Western Digital and Seagate are the two giants for storage, and both companies offer an almost identical offering specifically designed with servers in mind. This makes it easy to select the right drive(s) for your NAS. You can even equip one with an SSD if you're looking for something a little faster.

Much like Seagate, WD has been making storage solutions for PCs for many years, and it offers reliable drives for any NAS. As with the Seagate drives, I recommend at least 4TB. WD's Red Plus hard drives are manufactured for NAS use and can be deployed in systems that support up to eight bays. Recovery. In the event of failure, rely on a secure environment for data recovery with Seagate® Rescue Data Recovery Service (2-year service included with IronWolf Pro). Seagate 's IronWolf 4TB (ST4000VN008) is a hard drive that has been optimised by the manufacturer for use in network-attached storage, or NAS for short, with up to 8 drive bays. The model from the IronWolf series is not only aimed at private households but also specifically at creative professional groups, home office users and small companies who use a NAS and may want to use it from several workstations. The product is characterised above all by its high level of reliability and – unlike conventional hard drives – is suitable for 24-hour operation. Reliable and Consistent Seagate comes out slightly on top since Western Digital doesn't offer any 7,200 RPM drives unless you pay more for the Red Pro series. Everything else is pretty much identical between the two storage families. This extra speed found in higher capacity drives from Seagate means increased access speeds, which is essential for storing and loading files on your server — looking for hard drives to install into your NAS? Go with the Seagate IronWolf.In a professional working environment, the reliability of a NAS plays a particularly important role, so that the data is as secure as possible. According to the manufacturer, the optimised IronWolf 4TB (ST4000VN008) therefore achieves an average failure interval of 1 million hours. A value that is usually not reached by normal hard drives in the consumer sector. Should something happen, Seagate offers a 3-year warranty on its IronWolf products. You may want to consider buying the pro version if you think the 750 MB/s of this model is too slow because the file transfer speed is better. The hard disk does not include the connection cables to connect it, although they are not necessary if you already have a hard disk of the same type installed. Low Power Consumption Prevention. Enjoy a seamless, superior NAS experience as IHM monitors your system environment and offers preventative actions to secure your data.