Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

ST8000VE001
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 8TB · Surveillance
€360 (€44.99/TB)
ST8000VN004
Seagate IronWolf · 8TB · NAS
€375 (€46.87/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST8000VE001 $41.97
ST8000VN004 $41.97
Capacity
ST8000VE001 8 TB
ST8000VN004 8 TB

Price history · ES, cheapest per day

ST8000VE001 €360 ST8000VN004 €375
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€400 €295 €191 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Aug 2026
ST8000VE001 ST8000VN004
Capacity 8 TB 8 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Surveillance NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - -
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $41.97 $41.97
Buy
€360
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€375
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

ST8000VE001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,000,000h MTBF

ST8000VN004

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF