12TB

Seagate IronWolf 12TB

Seagate · MPN ST12000VN0008

NAS-Safe· 93
Typical $/TBvs 12 TB drives
Why this NAS-Safe score? (93/100 — 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 endorsement15/15

    Marketed for multi-bay NAS

  • Rotational-vibration sensors15/15

    Has RV sensors for multi-bay stability

  • Rated workload12/15

    180 TB/yr — NAS tier

  • MTBF rating8/10

    1.0M hr — consumer-NAS reliability

  • Warranty8/10

    3-year warranty

Sources

Specs

Capacity
12 TB
Class
NAS
Recording
CMR
RPM
7,200
Cache
256 MB
Form factor
3.5"
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Warranty
3 years
Workload
180 TB/yr rated

Use-case fit

  • nas
  • backup
  • plex

Live offers(2 retailers)

Price ratings compare a drive against its own price history and the other listings of that same drive — not against other drives. The $/TB badge is the cross-drive comparison. Neither is a compatibility or reliability recommendation.

  • eBay
    New
    Seller risk: low
    Good pricefor this drive· 75
    Why this DealScore? (75/100 — Good price for this drive)▾

    DealScore rates only whether the price is good right now (0–100), and only for this drive: it blends this listing's own price history with the other live listings of the same model. It is not a comparison against other drives — the $/TB badge does that — and use-case fit (NAS-Safe) and seller risk are scored separately.

    Price assessment only — not a compatibility or reliability recommendation.

    • Historical price positionn/a×60%

      insufficient history (<3 points)

    • Market price position75/100×40%

      2 comparable listings

    $32.46/TB — limited price history; beats 75% of comparable listings on $/TB.

    Aug 14 · $389.50flat · 2 snapshots
    $389.50
    $32.46/TB
  • eBay
    New
    Seller risk: low
    Average pricefor this drive· 40
    Why this DealScore? (40/100 — Average price for this drive)▾

    DealScore rates only whether the price is good right now (0–100), and only for this drive: it blends this listing's own price history with the other live listings of the same model. It is not a comparison against other drives — the $/TB badge does that — and use-case fit (NAS-Safe) and seller risk are scored separately.

    Price assessment only — not a compatibility or reliability recommendation.

    • Historical price position50/100×60%

      5 price points

    • Market price position25/100×40%

      2 comparable listings

    $35.83/TB — cheaper than 50% of its own price history; beats 25% of comparable listings on $/TB.

    Aug 14 · $429.99flat · 5 snapshots
    $429.99
    $35.83/TB

Prices snapshotted daily. See our scoring methodology.