CONCLUSION

   Based on the specs sheet given to us by Seagate and from our detailed charts the NAS HDD 8TB model has little to fear from his Enterprise Grade brother in terms of performance but the same can’t be said about its reliability something potential buyers should really take into consideration prior to making their choice. Granted not many NAS servers run 24/7 all year long and even less need over 180TB WRL per year but some do and for those is why Seagate created the Enterprise NAS HDD line (add the 200.000 hours difference in MTBF and things are even clearer). Unfortunately the NAS HDD 8TB uses the same electricity as the Enterprise NAS HDD 8TB (always according to Seagate) but as we’ve mentioned numerous times in the past unlike other manufacturers Seagate aims in high performance as well as reliability and that choice (good or bad depends on the type of demands users have) has its toll.

   Price always matters no matter what finds its way on our test bench and with a current price tag set at USD349 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and at 394Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the NAS HDD 8TB (ST8000VN0002) by Seagate is certainly not a low-cost drive. Leaving out the price however if you have a NAS server at home or at the office and you need it to be on 24/7 all year long then the NAS HDD line should of course be your primary choice not only because it’s ideal for that use but also because it really costs quite a bit less than the Enterprise NAS HDD line and because all of the above it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (180WRL / 1 Million Hours MTBF)
- Excellent Performance
- 256MB Cache
- 8TB's Capacity
- Temperatures/Noise Levels

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Power Consumption (Compared To Other NAS Drives)