Seagate documents SMR for the Archive family at 8TB; this part number is not named individually. The answer comes from Seagate CMR and SMR hard drive list, which states it at FAMILY level - it does not name this part number. Families can ship mixed recording technologies, so this is the family's answer, not a verified answer for this exact drive.
ST - Seagate product prefix. (Seagate - product part-number and model-number decoding)8000 - Capacity field. 8000 denotes 8TB of formatted capacity. (Seagate - product part-number and model-number decoding)AS - we have not found a Seagate document defining this segment000 - we have not found a Seagate document defining this segment2 - we have not found a Seagate document defining this segmentNearest model with a sourced answer: ST8000VX004 (Seagate SkyHawk 8TB, CMR). Listed for comparison only - two part numbers can use different recording methods, so its answer is not ST8000AS0002's.
Live rankings this model belongs to: every 8TB hard drive.
Family-level source (states it for the family, does not name this part number): Seagate CMR and SMR hard drive list · Checked
Seagate documents SMR for the Archive family at 8TB; this part number is not named individually. That is useful evidence and it is not verification: a family can ship more than one recording method - WD Red is the standing example - so for a NAS or anything that rebuilds, prefer a drive whose own part number is documented. For a single drive holding replaceable data the distinction is largely academic.
| Model number | ST8000AS0002 |
| Brand | Seagate |
| Family | Archive |
| Capacity | 8TB |
| Form factor | 3.5" |
| Rotational speed | 5900 RPM |
| Cache | 128 MB |
| Recording technology | SMR (family level - part number not named) |
| Workload rate | — |
| Warranty | — |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Replaced by | — |
A dash means we have not found a manufacturer document stating that field for this exact model. We leave it blank rather than filling it from a retailer listing.
Seagate documents SMR for the Archive family at 8TB; this part number is not named individually. So the family answer is SMR, from Seagate CMR and SMR hard drive list; we have not found a document that names this exact part number.
The recording technology is unsourced, so we cannot clear it for arrays either way. What the spec table does say: no stated workload rating and no stated warranty. For an array, prefer a 8TB drive whose recording technology is sourced, such as the ST8000VX004 (CMR).