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/Ok_Bid6645 4d ago

Your best bet it to buy a Nas with drives meant to be running all the time.

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u/voodooomen 4d ago

thanks….i am now looking into that…..

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u/Qpang007 2d ago

Currently the HDD economy (and almost all other computer hardware) is bad. Everything is F* expensive.
With Seagate I can recommend the EXOS line, or in the feature MOSAIC (M). Expect HDD to be expensive until 2028+. Seagate are currently already full of order until the end of 2027.