Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 5900 RPM 64MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage – Frustration Free Packaging (ST4000VNZ08)

I rarely write a review but decided to. First, I am old, like dirt. Retired as a system, network, cyber engineer a long, long time ago. How old? I started with Assembly language and the OSI model. LOL. I still enjoy playing with computer stuff though. I don't use these drives in a NAS but do use the IronWolf drives for my media server (recently rebuilt on a mini pc) from the old tower which I keep as a backup. I really like these drives. They can run 24x7 or on/off, depending on the system. I use them as my backup media across my desktops, laptops and servers via 6e wifi and also direct attached. They hang off external USB to SCSI enclosures and run like a charm. Well, so much for the background. The first three I bought in 2021. The next in 2022, another in 2023 as a replacement and now an IronWolf Pro just ordered as another replacement (7200RPM!) a few minutes ago. Real world experience is simply this. As of today, the last one bought in 2021 is showing signs of file corruption. Nothing major, but definitely getting some bad blocks. I scanned the drive and repaired it, but in my world, it is either perfect or replaced. Sure, they could probably go for another year, but I don't want the hassle. And for a few extra details. The drives did all not get the same usage. Some have one year, other three years. The one-year usage ones are running great, the three-year ones are showing errors. My conclusion? The IronWolf drives are great for the money. Whether in an on/off environment or 24x7, they give a solid three years of great performance and reliability. I decided to buy the IronWolf Pro 4TB running at 7200RPM for a little extra spin for those Ultra 4K movies. It was only 20 dollars more. They get my vote, just plan a three-year endurance unless you are running a NAS. Then it is not that big a deal. Enjoy! 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. They work great for my purposes.

I held off on submitting a review until I had a chance to put some time and usage on this hard drive. I ordered 3 of IronWolf 4TB hard drives in January 2021 and use them in a RAID 5 configuration on an Asustor AS4004T NAS. They have been in use for about 13 months. It is used in a home office setting with me as the sole user. I also use the Asustor Surveillance Center app to record 24/7 security camera footage to these hard drives. After 13 months of use, the drives have performed with no issues. The drives run quiet and cool, but keep in mind that this is due to the disks only spinning at 5900 RPM. Consequently, you'll need to manage your expectations on the read and write speeds to these disks, even if they are in a RAID configuration. I did check the serial numbers on the drives that I received on the Seagate website to confirm if these drives are covered by Seagate, and my drives had warranty periods as follows: Drive #1, Date of Manufacture: 3DEC2020; Warranty valid until 28MAR2024 Drive #2: Date of Manufacture: 2DEC2020; Warranty valid until 28MAR2024 Drive #3: Date of Manufacture: 2DEC2020; Warranty valid until 28MAR2024 Considering that I bought these drives in January 2021, these drives are practically fresh off the manufacturing line and haven't stayed in Amazon's inventory very long. However, those warranty periods don't appear to be in line with Seagate's claim of a 5-year warranty for these drives. Just wanted to point this out for those who are expecting a 5-year warranty on this particular model. Overall, there have been no issues with these drives. Expectations just need to be managed, considering that these disks only spin at 5900 RPM. Otherwise, they have performed reliably under the workload conditions I described.

I bought three of these in September 2018 for a new home server build. Just picked up two more in October 2022 to expand the server's RAID. The server in question is on 24x7x365 and used regularly (mostly for Plex), and I've had no issues with reliability. These drives are all connected to 3GB/s SATA controllers and run plenty fast for running a file server and domain controller. Note multiples of this drive don't necessarily have identical geometry. If you're building a RAID, keep this in mind, or you may find yourself unable to add more drives later. A software RAID can use partitions - make a RAID partition on each drive that's slightly smaller (by 1GB or so) than the total disk space, instead of using the whole disk. As an aside: if you're building a Windows server, DON'T use the modern Microsoft storage services with disk pooling. Parity pools don't behave like a standard software RAID 5, making it harder to expand your RAID later. Just stick with the standard software RAID 5 capability built into Windows.

I have had 2 of these drives for 5 and 1/2 years in my Synology NAS. They are fast and I have never even had a hiccup with either of them.

I needed a new archive drive for my machine as the current one was reaching 11 years. As a western digital green drive, anyone in IT can tell you thats an amazing feat for the little guy. None the less I decided to swap for a new seagate drive as they had been pretty reliable in my sever setting for raid setups. The drive operates just as expected if not a bit slower than the old one but not abnormally slow for a massive drive at 5.9k rpm and only 64 mb or cache. The issue is its loud, concerningly loud. It sounds like the head is hitting the spindle sometimes when it wakes up. Pros: 1. large capacity for a very good price 2. CRM style drive with traditional memory cells instead of shingled cells (just know that shingled media is slow) Cons: 1. only 5900rpm 2. only 64 MB of cache 3. loud on wake up Conclusion: Though slower drives can mechanically last longer, often damaged is caused by the head rather than the spindle. This leads to the noise issue which sounds like the head is crashing against the drive on wake up. Despite these noises the drive operates fine and reports no errors. I can only assume this is just how large seagate drives act. The final thing that makes this hard to recommend is its tiny 64 MB of cache, cache can speed up reads and writes to drives and the bigger the drive the bigger the cache you want to help buffer that reaction time of the mechanical parts of the drive. I cant suggest this drive to anyone as an archive... with noise issues, and cut down cache... it just sets it over the top. A lot of us dont want to be concerned about performance or longevity as soon as we open up a new drive and back up to it. Try and find something else if you can.

