Seagate 4TB NAS SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD (OEM)
Model: ST4000VN000
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Voltage
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (5V) | ±5% |
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (12V) | ±10% |
Reliability
Load/Unload Cycles | 600,000 |
Mean Time Between Failures | 1M |
Power-On Hours | 8760 |
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 1 per 10E14 max |
Power Management
Standby/Sleep Mode (typical, W) | 0.5 |
Startup Current (12V typical, amps) | 2 |
Operating Average (W) | 4.8 |
Idle Average (W) | 3.95 |
Physical Specifications
Weight | 1.35 lb / 0.61 kg |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 1.0 x 4.0 x 5.8" / 26.1 x 101.6 x 147.0 mm |
Performance
Power-On or Standby to Ready | |
Max Sustained Data Rate, OD Read | 180 MB/s |
SATA Transfer Rates Supported | 6.0 Gb/s |
Spindle Speed (RPM) | Low-RPM spindle speed (Actual spindle speed not specified by manufacturer) |
Cache | 64 MB (multisegmented) |
Packaging Info
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 8.4 x 6.2 x 3.2" |
Package Weight | 1.6 lb |
NASWorks
Number of Drive Bays Supported | 1 to 8 |
NASWorks Error Recovery Control | Yes |
Vibration Tolerance for Small NAS | Yes |
Dual-Plane Balance | Yes |
General Information
Halogen Free | Yes |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
Environmental Requirements
Shock | 68°/86°F per hour max 20°/30°C per hour max |
Acoustics | Idle (typical, bels): 2.3 Operational (typical, bels): 2.5 |
Temperature | Operating Temperature: 32 to 158°F / 0 to 70°C Non-Operating Temperature: -40 to 158°F / -40 to 70°C |
Operating Shock | Operating: 2ms (max, Gs) 80 Non-Operating: 2ms (max, Gs) 300 |
The Seagate NAS HDD 4TB is another high capacity drive that puts performance on the back burner to achieve quiet, low vibration, and energy efficient operation. Its obvious competitor is the WD Red 4TB which offers many of the same features. The Red edges forward in a very close race.
The Seagate NAS HDD comes in capacities up to 4TB and includes specially designed firmware that is engineered to deliver greater reliability and performance to provide consumers with assurance when they select drives with which to populate their new NAS.
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Higher mixed workload and sequential throughput than WD Red, Greatest capacity in NAS HDD segment, Better latency consistency in mixed workloads than WD Red
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Back of the group random 4k max latency in write activity
Though it doesn't perform like a standard drive suitable to be paired with an OS for your primary use, but has all the near-enterprise functionality of a NAS good enough for SOHO use. Best part is that its able to keep up with WD Red 2TB version. Not bad for a 4TB counterpart from Seagate!
Retailing for about $160 at press time, the popular Seagate NAS HDD 4TB has one huge advantage under its belt: Price. In today's review, we are stacking the ST4000VN000 against the $180 Western Digital Red 4TB and $185 HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB .
With the NAS HDD series, Seagate now has hard disks that are optimised for use in NAS devices just like the Western Digital Red disks. The fact that they're in TLER mode by default is important for NAS devices, and it's also positive that Seagate tests the disks with all the major NAS devices.
Seagate takes purpose built NAS storage to the next level with an insane 4TB capacity.
I have 6 of these in a FreeNAS box setup as a RAIDz2 and they have been doing great so far. Never had an DOAs. My server runs for 24/7 and they have been going strong for about 4-5 months at this point; time will tell on reliability but so far no complaints.
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- formatted as expected - price (got them on sale!) - performance is on par with what is advertised
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- slightly higher power draw than WD Reds
As always I buy Seagates they have no expiration date!. NONE of mine have ever died on me, so I am long overdue since the day I dropped my 4096 80 meg monster down the steps in the late 80's till clients (with Kids or acrobat gymnists) manage to render them inoperative.
Seagate my make of choice, bought 4 of these for a NAS and they are very quiet, set up as RAID 5, all drives individually packed to offer very good protection during delivery, would recommend
Drives work great. Transfer speeds are slightly faster than the WD Green's I am replacing and the warranty is better. The power consumption is just a little more than the Green's, but noise is ~the same. Not much to add. Purchased as capacity upgrade and extra warranty length.
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There's not a lot of "pro's" to list. The transfer rates are similar to most drives of this capacity. The price is just above mid-range so the only thing I can for sure that is a "pro" is the warranty.
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None so far.
I love tackling our “Final Thoughts” section for products like Seagate’s NAS HDD because it’s just so straight-forward. Plus, it helps when products prove to be quite good, such as this one has.
- 4TB Drive Capacity
- 3.5" Form Factor
- SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface
- 64MB Multisegmented Cache
- Low-RPM Spindle Speed
- 180 MB/s Sustainable Transfers
- 8760 Power-On Hours
- 1 Million Hours MTBF
- Robust 24 × 7 Operations
- NASWorks Error Recovery Control
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- Seagate 4TB NAS SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD (OEM)
- Limited 3-Year Manufacturer Warranty