Is it safe to use router's USB for PC backup?

[Ja55ie]

I was thinking of a cheap way for backing up my PCs and was thinking of adding a USB to my router's USB port and then just using them as backups for my PCs. 

What sorta problems could I potentially run into if I do this? 

Thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

yea it will work fine, but if its just for backup, id just plug the usb hdd into your pc instead of the router.

[TrigrH]

14 minutes ago, Ja55ie said:

What sorta problems could I potentially run into if I do this? 

For starters: USB 2.0 speeds.

If the router is crap it may corrupt data on the drive or not have enough power to run a HDD.

[Ja55ie]

16 hours ago, Ja55ie said:

I was thinking of a cheap way for backing up my PCs and was thinking of adding a USB to my router's USB port and then just using them as backups for my PCs. 

What sorta problems could I potentially run into if I do this? 

Thanks

 

15 hours ago, TrigrH said:

For starters: USB 2.0 speeds.

If the router is crap it may corrupt data on the drive or not have enough power to run a HDD.

Thanks, Yeah I'll probably just buy an external HDD. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

Definitely plug directly into the PC.  Even the best router its likely to be far far slower and could even slow down the broadband as both WiFi and routing can eat a lot of CPU power and NAS functionality could easily max out many router CPUs on its own.