If you’re building your own security system or are using software on your NAS to record footage from cameras, Seagate SkyHawk drives will be the best choice.

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At 4TB capacity, the Pro drive offers an additional 40MB/s transfer speed (up to 220MB/s for the Ironwolf Pro vs 180MB/s for the Ironwolf) and double the cache. You can’t simply use any old drive off the shelf, which is why we’ve compiled a list of only the best NAS hard drives for use inside enclosures.

But if you’re planning to fill a 12TB drive with data you can’t easily recreate or recapture, you’re best off biting the bullet and doubling down on a pair of them, as I said up top. The X18 can go all the way up to 18TB, which is more than enough for most home or small NAS enclosure setups. There wasn’t a lot to choose from in our 20GB copy tests, with the IronWolf reading and writing a tad slower than the BarraCuda Pro. Much like Seagate, WD has been making storage solutions for PCs for many years, and it offers reliable drives for any NAS.

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Windows Central is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.IronWolf series drives offer a staggering number of storage options, starting at just 1TB (the Pro series starts at 2TB) and going up to 20TB per drive.