Brand | Seagate |
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Product Dimensions | 10.18 x 14.7 x 2.61 cm; 498.95 g |
Batteries | 1 A batteries required. |
Item model number | ST12000VN0008 |
Manufacturer | SEAGATE |
Series | NAS |
Colour | GREY |
Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
Hard Drive Size | 12 TB |
Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5900 RPM |
Wattage | 7.8 watts |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Are Batteries Included | No |
Lithium Battery Energy Content | 1 British Thermal Units (BTUs) |
Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
Lithium Battery Weight | 1 g |
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 1 |
Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 1 |
Item Weight | 499 g |
Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
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Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0008 - Hard drive - 12 TB - internal - 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 7200 rpm - buffer: 256 MB Mechanical Hard Disk
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Digital storage capacity | 12 TB |
Hard disk interface | Serial ATA |
Connectivity technology | SATA |
Brand | Seagate |
Special feature | Data Recovery Service |
Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard disk description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Compatible devices | Laptop, Desktop |
Installation type | Internal Hard Drive |
Colour | GREY |
About this item
- Interface: SATA with 6 Gbps
- Storage capacity: 12 TB
- Cache MB: 256
- Spindle speed revolution/minute: 7200
- . the is the first hard drive grade hard drive to have RF sensors to maintain good performance in multiple hard drive NAS chassis. Designed to stay available performance during continuous operation. can access the data on NAS at any time on site or via remote connection.
- IronWolf gives a working load rate of 180 TB/year. Multiple users, whether creative professions or small businesses, can easily upload data to or from the NAS server and rely on IronWolf to withstand the burden
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Drive type | HDD | HDD | SSD | SSD |
Area | NAS | NAS | NAS | NAS |
Interface | SATA | SATA | SATA | PCIE |
RPM | 5400 - 7200 | 7200 | / | / |
Form_factor | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | M.2S |
Size | 1TB - 16TB | 2TB - 20TB | 250GB - 4TB | 500GB - 2TB |
Workload Rate | 180 TB/Year | Up to 550 TB/Year | / | / |
Rescue Service | 3 Years incl. | 3 Years incl. | 3 Years incl. | 3 Years incl. |
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storage capacity | 12 TB | 12 TB | 2000 GB | 1000 GB | 2 TB | 12 TB |
hardware interface | 3 5 mm audio | sata 6 0 gb | solid state drive | pci express 4.0 | pci express 4.0 | sata 3 0 gb |
compatible devices | Desktop, Laptop | Desktop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop | PC, Desktop, Laptop | Desktop |
form factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | 3.5-inch |
write speed | 180 | environ 250-300 MB/s | 4850 | 4000 | 6900 | 232 mégaoctets par seconde |
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ASIN | B07J351T2V |
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Best Sellers Rank | 10,468 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) 32 in Internal Hard Drives |
Date First Available | 3 Oct. 2018 |
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Customers find the computer drive easy to install and use. It works well in a RAID 6 array, is quiet, and fast. They appreciate its capacity. However, some customers have differing views on the hard drive quality and noise level.
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Customers are satisfied with the drive's performance. They say it works well in a RAID array and is suitable for NAS use. However, some mention clicking noises. Overall, customers are pleased with the drive's reliability and suitability for NAS use.
"...They are plug and play, work as expected. One driver developed a fault pretty early on...." Read more
"The drive works. Looks like an ironwolf 12tb NAS drive, reports as one and show the correct capacity. Works fine...." Read more
"Works as expected. Installed as part of a software RAID5 set-up with no issues." Read more
"I book ought two for a raid. Working great." Read more
Customers find the computer drive easy to install and use. It is found by the operating system right away.
"Purchased three specifically for a NAS unit. They are plug and play, work as expected. One driver developed a fault pretty early on...." Read more
"...It was very simple to install and set up, even for a tech novice like me. So far, has proved reliable and quick...." Read more
"These are great hard disk drives, quick and easy to install...." Read more
"...They were easy to install and were configured as a RAID 1 pair. They perform as expected except they are VERY NOISY...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They say it's quiet and fast in a Raid 6 array, and fairly fast at expanding volumes.
"...So far, has proved reliable and quick. Plus, the 12tb is more than enough storage to last me for now...." Read more
"These are great hard disk drives, quick and easy to install...." Read more
"...were installed easily as per Synology instructions and fairly fast at expanding volumes. The biggest issue I have is the noise...." Read more
"Works in my QNAP 853Pro NAS perfectly in a raid 6 array, quiet and fast...." Read more
Customers like the drive's capacity. They say it reports as one and shows the correct capacity. The drive is big enough for what they need it for, in their case media.
"...Looks like an ironwolf 12tb NAS drive, reports as one and show the correct capacity. Works fine...." Read more
"...I never had this issue with WD drives. The capacities are excellent however I cannot recommend these drives as a result of the noise and wake..." Read more
"Drive is big enough for whatever you need it for, in my case media for my media server. Excellent drive" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the hard drive quality. Some find it reliable and good for home NAS setups, with a good build and genuine appearance. Others report issues like the drive failing or developing a fault early on.
"...This is the second one I've bought so far for my nas and there holding up quite nicely...." Read more
"...It started making grinding noises and after a couple of days died completely. Amazon were very good and sent me a replacement straight away...." Read more
"...So far, has proved reliable and quick. Plus, the 12tb is more than enough storage to last me for now...." Read more
"...Thank You for the excellent delivery and the first-class product." Read more
Customers have different views on the computer drive's noise level. Some find it fairly quiet and not running hot, while others mention it gets noisy during heavy workloads. Some customers also report grinding noises and the drive failing after a couple of days.
