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My only gripe about Raspberry Pi, and only thing that prevents me from using it as a home server, is that the USB cannot power an external HD
by noncoml 6y ago
My only gripe about Raspberry Pi, and only thing that prevents me from using it as a home server, is that the USB cannot power an external HD
- noizejoy 6y agoNot sure, if it would make a difference to your use case, but I’ve had success powering an SSD from a 4GB Pi 4 USB 3 port.
- kingosticks 6y agoI power a laptop drive with mine. One of those WD passport type things. Works fine for video playback.
- flyingcircus3 6y agoI've wanted to make a headless audio player for my car, and this power issue has been the bottleneck for me. Additionally, spinning disks and moving cars are a bad combination. Just last week I bought a 500gb SSD and usb adapter for about $75. My Pi 2 powers it without issue. The only problem I see is that the SSD can get fairly warm, so keeping it in my closed center console probably isn't a good idea.