NAS-rated hard drives are built for 24/7 use, vibration in multi-bay chassis, and firmware tuned for RAID. Here are our top IronWolf, WD Red Plus, and related picks currently listed in the shop.
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)
Seagate IronWolf Pro 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 128MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, Data Recovery Service - Frustration Free Packaging (ST4000NEZ01)
169.99 USD
Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFZZ
Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFPX
Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST12000VNZ008/ST12000VN0008)
Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage – Frustration Free Packaging (ST8000VNZ04/N004)
399.00 USD
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFBX
Western Digital 16TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD161KFGX
512.10 USD
For a quiet home NAS, IronWolf or WD Red Plus in matching capacities is the safe path. Step up to IronWolf Pro or Red Pro when you need higher workload ratings or larger bays. Avoid desktop-only drives in multi-bay RAID when you can.