The Best NAS Drives of 2020 - 8 TB & 14 TB Roundup (WD Red, Red Pro, Seagate Ironwolf, Toshiba N300)

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Published on July 20, 2020 1:11:40 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEtEkp_nmZ4

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What's the Best NAS Drive? Looking at 8TB & 14TB Drives from Seagate, WD & Toshiba
Shop: Seagate Ironwolf: https://geni.us/vLX39 - WD Red: https://geni.us/fNaBj (affiliate links)
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For those interested in Backblaze's reliability statistics, check this link. Keep in mind, their use case isn't really representative of typical users. It's interesting reading, but don't assume that what works for them is "best".
https://www.backblaze.com/partner/af9999?redirect=blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q1-2020/
Their Cloud Backup Service is also really worth checking out if you want some cheap off-site backups:
https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html#af9vcu

Notes on the video:
- A lot of results don't make it into the video to avoid clutter. If you have any questions, just ask!
- Remember that these performance numbers cannot just be applied to other capacities.
- On Noise: Remember this is tested using a properly suspended and dampened setup. If you use a cheap case or a poorly designed NAS, expect the louder drives to get even louder.

List of all drives (affiliate links)
8TB
Seagate Ironwolf 8TB ST8000VN004 - https://geni.us/aEAEwg
WD Red 8TB WD80EFAX - https://geni.us/sx1Hq
Toshiba N300 8TB HDWN180EZSTA - https://geni.us/OMO6PgW

14TB
Seagate Ironwolf 14TB ST14000VN0008 - https://geni.us/yJT7kh
WD Red 14TB WD140EFFX - https://geni.us/lriffL
WD Red Pro 14TB WD141KFGX - https://geni.us/n7zP

Or find all on my Amazon (US) page here: https://amzn.to/3jo5R04

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - What we are testing
2:45 - Reliability
3:56 - Always Make a Backup!
4:08 - 8 TB Drives (WD Red, Seagate Ironwolf, Toshiba N300)
6:43 - 14 TB Drives (WD Red, WD Red Pro, Seagate Ironwolf)
9:30 - Conclusions

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Disclosure:
- Some of these drives were bought by me, some were provided by WD/Seagate/Toshiba. As per my own guidelines, they don't get a damn say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews.
- Amazon links I provide are (typically) affiliate links. Using these does not cost you anything extra at all. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means they do provide me with a small commission when you decide to buy a product at no extra cost to you.

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