Due to the helium filling, the power consumption is only just under 8 watts in operation; when the drive is put to sleep, the Ironwolf Pro makes do with just under 1 watt. The drive is designed for NAS systems with up to 24 bays; vibration sensors measure vibrations of neighbouring drives to optimise head control. The warranty is 5 years, but the drive is (still) relatively expensive.

The Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB impresses in many respects in the test. In addition to the gigantic storage capacity of 20,000 GB, the read and write performance is also top-notch. In addition, there are a lot of features for optimised use in network storage (NAS). Thus, the 3.5-inch hard disk is not only interesting for data centres and commercial servers, but also for private users who are looking...