Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB
Seagate · MPN ST8000NM012A
Why this NAS-Safe score? (85/100 — Excellent for NAS)▾
The NAS-Safe Score rates suitability for 24×7 multi-bay NAS / RAID use on a 0–100 scale. It is additive and fully transparent — every point is attributable to a named factor below. High confidence — all inputs verified.
- Recording technology35/35
CMR — safe for RAID rebuilds
- Vendor NAS endorsement0/15
Not marketed as a NAS-class drive
- Rotational-vibration sensors15/15
Has RV sensors for multi-bay stability
- Rated workload15/15
550 TB/yr — enterprise/Pro tier
- MTBF rating10/10
2.0M hr — enterprise reliability
- Warranty10/10
5-year warranty
Sources
Specs
- Capacity
- 8 TB
- Class
- ENTERPRISE
- Recording
- CMR
- RPM
- 7,200
- Cache
- 256 MB
- Form factor
- 3.5"
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Workload
- 550 TB/yr rated
Use-case fit
- nas
- backup
- cold archive
- homelab
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