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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 177 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the IronWolf 8TB NAS hard drive's reliability, ample storage space, and competitive price, frequently citing its suitability for NAS systems and the included data recovery service as key benefits. However, customers are negative about the drive's noise level, with some finding it louder than alternative options. The ease of installation and the drive's performance in NAS environments also received positive feedback.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best value for hard drive in 8 TB size.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Although this hard drive cost more than Baricuta model, the added reliability and technology makes the cost difference worth it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mr. Tungson Truong

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Seagate - IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services Overall rating* Excellent Your review* Excellent HD.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SYNOLOGY NAS DS223

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plug and play and don’t have any issues yet. I am using this with the SynolgyNAS 223 for about 1 month now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for a Plex Server

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got 2 of these for my Truenas Plex server and after several of use months they’re fantastic. They’re noticeably louder than the WD 4TB Red NAS drives I had before, but from my understanding that’s par for the course for larger drives. Read, write speeds are more than sufficient for a Plex Server using the ZFS filesystem and ZFS Cache.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Home NAS

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect device to use for your personal NAS. Storing movies, shows, and music has been simple.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and quite

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had to return first one because it was very loud and I worried it will fail eventually. It kept spinning none stop. I went to the store and got the replacement. This second one was working quite and good. I have used Western Digital and Seagate HDD. I noticed Seagate has better quality and lower failure rate. This Ironwolf HDD is fast and good. Istallation is easy and simple

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    TB storage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really good! I’ve had for a few weeks now and I have had no problems. It truly feels good to have more storage for my gaming pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    IronWolf Quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've used Seagate drives for many years, and only one had an issue with bad sectors. I purchased two of these to be used as data drives in two SSD-based PCs. The drives are fast, quiet, and they have (hopefully) the IronWolf reliability on which many servers depend. Only slightly more expensive than their desktop counterparts, these drives are definitely worth it to me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great HDD. Fast and Solid

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this hard drive about 3 months ago and it runs gayer than my ssd. Very happy with it and decided to buy another to set up RAID. Very pleased

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Hard drive

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great harddrive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great hard drive 6 months no issue in synology NAS

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent disk drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Disk drive arrived on time and works well for backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best drives for active NAS storage.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the best drive for active NAS storage. Not to expensive and works well for constant read and write.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Purchase!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My best buy yet! I got them for super cheap. I have a reliable Raid System now. I got a great deal and they work great and are pretty fast! Easy to Install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    these are great drives, use them for network video recorders and NAS devices.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great in my SYNOLOGY NAS

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Installed a pair of these in my synology DS NAS and they work great !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this for a replacement NAS Drive. It works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for servers.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great in servers. Fast and reliable but do have a 5 year life span.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Unbeatable bang for the buck!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've had a long history with Seagate drives over the last 15+ years that have kept me too cautious. While the failure rate of larger capacity drives are way lower compared to their infamous 3tb series, thes Ironwolfs are incredibly fast and sustainable. If you're concerned about lifespan (read-write cycles of the drive over a lifetime) check out Backblaze's block (cloud backup company) as they publish some interesting statistics based on their own research and industry-wide studies.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ugreen Nas 8TB!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works like a charm with my Ugreen Nas 2800. Affordable and alot of Space!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lots of Storage & Reliable

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased 2 of these to use in a mirror setup in 2022. They are working wonderful so far. They store family photos and videos. Being spinning disks, the speed is limited, though reasonable. Because they are primarily for archival purposes, they do exactly what I need and run fast enough. The item installs with SATA cable. Windows recognizes as 7.26GB. 7,993,335,717,888 bytes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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