I'll start by saying that I've not had much luck with Seagate drives in the past. I tend to stick to Western Digital as I'm yet to see one fail, and I've had bad experiences with Seagate, Toshiba et al. However I needed 4 drives for a NAS and I didn't have much choice. WD red drives now use SMR technology, which is a modern means of magnetically writing the data to the disc. It makes manufacturing cheaper at the expense of performance. Significantly so in fact, to the point where avoiding SMR drives is actively encouraged unless you're archiving data.
The Seagate IronWolf drives use the more conventional 'CMR' technology. So with some trepidation I bought 4 of them over the WD Red which ordinarily would have been my first choice.
I installed them in a Synology DS418 4-bay NAS enclosure, configured using Synology hybrid raid with a single drive fault tolerance giving me just under 12 terabytes of available storage. The drives have been installed for a few days and so far have performed flawlessly, allowing the Synology to reach gigabit transfer speeds. I will edit the review if they fail within an unexpected timeframe, but so far they are running quietly with very little heat and vibration, and all passed the Synology drive tests. Very pleased.
| Brand | Seagate |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 14.7 x 10.19 x 2.61 cm; 610.08 Grams |
| Item model number | ST4000VNZ08 |
| Manufacturer | SEAGATE |
| Series | IronWolf NAS |
| Color | HDD |
| Form Factor | 3.5 |
| Processor Brand | Seagate |
| Computer Memory Type | Unknown |
| Hard Drive Size | 4000 GB |
| Hard Disk Description | HDD |
| Wattage | 8.1 |
| Power Source | System powered |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 610 g |