Bought 2 initially. Been using for a few months for storage of large media files in a NAS. No issues so far. Since these drives are supposed to last for years, can't say much on reliability which honestly is the MOST IMPORTANT thing in a hard drive. Couple of things: These drives "sleep" and can take a few seconds to spin up and start to read/write and you can hear them when they do. It's not like they are bad or anything, but just know they can make some noise and if you don't do anything on them, they sleep. After they wake up, they are quiet and work nicely. It's not an NVMe SSD. Don't expect that kind of performance but they are pretty fast.. These drives are for reliability and capacity and are able to stay on and read/write for years. They are perfect for a small NAS. I will be buying more soon so I can start to do RAID and increase capacity as well.

I have been using Seagate "mechanical" disk drives for decades on my servers. If you do not subject them to a lot of on-off cycles, they last many, many years. Warning on USB use: Many adapters and some computers will shut the drive off after so many minutes idle. That Destroys drives! (Internal wear on the head latching mechanism is the prime suspect in the dozens of drives I have dismantled to insure secure destruction and to salvage the powerful magnets. NEVER discard a drive without destroying the platters first! NEVER!) Disable automatic "power saving" shut off in your BIOS settings, as it will subject your drives to many power cycles and destroy ANY spinning disk, "mechanical" type drive!

This is the 10th 4TB drive I have gotten from Amazon. The Ironwolf line of NAS specific hard drives are always just what I expect and pay for. I have only had one drive fail and it wasn't purchased from Amazon but rather came with the NAS I salvaged from the clinic my wife worked at. Let's talk about availability first. These drives are available at the fulfillment center in Shakopee MN. That is 5 hours away so depending on the day I order they almost always make it in two days. They come in excellent packaging that is minimal and still provide solid protect for the drive. The drives themselves install quickly and easily in my Synology system. I recently purchased a 5 bay expansion unit for my DS1019. Both units use tool less trays with snap in pieces to hold the drive in place and then slide into the unit. I then expand my volume and let it go to work. There are always question about noise level and so on. To tell the true I never think about it. My Synology units are setup in the basement the coolest area of the house and as I continue remodeling down there the set up will get cooler and any noise is low. I chose the 4TB because of the below $100 dollar price point and because it fits my storage needs. While 8, 10 and upwards of 20TB drives have more space the price point is a hit if you are on a budget. The 4TB is the sweet spot. I will continue to purchase this product as I will always need more drives and they are just what I need. I highly recommend them.

Its ok

I bought a NAS. Didn't know much about how it works except I wanted network attached storage. I wanted good quality, reliable disks but also not spending a fortune. Disks seem to be a commodity item now but there are differences in performance. I wanted 2x disks so one would be copy of the other. Based on all above criteria I bought these and they work well. All I did was install them into the NAS device and they "just work". I've had no disk failures and they seem to work well. If something is "set & forget" that suits me just fine.

Seagate ironwolf, la reference dans cette categorie. Rapide, fiable. Ideal pour des gros volumes de 4, 6, 8 disques en RAID ou ZFS (NAS, serveurs).

Jag har använt Seagate IronWolf 4 TB i min NAS i några månader nu, och den har verkligen levererat över mina förväntningar. Prestanda: Den här hårddisken är snabb och stabil. Jag använder den för att lagra stora mängder data, inklusive multimediafiler och säkerhetskopior, och den hanterar allt utan problem. 7200 RPM ger snabbare filöverföringar och tillgång till data, vilket är perfekt för mitt arbete med stora videofiler. Optimerad för NAS: IronWolf-serien är speciellt utformad för NAS-enheter, vilket märks. Den har vibrationsmotverkande teknik som gör att flera diskar kan köras tillsammans utan prestandaförlust. Den är också 24/7-anpassad, vilket betyder att den är byggd för att köras kontinuerligt utan att slitas ut. Tyst och sval: Trots att den körs hela tiden är hårddisken förvånansvärt tyst. Jag märker knappt att den är igång, och den håller sig också sval, vilket ger mig trygghet att den inte överhettas eller får problem i min NAS-enhet. Kapacitet: Med 4 TB får jag gott om lagringsutrymme för min växande datamängd. Oavsett om det gäller filmer, bilder eller säkerhetskopiering, finns det gott om plats och jag slipper oroa mig för att disken ska bli full. Sammanfattning: Om du letar efter en pålitlig, högpresterande och NAS-optimerad hårddisk, så är Seagate IronWolf 4 TB ett fantastiskt val. Den kombinerar hastighet, hållbarhet och kapacitet på ett sätt som få andra diskar gör. Jag är supernöjd och skulle rekommendera den till alla som behöver en robust lagringslösning för sin NAS.

Comprados 3 en 2021 siguen funcionando con acceso ininterrumpido en un NAS como el primer día, tienen un ruido bastante comedido (no dejan de ser discos mecánicos) y su velocidad de transferencia no es que sea muy elevada pero es suficiente para el hogar, la única pena es que sigan valiendo lo mismo que cuando los compré.