Seagate
Seagate IronWolf NAS 8TB Hard Drive
SKU: ST8000VN002
Why We Chose This
We selected the Seagate IronWolf 8TB for its perfect balance of capacity, reliability, and NAS-optimised features. With CMR technology, AgileArray firmware, and a 180TB/year workload rating, it's built to handle continuous multi-user access in home and small business NAS setups. Plus, IronWolf Health Management gives you peace of mind with proactive drive monitoring.
Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS HDD with CMR technology, 202MB/s transfer rate, and 180TB/year workload for reliable 24/7 storage in 1-8 bay NAS systems.
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Specifications
Product Description
The Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Hard Drive is purpose-built for demanding NAS environments, delivering exceptional reliability, endurance, and performance for home, small business, and professional storage systems. With CMR technology and AgileArray firmware, it ensures 24/7 operational readiness and optimized RAID performance.
Key Features
- 8TB capacity with CMR recording technology
- Sustained transfer rate up to 202MB/s
- 180TB/year workload rate for multi-user environments
- AgileArray firmware for dual-plane balancing and RAID optimization
- IronWolf Health Management for proactive drive monitoring
- 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 keeps you informed, so you can focus on your data, not your drives.
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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 202MB/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 0.5W in standby mode and averaging just 4.8W 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 180MB/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): 202MB/s
- Spindle Speed (RPM): 5400RPM
- Cache (MB): 256MB
- Load/Unload Cycles: 600,000
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors Rate, Max: 1 per 10E14
- Power-On Hours: 8760
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours): 1000000 hrs
- Rescue Data Recovery Services (years): 3
- Startup Current, Typical (12V, A): 2
- Average Operating Power: 5.3W
- Idle Power Average (W): 4.0W
- Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W): 0.25W
- Warranty: 3
- Dimensions: 14.69 x 10.18 x 2.61
- Weight: 630g
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
- Seagate IronWolf NAS 8TB Hard Drive x1
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this drive compatible with my Synology NAS?+
Yes, the Seagate IronWolf 8TB is tested and compatible with Synology, QNAP, Asustor, and other major NAS brands. Always check your NAS's compatibility list for the latest firmware support.
What is CMR technology and why does it matter?+
CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) writes data in non-overlapping tracks, ensuring consistent read/write performance and reliability, especially in RAID arrays. It's preferred over SMR for NAS environments.
How many drives can I use in a NAS with this model?+
The IronWolf 8TB supports NAS enclosures with 1 to 8 bays. For larger systems (9+ bays), consider the IronWolf Pro series.
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