"...One driver developed a fault pretty early on. It started making grinding noises and after a couple of days died completely...." Read more
"...think tue clicking is from being a bad drive but it's not a bad drive clicking noise...." Read more
"...I had expected to set up my NAS unit in the house but the clicking sound of these drives has forced me to move them into the garage...." Read more
"...I can confirm that my disk is silent in use & is actually quieter than the WD disk it replaced." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2024From the title you might think tue clicking is from being a bad drive but it's not a bad drive clicking noise. This noise is from the movement of the header insider the drive which is normal for these more enterprise drives which this one is. This is the second one I've bought so far for my nas and there holding up quite nicely. The click is original freak me out thinking the drive was damaged but a health scan and a little reddit help and its all good. It's a great drive and I plan on getting more in the future
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2023Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 4TBVerified PurchaseMy 2TB Western Digital Red drive started having issues in my Synology Diskstation after running constantly for the last 11 years. I was pretty happy with how the WD Red had performed, so I was going to buy the same again, but in a bigger capacity.
However, after reading a few reviews, it became apparent to me that WD were now cutting costs by using SMR technolgy in their drives, basically making them unsuitable for NAS use. Hence my purchase of this Seagate Ironwolf 4TB drive.
I went for the basic Ironwolf model, as despite it being slower than the other slightly more expensive Ironwolf models, the slowness also means a slower spin speed & in theory, a quieter disk. My NAS box is located under the TV in my lounge, so I would not appreciate any high pitched whistling being emitted from the disk. I can confirm that my disk is silent in use & is actually quieter than the WD disk it replaced.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2023Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 4TBVerified PurchasePurchased three specifically for a NAS unit. They are plug and play, work as expected.
One driver developed a fault pretty early on. It started making grinding noises and after a couple of days died completely. Amazon were very good and sent me a replacement straight away. Before I returned it I also checked the serial number on Seagate website which indicated that the drive was under warranty so that would have been another option if Amazon hadn't replaced it.
Edit: Three months later and 2 of the 3 drives have failed. The first one was replaced by Amazon with overnight shipping - top notch customer service as always. The second one unfortunately was outside the 30 day window and I was referred to the manufacturer Seagate. They were happy to accept it for replacement however they refused to cover shipping costs and I had to pay to return it to Seagate. They also would not dispatch a replacement device to me until they received the faulty one so I was left without a running drive. I eventually received a replacement approximately 7 days later which was NOT a brand new device but in fact a refurbished device! Absolutely appalling customer service. I don't know whether other manufacturers are any better but I will not be taking a chance with Seagate again.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2024Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 12TBVerified PurchaseDelivery was prompt and arrived, exactly as expected.
Purchased this external hard drive to use in my recently purchased Synology NAS to store photos and videos on. It was very simple to install and set up, even for a tech novice like me.
So far, has proved reliable and quick. Plus, the 12tb is more than enough storage to last me for now.
NAS is a 2 Bay drive so I will be purchasing a second as a backup drive to this original. Will probably wait till it's on offer though to ensure I get the best value.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2024These drives arrived a lot quicker than I was expecting which was a welcome change from most retailers, so thanks for that. They have a good reputation but you don't know until your had them for a while, which I haven't. As far as the sound from the two drives, it's not that bad but I do have a dehumidifier in the room as well which is far loader, but you should expect some noise as that's how they work, spinning drives will do that. I have installed them in the new TerraMaster F4-242, which I'm still trying to get my head around but it will take some time, for me to get the benefit of them. Thank You for the excellent delivery and the first-class product.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2023Style Name: IronWolf ProCapacity: 8TBVerified PurchaseI have bought a mountain of drives in my life, the delivery on this was really good it came a day before it was suposed to, however the cardboard box although designed well has no styrafoam or soft padding, im sure a drop of the box or a hard bump would easily damage the drive, othersie the ox was in good shape, its jsut the drive it doenst have all the paperwork you normally get with some drives, the build is good and it looks like a genuine drive, at the price I got it for on the spring sale I was concerned it was a knock off, the drive is very quite in my nas untill you put strain on it then it souns like most drives, if not a little bit moer quite, speed good as it says on the box
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Jose G.Reviewed in Mexico on 2 February 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Disco entregado protegido y en buenas condiciones, en el tiempo programado
Recepción en buen estado, el disco lo entregaron en su empaque anti estático dentro de una caja de protección de plástico que evitando que el disco sufriera algún golpe directo o se moviera y golpeara contra la caja donde venia empacado, está instalado y funcionado sin ningún problema.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery, no errors so far
Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 12TBVerified PurchaseFast delivery and no errors after ~1wk of use. Buy new...not recertified.
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MarceloReviewed in Brazil on 2 January 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Otimo equipamento
Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 12TBVerified PurchaseHD excelente. Funcionando sem erros
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Vinícius Rafael Vogel da SilvaReviewed in Brazil on 10 December 2024
1.0 out of 5 stars Produtos com defeito
Style Name: IronWolf ProCapacity: 12TBVerified PurchaseComprei duas unidades do HD e foram enviadas em uma caixa de papelão simples, sem qualquer proteção contra impacto. Vieram batendo uma na outra.
Ambas com defeito, nenhuma ligou. Ficava dando aquele click de que vai iniciar e não ligavam. Testei ambas em mais de um Dock station e os HDs não funcionaram
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Ricardo Araiza ArgüelloReviewed in Mexico on 5 August 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente producto
Style Name: IronWolfCapacity: 4TBVerified PurchaseHasta ahora no me ha dado ningún problema, lo único es que en la publicación dice que es de 7200 RPM pero en realidad es de 5400 RPM, aparte de eso todo bien
Ricardo Araiza ArgüelloExcelente producto
Reviewed in Mexico on 5 August 2024
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