Head to head

Seagate IronWolf Pro 32TB vs Seagate IronWolf 18TB

Our pick

Seagate IronWolf Pro 32TB

NAS Hard Drives

Why this one

  • Its 32TB capacity helps fit a large archive into fewer NAS bays, with a five-year hardware warranty and included recovery service subject to its terms.1

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Seagate IronWolf Pro 32TBSeagate IronWolf 18TB

Product photographs. Not to scale.

What Seagate IronWolf 18TB offers

The IronWolf 18TB gives an approved NAS up to eight bays 18 TB per drive, with a 180 TB yearly workload rating. It suits a large home archive when that workload allowance covers your reads and writes.2

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗
Capacity · TB32 TB1Higher preferred ↑
Workload rating · TB/year550 TB/year1Higher preferred ↑
Warranty · years5 years1Higher preferred ↑
Capacity · TB18 TB2Higher preferred ↑
Workload rating · TB/year180 TB/year2Higher preferred ↑
Warranty · years3 years2Higher preferred ↑

What differs

SpecificationSeagate IronWolf Pro 32TBSeagate IronWolf 18TB
Capacity32 TB118 TB2
Workload rating550 TB/year1180 TB/year2
Warranty5 years13 years2
MTBF rating2,500,000 hours11,000,000 hours2

More details

SpecificationSeagate IronWolf Pro 32TBSeagate IronWolf 18TB
Drive bays supportedNot published8 bays2
Vibration sensorsYes1Yes2
Operating power8.3 W1Not published
Data recovery includedYes1Yes2
InterfaceSATA 6Gb/s1SATA 6Gb/s2
Form factor3.5-inch33.5"4

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Sources

  1. www.seagate.com
  2. www.seagate.com
  3. www.storagereview.com
  4. www.tomshardware.com