
Seagate
Seagate Ironwolf 8TB 256MB 7200rpm 3.5" SATA HDD
SKU: ST8000VN004
Why We Chose This
We selected the Seagate IronWolf 8TB for its proven reliability in NAS environments, backed by CMR technology and a 180TB/year workload rating. It's the sweet spot for home and small business users who need a balance of capacity, speed, and endurance — especially in multi-bay setups where consistent RAID performance matters.
Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS HDD with CMR technology, 210MB/s transfer, and 180TB/yr workload for reliable 24/7 storage.
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Specifications
Product Description
The Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Hard Drive is purpose-built for demanding NAS environments, delivering exceptional reliability and performance for home, small business, and professional storage systems. With CMR technology, AgileArray firmware, and IronWolf Health Management, it ensures 24/7 operation, optimized RAID performance, and proactive drive monitoring.
Key Features
- 8TB capacity with 7200rpm spindle speed and 256MB cache
- CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) for consistent performance
- AgileArray firmware for dual-plane balancing and RAID optimization
- IronWolf Health Management for active drive monitoring
- Up to 210MB/s sustained transfer rate
- 180TB/year workload rating for multi-user environments
- Supports 1-8 bay NAS enclosures
- Compatible with top NAS brands like Synology, QNAP, and Asustor
Why You'll Love It
Whether you're backing up family photos, streaming 4K media, or running a small business server, the IronWolf 8TB delivers the endurance and speed you need. Its proactive health management gives you peace of mind, while the high workload rating ensures it can handle round-the-clock access without skipping a beat.
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The Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Hard Drive is expertly engineered for the demanding workloads of NAS environments, offering superior reliability, endurance, and speed for home, small business, and professional data storage systems. With a powerful combination of CMR technology, AgileArray™ firmware, and IronWolf Health Management, this drive ensures 24×7 operational readiness, optimized RAID performance, and proactive drive monitoring for superior data integrity.
Supporting up to 180TB workloads per year, the IronWolf 8TB delivers sustained transfer rates of up to 210MB/s, making it ideal for file sharing, data backups, media streaming, and collaborative access in multi-user NAS systems. It supports one- to eight-bay enclosures and is tested for compatibility with top NAS brands like Synology, QNAP, and Asustor. With RV sensors, dual-plane balance, and error recovery control, it maintains consistent performance in high-vibration, multi-drive environments, preventing mechanical strain and enhancing system longevity.
This IronWolf drive is also power-conscious, consuming as little as 1W in standby mode and averaging just 10.1W during active use. Its advanced energy-efficient design minimizes heat output and operating costs without compromising data throughput. Backed by a 3-year Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, you gain extra assurance for your most valuable digital content—making it the smart choice for always-on, mission-critical NAS storage.
FEATURES:
- High-performance NAS hard drive.
- Experience up to 7200 RPM spin speed with high-capacity NAS drives, delivering sustained data rates up to 210MB/s and burst speeds of 6Gb/s.
- IronWolf Health Management actively monitors drive health when used with compatible NAS systems.
- Supports workloads up to 180TB per year with optional data recovery services for added protection.
- Compatible with one- to eight-bay NAS systems, home media servers, personal cloud storage, small offices, and workstations.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Capacity: 8TB
- Drive Bays Supported: 1-8 Bays
- Recording Technology: CMR
- Drive Design (Air or Helium): Air
- Workload Rate Limit (WRL): 180
- Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensor: Yes
- Dual-Plane Balance: Yes
- Error Recovery Control: Yes
- Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s): 210MB/s
- Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200RPM
- Cache (MB): 256MB
- Load/Unload Cycles: 600,000
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors Rate, Max: 1 per 10E15
- Power-On Hours: 8760
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours): 1000000 hours
- Rescue Data Recovery Services (years): 3
- Startup Current, Typical (12V, A): 1.8
- Average Operating Power: 10.1W
- Idle Power Average (W): 7.8W
- Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W): 1W/1W
- Warranty: 3
- Dimensions: 14.6 x 10.1 x 2.6
- Weight: 720g
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
- Seagate IronWolf NAS 8TB SATA Hard Drive x1
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this drive suitable for 24/7 operation?+
Yes, the IronWolf 8TB is designed for 24/7 operation in NAS environments with a 180TB/year workload rating.
Does it support RAID configurations?+
Yes, with AgileArray firmware, it optimizes RAID performance and supports dual-plane balancing for better reliability.
What is CMR technology and why is it important?+
CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) ensures consistent read/write performance, making it ideal for NAS and RAID setups where SMR drives can cause issues.
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