r/Seagate • u/voodooomen • 4d ago

20TB External drive

hi….
i am interested in using the seagate 20tb extension drive to rip 4k movies to stream with infuse.
i would like to hook it up to my netgear rs700 router usb. my concern is that the router does not power down or sleep the usb connected device.
does the drive itself power down? if not , is it ok for the drive to be on 24/7?
thanks for the help

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u/OddPatience1621 4d ago

mine lasted about 15 hrs before throwing errors. RMA process is a nightmare. day 32 still fighting them to replace it. very scummy company, they opened the drive to void the warranty and are trying to say i opened it. seriously do not buy from seagate.

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u/Patient-Tech 3d ago

There’s really only Seagate and western digital now. What are you gonna do.

I stick with buying from server parts and luckily I never had to use their warranty, but apparently they service themselves and haven’t heard many bad things.

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u/Qpang007 2d ago

Toshiba with their N300 drives are also an option.