Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS Hard Drive, 3.5-inch SATA 6Gbps

The Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS Hard Drive is engineered specifically for multi-bay network-attached storage systems, delivering robust, around-the-clock performance for both home and business environments. Its advanced AgileArray™ technology is purpose-built for optimal dual-plane balancing and superior RAID optimisation, ensuring stable operation and high reliability in demanding NAS setups where multiple drives operate simultaneously.

Designed to handle intensive workloads, this hard drive carries a high 180TB per year workload rating, making it perfectly suited for managing large, multi-user file operations, media streaming, and data backup tasks. A key feature is its built-in Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors, which help to maintain consistent read/write performance by compensating for vibration in densely packed multi-drive enclosures. This results in greater stability and data integrity for your storage array.

Performance is further enhanced by a substantial 256MB cache, which accelerates access to frequently used files and applications, improving overall system responsiveness. The drive offers maximum sustained transfer rates of up to 220MB/s, facilitating quick data backups, restores, and file transfers. With a reliability rating of 1 million hours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), it is built for endurance in always-on environments. This 3.5-inch SATA 6Gbps drive is an ideal, scalable building block for expanding your network storage capacity reliably.

Key Specifications at a Glance

• Drive Type: Internal Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch
• Interface: SATA 6 Gigabits per second (6Gbps)
• Capacity: 6 Terabytes (TB)
• Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
• Cache Memory: 256MB
• Workload Rate: 180TB per year
• Maximum Data Transfer Rate: Up to 220MB/s
• MTBF: 1 Million Hours