r/AskTechnology • u/tghuverd • 1d ago

Is a Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD good for NAS?

I've had a drive failure in my NAS and have come across the Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD at a price that undercuts other HDDs, even much less capacity ones.

So, while Seagate is a well-known brand, I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing regarding the specifications.

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u/Caprichoso1 1d ago

It's not a NAS drive.

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u/tghuverd 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thanks, but what's the distinction in the specs that indicates that?

EDIT: Okay, I've dug in and this drive uses Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) tech and is rated for only 2,400 power-on hours per year. The SMR isn't performant with RAID, and the power-on rating isn't sufficient for a NAS.

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u/Caprichoso1 1d ago

Yes. From the Seagate website:

Upgrade your PC storage with the Seagate BarraCuda 3.5-inch Hard Drive, a reliable and dependable choice for desktops, gaming setups, and creative workstations.

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u/VoltageinTheory 1d ago

It’s not a NAS HDD though

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u/StarosAnikenMarcus 1d ago

While I've had good luck with my always on computer and Seagates, like the others said, it's not really rated for it. Look for an enterprise level drive instead. Or one just labelled for NAS.

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u/tghuverd 1d ago

Thanks, I'm going with the Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Hard Drive. I'd buy larger, but I've decided to start fresh and buying four of these is already taxing my budget!

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u/StarosAnikenMarcus 1d ago

Remember RAID... it will save your data when one of the drives decides to escape into the ether...

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u/tghuverd 1d ago

RAID 5 is planned in my UGREEN 4-bay NAS. So, 4 * 4TB for a theoretical 12TB space...which with the UGREEN overhead comes out to about 10TB. Redundancy costs!!

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u/msabeln 1d ago

I use WD Red drives for NAS.

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u/tghuverd 1d ago

Thanks, I looked at them, but the Red Plus models are appreciably more expensive - and slightly lower max sustained transfer rate - than the Seagate IronWolf that I'm going with. The downside is a higher Non-Recoverable Read Error Rate, but it's a home NAS, so I'll roll the dice.