Ask Fakespot Chat questions about this productAlpha
Add detailed feedback
Message
Loading suggested questions
Suggested Questions
Suggested Questions
No suggested questions were found
Pros & Cons
pros
See Details
pros
See Details
Installation Ease
Customers generally find the installation process of the Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive to be easy, with some noting that it may require additional screws for mounting. However, a few customers encountered issues recognizing the drives when installing them in certain NAS systems.
cons
See Details
cons
See Details
Warranty Length
Customers have reported numerous issues with the warranty process and expired warranties on Seagate's IronWolf 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive, leaving them frustrated and dissatisfied. Some customers were unable to receive replacements or refunds despite experiencing drive failures shortly after the warranty period ended.
neutral
See Details
neutral
See Details
Data Reliability
Customers generally have positive opinions about the data reliability of the Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD, with some expressing satisfaction with its robustness and performance in various applications. However, a small group of customers reported issues with drive failures and inconsistencies in SMART data reporting.
Durability
Customers have mixed experiences with the durability of Seagate IronWolf NAS Internal Hard Drives, with some reporting long-term use without issues while others have experienced drive failures within a year or two after purchase.
Highlights
Quality
Whether in an on/off environment or 24x7, they give a solid three years of great performance and reliability.
Great drive, especially if you're using them internally in a pc or in a nas environment.
After 37 months, one of the drives started showing bad sectors, and two months later the second one is showing errors.
I've gone through three 8 tb iron wolf hdds, and they last for many years, very heavy rebuild after rebuild after rebuild.
Price
The ironwolf drives are great for the money.
Ps: i was going to buy ssd's, but with the crazy price increases since the first of the year, i'll stick with hdd's.
Shipping
I paid them to ship the drive to me first, and i still haven't received the drive.
We highly recommend buying hard drives that are sold and shipped directly from amazon to avoid any warranty issues.
The reason was because the non pro version was not shipped by amazon but from a 3rd party vendor.
28had a hiccup with the delivery and immediately contacted the the seller (all4computers) and got some information about the de... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I have ordered from other vendors who shipped them in proper hdd packaging for shock protection amazon did not.
Competitiveness
I'm not sure if wd is any better, but they're definitely going to be my next drive purchase instead of seagate.
These are 7200rpm and the wd ones were 5400rpm, plus these have more cache.
Other brands will overheat or fail in some other way, but the seagate iron wolf will not.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, first and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 13222.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 17,472 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 13 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have a pile of these in several enterprise video servers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive gone through three 8 tb iron wolf hdds and they last for many years very heavy rebuild after rebuild after rebuild
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Those 8 tb are open to air and the 16 tb are helium sealed which is less friction and cooler
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have a nas populated with 8 tbs and am replacing with 14 tbs in a raid 5
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont have any issues with noise as others have complained about but it is a bit noisy when it wakes up from hibernation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I simply cant comment on longevity yet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have hard drives in my unraid server that are over 10 years old and still running
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This 4t seagate drive however has died after purchasing a year ago
Review Count History
Price History
Ask Fakespot Chat questions about this productAlpha
Add detailed feedback
Message
Loading suggested questions
Suggested Questions
Suggested Questions
No suggested questions were found