
Top rated Hard drives
Here's a ranking of the top rated products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Seagate IronWolf
Seagate Hard Disk IronWolf SATA 3.5 8 TB.

2. Seagate BarraCuda
The BarraCuda offers high storage capacity for desktop and mobile computers. All hard drives in the BarraCuda product family are equipped with Multi-Tier Caching (MTC). With MTC, your PC can reach new performance heights, allowing you to load applications and files faster than ever. Thanks to intelligent NAND flash layers, DRAM, and media caching technologies, BarraCuda provides enhanced read and write performance by optimizing data flow.

3. Seagate Desktop Barracuda 5400 HDD SATA serial ATA /s NCQ cache 3.5 inch B
Barracuda hard drives are built on proven reliability and innovation. All hard drives in the Barracuda product family are equipped with Multi-Tier Caching (MTC). MTC enables higher performance levels for your PC, allowing you to load applications and files faster than ever before. Barracuda offers improved read and write performance by optimizing data flow with intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM, and Media Cache technologies.

Seagate Desktop Barracuda 5400 HDD SATA serial ATA /s NCQ cache 3.5 inch B
4 TB, 3.5", SMR
4. Seagate Barracuda ST6000DM003
Short info: Seagate Barracuda ST6000DM003 - Hard Disk Drive - 6 TB - internal - 3.5" (8.9 cm) - SATA 6Gb/s - Buffer: 256 MB Group Hard Disk Drives Manufacturer Seagate Product No. No. ST6000DM003 Model Barracuda ST6000DM003 EAN/UPC 8719706005418 Product Description: Seagate Barracuda ST6000DM003 - Hard Drive - 6 TB - SATA 6Gb/s Type Hard Drive - internal - Native Command Queuing (NCQ), PIO Mode 0-4 support, Multi-Word DMA Mode 0-2 support, Ultra DMA Mode 0-6 support, Hot-Plug support, Worldwide Name (WWN), TGMR recording technology Capacity 6 TB Form Factor 3.5" (8.9 cm) Interface SATA 6Gb/s Data transfer rate 600 MBps Buffer size 256 MB Features Native Command Queuing (NCQ), PIO Mode 0-4 support, Multi-Word DMA Mode 0-2 support, Ultra DMA Mode 0-6 support, Hot-Plug support, Worldwide Name (WWN), TGMR recording technology, S.M.A.R.T. Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) 101.6 mm x 146.99 mm x 26.1 mm Weight 610 g General Detailed.

5. Seagate IronWolf Duo Pack
The Seagate Ironwolf is a 3.5-inch internal hard drive. With this duo pack you get two hard drives. The rotating vibration sensors in this hard drive reduce vibrations so that it lasts longer. This increases reliability and makes the Ironwolf suitable for 24-hour operation in 1 to 8 NAS servers. Due to the 256 megabyte cache memory, the hard drive often processes files faster than average. In addition, you receive 3 years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery free of charge. The rescue service recovers the files in the event of damage. This gives you more certainty that your data will be saved.

6. WD Red Retail
The performance leader in NAS. For every compatible NAS system, there is a WD Red hard drive that meets your data storage requirements. With hard drives of up to 10 TB, WD Red offers a wide range of solutions for customers who need powerful NAS storage systems. WD Red is designed for NAS systems with 1 to 8 drive bays, allowing you to store your important data in a single unit. With WD Red, you are preparing for the next step. Desktop hard drives for NAS are generally not tested or designed for the high demands of a NAS. Choose the right hard drive for your NAS with a variety of features to protect your data and maintain performance at optimal levels. Designed for NAS compatibility, WD Red hard drives are also equipped with NASware 3.0 technology and specifically constructed for use in NAS and RAID environments, where they provide a balanced performance.

7. WD Red
For each compatible NAS system, there is a WD Red hard drive that meets your data storage needs. With hard drives up to 10TB, WD Red offers a wide range of solutions for customers requiring high-performance NAS storage systems. WD Red is designed for NAS systems with 1 to 8 drive bays, so you can store your important data in a single unit. WD Red prepares you for the next step.
Easily back up, organize, share and stream your digital content from your TV, PC and other devices. NASware technology increases the compatibility of your drives with your NAS system, enabling better playback with your devices.
Companies grow through productivity and efficiency - two integral aspects of WD Red hard drive design. With a WD Red drive in your NAS, you can share and back up files in the blink of an eye.
Looking for a NAS with maximum performance and intensive use? A WD Red Pro hard drive is built to handle growing workloads and demands. 

8. WD Red Plus
High-performance hard drives designed for performance, reliability, and energy efficiency in small to medium NAS environments.
WD Red Plus hard drives are ideal for power user workloads and NAS environments in small to medium-sized businesses. They provide the necessary speed and capacity to store, protect, and share growing amounts of data in mid-sized RAID-optimized NAS systems in an energy-efficient manner.
Optimized for NAS with NASware
The exclusive Western Digital NASware technology optimizes the hard drive parameters for NAS system workloads to enhance performance and reliability.
Designed for continuous operation
Your NAS system runs around the clock. Therefore, highly reliable storage is essential. WD Red Plus hard drives are designed for always-on systems, giving users the confidence that they can reliably access their data.
Tested for reliable compatibility
Western Digital collaborates with various NAS system manufacturers to conduct extensive testing and ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures.
Optimized for lower total cost of ownership
WD Red Plus hard drives consume less power than previous models and operate cooler, reducing operating costs and minimizing heat in hard-to-cool NAS enclosures.
Less power consumption, strong performance
Despite consuming less power, the hard drives have a tremendous bandwidth to meet the mixed performance demands of multi-drive NAS systems.
Balanced for increased reliability
Hard drives without proper mass balancing can cause excessive vibrations and noise in multi-drive systems, which can reduce the lifespan of the drives and lead to performance degradation over time. 

9. Seagate Exos X18
Seagate's Exos enterprise-class hard drives are designed for the most demanding workloads, providing highly reliable drives for servers, storage systems, and business-oriented NAS applications. Drives from the Exos X family enable maximum storage capacity and the most efficient rack utilization. As the flagship of Seagate's X-class, the Exos X18 drives are among the highest-capacity hard drives in the fleet. Exos X drives deliver very high hard drive performance with enhanced write caching, making them ideal for OLTP, Hadoop, Ceph, and HPC applications. Experience the industry's best IOPS/Watt by optimizing your storage with Seagate's PowerBalance feature. Seagate's enterprise hard drives reduce your cooling and energy costs per gigabyte, as they offer high capacity with low power consumption and a small form factor. With Seagate's integrated PowerChoice technology, you can further lower your power costs and tailor your systems to meet your specific needs. This results in up to 35% lower power consumption, which is especially beneficial for companies with many hard drives.

10. Seagate Exos X24
Strong performance with proven technology - the Exos X24 drives from Seagate are based on a platform that has already been delivered millions of times worldwide and is used in leading cloud service provider solutions. This makes them the most sought-after hard drives in the data sphere. Designed with maximum rack space efficiency and protected by Seagate Secure, the Exos X24 offers an extremely market-leading capacity and customer confidence by providing reliable security.
