Seagate IronWolf ST8000VN004 8 TB

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The Seagate IronWolf ST8000VN004 is a new revision of an 8TB hard drive designed specifically for NAS servers and RAID arrays, but no one forbids using this drive in regular PCs. The main target audience are professional photographers shooting in RAW format (75 MB one photo or 10 GB one photo session), as well as video editors storing 4K source files (350 MB one minute of video or 20 GB one hour).

Freshly baked pancakes

The new revision of the IronWolf 8 TB has become less weight — 722 grams versus 760 of the old one. This clearly indicates a decrease in the number of magnetic plates (in the common people "pancakes") due to the higher recording density. Simply put, the updated drive is quieter, cooler and a little faster. In addition, the transition to high-density platters allowed Seagate engineers to be the first in the world to release a NAS-oriented HDD with a capacity of as much as 16 TB.

smart drive

IronWolf implements three proprietary Seagate technologies: AgileArray, Health Management, and RV sensors. The first technology, AgileArray, evenly distributes the load across multiple drives in a RAID array to improve performance and reduce power consumption. The second — IronWolf Health Management — monitors the health of drives in compatible NAS servers (Synology, QNAP or Asustor) in real time. Finally, the third — RV sensors — minimizes the harm from vibration in multi-disk arrays.

Day and night

Seagate IronWolf hard drives are even suitable for 24/7 operation with a recommended load of 180 TB per year and an extended warranty of up to three years. In comparison, the low-end Seagate Barracuda HDD is only good for 8 hours, 5 days a week with a load of 55 TB per year and a two-year warranty. And if you need an even more durable drive (up to 300 TB / year, 5 years warranty), then take a closer look at the IronWolf Pro series.