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billlanam:
If the external HD has a builtin fan then it will last, otherwise you'll have to keep it cool with a fan or some other means to keep it from eventually burning out from too much usage when seeding.

Bozobub:

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--- Quote from: xDillon on September 07, 2012, 08:40:19 AM ---1. since my hard drive isn't very big (Being Macbook) can i download my anime onto my PHD (Portable hard drive) and seed from a external drive?

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I would personally not suggest this. Because of the way bittorrent works, this will put a lot of excess strain on the disk, thus shortening it's life.

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I think I'll disagree with this. I might be wrong since you are more experienced than I am.
Taking western digital external hard drives as an example they have Caviar Green Hard Drives in them which are used as internals as well. So essentially it is the same thing excluding the interface which can be either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0

So it depends on how fast you seed. If you seed faster than USB 2.0 transfer rates then you might be straining your hard drive. Would you explain to me how the BitTorrent works so I can see your viewpoint?

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As the post immediately above mine notes, it's not transfer speed that's a problem, it's overheating.  Most el-cheapo external HDs are merely a badly-ventilated box with a standard internal hard drive + SATA/USB interface and PSU, nothing more.  Continuous activity, such as from heavy P2P transfers or continuous defrag (available with 3rd-party utilities) can very easily *fry* your external.

This isn't always true, of course.  Some enclosures have fans, and some passively-cooled ones aren't badly designed.  Furthermore, some externals simply have a very tough HD inside.  But it's definitely a legitimate concern for external HDs.

That said, seeding WILL certainly work from an external.  Just remember, there are definite risks.

@ Dhruv: WD Caviar Green HDs are *not* their top-shelf model, and are mostly known for being inexpensive, very power-efficient, and slow.  They are not particularly well-known for durability.

megido-rev.M:
If you're really concerned whether the xHDD would overheat, just try it and monitor the temperature estimate. As long as it doesn't go way higher than say 40°C or so under load without active cooling it should be OK.

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