internal hard drives.

[pentomato]

External hard drives are to store stuff, whatever you want, they weren't meant to seed or other things.

[xJohnxSmithx]

i killed 2x Maxtor onetouch 111 500gb drives due to torrenting 24/7. They both lasted about 4 years.
cheers

[john pal]

i killed 2x Maxtor onetouch 111 500gb drives due to torrenting 24/7. They both lasted about 4 years.
cheers

well for what I see they manage to resist a long time though.

[respawn40]

I've been seeding 24/7 on an external 500GB WD My Book, ever since I got the thing back in June or July, and I haven't experienced any problems with it. It doesn't even get hot :)

[NippleCake]

External hard drives are to store stuff, whatever you want, they weren't meant to seed or other things.

nail on the head. pretty much every external hard drive is meant for the storage/archive of files, and they are in fact not meant to be used regularly (although they still can be, its just not recommended) there is a small chance that regular use will shorten the life or break your hard drive eventually