Seagate has expanded its line of NAS-focused hard drives with the addition of an 8TB model. That’s the largest NAS drive capacity to date, built for NAS enclosures of up to eight bays. The series actually launched back in June 2013, promising high performance and reliability along with support from top NAS solutions suppliers. The 8TB model complements the 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB, and 6TB models Seagate already offers.
The specifications show that the new NAS drive has a beefy 256MB cache, a maximum sustainable transfer rate of 216MB/s, and a SATA 3 (6Gb/s) interface. The drive also has an average operating power of 9W, an idle average of 7.2W, and standby and sleep modes that consume a mere 0.6W. The drive is rather quiet, measuring 2.6bels during operation.
The company says the NAS HDD line is ideal for NAS-based scenarios such as virtualization, file sharing, multimedia storage, archiving, and more. It’s custom-built for “always on” applications and good for storing large files like AutoCAD drawings, databases, large HD content, and medical images.
Seagate’s NAS HDD line includes the company’s NASWorks technology, which “supports error correction via customized error recovery controls, power management, and vibration tolerance for optimal performance and reliability.” There’s also improved vibration tolerance that consists of a “unique” weighted motor design supported by a dual-plane balance, the specs show.
Because the new 8TB model supports NAS devices of up to eight drive bays, that means offices and consumers alike can reach an overall capacity of 64TB. The drive also comes packed with a 180TB/year workload rate limit, a MTBF of 1M hours, and a three-year limited warranty. There’s also an optional three-year rescue data recovery service.
Seagate says that the NAS HDD line, including the new 8TB model, is qualified for a number of products provided by ASUSTOR, QNAP, Synology and Thecus. As for pricing, the company doesn’t provide any information, but the drive is expected to become available by the end of Q1 2016. As a point of reference on pricing, the Seagate 4TB NAS HDD is on sale at Amazon for $136.16 whereas the 3TB model is on sale for $104.33 and the 2TB model sells for $83.63. You can find these drives here.
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