Pros & Cons
Pros
I have a 2tb ironwolf nas running and it's qt 55k hours still with no bad sector's seeing life expect is 43k. They are fantastic, they take all the data i need them too from games when my main pc's hdds were dying to the photos from my family from the... Read More
They run quietly in a raid 1 configuration and with the self checking software gives you confidence in them. Performance is good, temperatures remain low, they are quiet and the setup is currently stable. They are quiet in operation contrary to some r... Read More
Cons
Dead on arrival. Straight into nas drive but dead with critical error. Not what a 3 year drive warranty should look like. Going to have to shove the nas in a cupboard.
Highlights
Quality
Very pleased with it and would recommend.
I have had no issue at all with the seagate ironwolf 8tb drives, read and write speeds across my network is acceptable and quic... Read More
I fitted it into my storage system, the system loaded it with the current data and it has has worked faultlessly since.
They run quietly in a raid 1 configuration and with the self checking software gives you confidence in them.
Price
Bought this because the price was very good for a nas version of 4tb.
Very hard to get this at a good price.
Packaging/appearance
Good packaging no problems in synology drive
Packaging was excellent and i have no complaints, the drive was thoroughly protected through shipping.
The replacement drive (speedily dealt with by amazon) arrived in approved by seagate packaging - basically a bigger box with fo... Read More
Competitiveness
I have a 2tb ironwolf nas running and it's qt 55k hours still with no bad sector's seeing life expect is 43k.
)the two ironwolf drives were easy to install and configure in my nas bay.
They have been installed in a synology nas system for a few days and so far are performing well.
Bought to populate a qnap nas that is to sit in our lounge so was important that the drives are quiet, which these are.
Overview
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought it to replace a quality toshiba drive that apparently was not working
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you have never bought a nas drive or any hard drive for that matter you might be wondering if you can get a cheaper brand
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You dont know how these drives are treated and you risk data loss if it fails which they do
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Uses cmr not the less than satisfactory smr of the wd drives
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Difficult to write a review for a nas hard drive when the main measure of success is its longevity
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The drives are mirrored in raid 0 so cant tell if it is one or both drives which causing the noise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive got them set up to run in raid 10 so that if one drive fails then it can be swapped out for another without any loss of data
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As others have commented sometimes the packaging for these is not great