28TB Seagate IronWolf Pro SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD

publicmsu

Sep 10, 2025 7:54 PM

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publicmsuSep 10, 2025 7:54 PM

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Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Last Iron Wolf drives I popped in my NAS made it sound like it was about to take off. If you value quiet, I'd look at the WD Red Pro.

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DerpVader

Sep 10, 2025 10:08 PM

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Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Last Iron Wolf drives I popped in my NAS made it sound like it was about to take off. If you value quiet, I'd look at the WD Red Pro.

So very true. I put ironwolfs in a nas and the client is calls it the hive cause it's always a-buzz with sound. My WDs make no such sounds. Normal or not, the Segate drives are noisy.

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EnzoFX

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Quote from publicmsu

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Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Last Iron Wolf drives I popped in my NAS made it sound like it was about to take off. If you value quiet, I'd look at the WD Red Pro.
So very true. I put ironwolfs in a nas and the client is calls it the hive cause it's always a-buzz with sound. My WDs make no such sounds. Normal or not, the Segate drives are noisy.

Oh really? What size were they? I saw some strange guide that said these were quieter and that WD drives clicked. Was thinking of doing an all ironwolf pro NAS. Hard to find noise comparison for NAS drives. I have an nvr-pro with 7 EXOS and they're not horrible noise wise. Was thinking these improved noise wise.
Just got two IronWolf pros, will test and then either veer towards or away.

EricRP

Sep 11, 2025 6:48 PM

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Quote from publicmsu

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Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Last Iron Wolf drives I popped in my NAS made it sound like it was about to take off. If you value quiet, I'd look at the WD Red Pro.

Most WD Red Pro's also have some interesting buzzing/beeping-like sounds when they are doing automatic maintenance activities as well. After researching Toshiba, WD & Seagate and finally coming back to WD due to my track record with them, I'd conclude "all NAS drives are going to make more noise than a consumer 5400rpm drive."

They're not expecting you to install them in your desktop and expect silence, they're expecting them to be in an environment where stuff makes noise. Don't expect silence out of any brand.

This tier of drives is built for reliability and performance.

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bigbadbeetleborg

Sep 12, 2025 1:49 AM

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My research shows this much space could hold ~69,000 22 minute episodes of SD quality TV (Simpsons, for example).

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My research shows this much space could hold ~69,000 22 minute episodes of SD quality TV (Simpsons, for example).

How many 16x16 monochromatic pixel art images?

Efreak

Sep 12, 2025 10:48 PM

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How many 16x16 monochromatic pixel art images?

all of them. that only takes a few mb.

bluekirby

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How many 16x16 monochromatic pixel art images?
all of them. that only takes a few mb.

I think you may be slightly underestimating 2^(16x16)

Efreak

Sep 13, 2025 7:48 PM

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I think you may be slightly underestimating 2^(16x16)

yes, I was thinking 2^16 (65536)

eyeballz

Sep 14, 2025 2:17 AM

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My research shows this much space could hold ~69,000 22 minute episodes of SD quality TV (Simpsons, for example).

unfortunately between southpark, simpsons and family guy, there will not be enough space. Just use it for 4k corn.

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FeistyEducation6570

Sep 14, 2025 7:18 PM

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Newegg prices went back to 530 USD, FYI

rkiecaboose

Sep 16, 2025 6:17 PM

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rkiecabooseSep 16, 2025 6:17 PM

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Back to $530 everywhere now. Deal dead

Migrant_Kiwi

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Amazon and Newegg Inc via Walmart still has it at this price.

Product Description:	Designed to deliver performance, reliability, and dependability in multi-bay, multi-user RAID and NAS environments within commercial and enterprise settings, the 28TB IronWolf Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD from Seagate is built to withstand 24/7 operation, or 8760 hours per year. This 28TB drive has been equipped with a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, a 3.5" form factor, and a 512MB cache, providing users with ample storage capacity with data transfer speeds of up to 270 MB/s. The IronWolf Pro also has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours and a workload rate of up to 550TB per year. Seagate's AgileArray technology provides dual-plane balancing, time-limited error recovery (TLER), and rotational vibration (RV) sensors to deliver enhanced RAID performance. Included is a limited 3-year Data Recovery Service that helps you retrieve damaged data in the event of a mechanical error, accident, or natural disaster, and overall protection is provided by a limited 5-year warranty.
Product SKU:	1904847
28tb_storage_capacity:	3.5" Form Factor
box_dimensions_lxwxh:	9.7 x 6.1 x 3"
dimensions:	5.79 x 4.01 x 1.03" / 146.99 x 101.85 x 26.11 mm
drive_type:	SATA III / 3.5" HDD (7200 rpm)
encryption_support:	No
endurance_total_bytes_written:	550 TB
input_power:	12 VDC at 2 A
mean_time_between_failures_mtbf:	2.5 Million Hours
operating_conditions:	50 to 140°F / 10 to 60°C
operating_shock:	30 G / 2.0 ms
package_weight:	1.835 lb
power_draw:	8.3 W (Active)6.8 W (Idle)1.2 W (Standby)
read_speed:	Maximum: 270 MB/s
sata_iii_6_gbs_interface:	512MB Cache
storage_conditions:	-40 to 158°F / -40 to 70°C
total_installed_storage:	28 TB
weight:	1.53 lb / 694 g
write_speed:	Maximum: 270 MB/s

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