Instead of having files and data stored locally on your computer, they're stored in a hard drive connected to a network—which is made accessible to any permitted user within that network. It's an elegant solution for folks who need access to files on multiple devices or if several people in the same building want to store data in a centralized location. It can become a little confusing when shopping around for NAS hard drives, even if you’ve decided on a manufacturer. Take Seagate, for example. the company offers IronWolf, IronWolf Pro, and Exos hard drives for servers. Taking Exos out of the equation, what’s the difference between IronWolf and IronWolf Pro? This guide will show you exactly that. Seagate IronWolf or IronWolf Pro? So what makes IronWolf Pro worth the extra cost? It largely comes down to much higher capacities, going up to a whopping 20TB. Each drive has 256MB of cache and a motor that can spin the platters at 7,200 RPM, resulting in faster data transfer speeds. Prevention. Enjoy a seamless, superior NAS experience as IHM monitors your system environment and offers preventative actions to secure your data.

Seagate technically has four separate families for its best NAS drives. There’s Seagate IronWolf and IronWolf Pro, which I will be explaining right here. But there’s also Exos and SkyHawk for serious enterprise-grade storage and surveillance, respectively. 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). The Seagate IronWolf family is the most basic range of NAS drives from the brand, ranging between 1TB and 8TB in capacity. These drives can be used in NAS enclosures with up to eight drive bays and make use of the same SMR writing tech used in IronWolf Pro. SpecsAfter selecting a NAS station that will house all your NAS hard drives, you'll be faced with your next big decision—which hard drives are right for you?