Thread: Bibliotek Lives! seedbox opinions sought

Hi all - with todays news of Bibliotek possibly returning, I am actually considering a seedbox for the first time as I have heard surviving there can be brutal. I really don't download movies/music/large files at all except for the occasional graphic arts tutorial, so I feel like getting a box geared toward ebooks only is a good choice for me. After reading up on boxes I have a few questions (and if anyone has a direct recommendation I wouldn't mind that either!)

Regarding number of connection and/or active torrents, I have seen in many places that you should not have a bunch of torrents at once. However, given the nature of ebooks (tons of small, specific files with very low leecher numbers) is there something I should look for in a box that works better for these type of torrents?



I also think that I would like a non- .com or .net provider. How can I tell before signup just how many personal details a provider will want? How can I determine if they will keep them and if so will they 'hand them over' in a crisis? Can a prepaid Visa (with cash) still fund an anonymous Paypal account? Or am I being too paranoid?

If things work out I estimate that I would pay $20-$30 / month for about 3 or 4 months to build a healthy buffer. Thanks!

Since you'd be dealing with lots of tiny files, id point your focus to a smaller high speed type box. Something that may not have a ton of traffic, but a very fast and uncongested network.
Yes to the paypal thing.

Myself being a provider, i would say that your budget more than accommodates what your looking for. :)

Thanks for your input everyone! I also came across another question looking around - I currently use Transmission (via Linux) on my crappy download machine - is there any benefit to using it on the box as well or is ruTorrent still the best bet?