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Seagate

Seagate

Good7.3/10

One of the two big hard-drive makers, also selling FireCuda SSDs and external drives.

Founded
1979
From
United States
HQ
Dublin, Ireland
Owned by
Independent
Made in
Thailand, Malaysia and China
Also sold as
Seagate Technology
www.seagate.com

Hard drive (HDD)

Good7.5/10Mid-range

Seagate leads on capacity and brought HAMR drives to retail in 2025, and IronWolf and Exos are popular in home NAS builds. Backblaze data shows some models doing very well and others poorly. Buy from reputable sellers and check the FARM data on arrival.

Good at

  • Largest capacities, including 30TB HAMR IronWolf Pro
  • IronWolf drives come with Rescue data-recovery plans
  • FARM logs reveal real usage hours on arrival
  • Five-year warranty on IronWolf Pro and Exos

Weak at

  • 2025: used Exos drives resold as new by third parties
  • Some Barracuda models use SMR, disclosed only in 2020
  • Reliability varies by model in Backblaze stats
Reliability
Value
Features
Service & warranty
IronWolf / IronWolf ProExos / Exos M (HAMR)BarracudaSkyHawk / SkyHawk AI

Best for: NAS builders who want the largest capacities

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SSD

Good7/10Mid-range

Seagate is mainly a hard-drive brand; its FireCuda SSDs perform like other drives on the same Phison platform. The bundled data recovery service is a genuine extra, but the drives rarely stand out on price.

Good at

  • FireCuda 530R and 540 are competent Phison-based drives
  • Five-year warranty on FireCuda NVMe models
  • Data recovery service bundled with many FireCuda drives

Weak at

  • Usually priced above identical Phison-based rivals
  • Small SSD range next to its hard-drive lineup
  • Budget BarraCuda SSDs are unremarkable
Reliability
Value
Features
Service & warranty
FireCuda 540 (PCIe 5.0)FireCuda 530RFireCuda 520BarraCuda SSD

Best for: buyers who value the bundled data recovery cover

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Researched September 2026 from public reviews, consumer groups and retailer listings, and summarised by hand — ratings are a judgement, not a lab score. Check current reviews and local retailers before you buy.