The demise of the mechanical hard drive has been predicted for years now, and many hardcore enthusiasts will tell you they just use solid state drives in their system. But contrary to popular belief the mechanical hard drive is alive and kicking. Seagate’s IronWolf delivers solid performance with the latest in anti-vibration drive technology.
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Breaking all the rules of NAS storage We are not exactly sure how Seagate was able to cram a ninth platter into a standard 3.5-inch form-factor chassis… but the results do speak for...
Looking at the Seagate Ironwolf 12TB we see a lot more of what we saw from the other Ironwolf drive we reviewed a few weeks ago except around 3-10% faster. All in all, this is quite the performer for magnetic spinning platers, even beating the Barracuda...
By now, there might still be some people asking why we need a NAS drive as these devices are slightly slower compared to the HDDs of regular desktops and the transferring speed is mostly delayed by the speed of your network. Basically, this may come off...
A few weeks back, Seagate launched an array of 12TB hard drives targeted a variety of market segments, from desktops to workstations and high-performance Network-Attached Servers. The Seagate Barracuda Pro, IronWolf, and IronWolf Pro are fundamentally...
Through firmware optimization, Seagate manages to offer us three different 10TB drives in the Guardian Series where each one is tuned specially to deliver the type of workloads the drive is best-suited for. In addition, Seagate is able to fine-tune each...
The demise of the mechanical hard drive has been predicted for years now, and many hardcore enthusiasts will tell you they just use solid state drives in their system. But contrary to popular belief the mechanical hard drive is alive and kicking. Seagate’s IronWolf delivers solid performance with the latest in anti-vibration drive technology.
While Seagate is lagging behind the world in SSDs it is stretching the imagination when it comes to building mechanical hard disks for different functions . In addition to the regular 3.5-inch desktop drives and 2.5-inch ‘laptop' drives there are now...
All PagesPage 1 of 9INTRODUCTION3.5 inch hard disk drives have always enjoyed the highest possible price/capacity ratio found in storage media and with projected availability for 22TB capacity models by the end of 2020 things are only getting better...
Disclosure: The IRONWOLF 14 TB ST14000VN008 is loaned by Seagate for review purpose.Seagate Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro HDD lineups are for NAS storage like WD RED and Red Pro series HDDs. The sub-series segmentation between the two brands is somewhat...
I can't give a hard disk a rating out of 5 as I typically do, not for at least a year of spinning. However, based on my other Seagate disks, these new ones will do just fine! Also, the Synology DS units are five stars all the...
It is hard to go past the Seagate IronWolf NAS drives for storing your data. They are competitively priced, deliver fast speeds and are available in a range of capacities to suit your needs and budget.Speaking of capacities, the 14TB Ironwolf and...
The Seagate IronWolf is ideal for SOHO and SMB's who are looking for lots of raw data capacity without crippling their budget. Additionally, its 14TB capacity is only met by the similar-priced Barracuda and the IronWolf Pro in the consumer-facing...