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Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008

ST12000NE0008
IronWolf Pronas12TBSATA-6G3.5"
No current price
REFURBNot available
This offer: sold by Tech Original · Amazon says Used / Good
Price updated
Price accurate as of Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
No current offer

The Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 is a 12TB SATA-6G HDD in used condition. It has no current offer on Amazon. The in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.

In stock instead - nearest to 12TB

6 in-stock listings · this listing has no current offer on Amazon · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed about once a day

DriveCapacityInterfaceRecordingCondition$/TBPrice
Seagate SkyHawk 12TB ST12000VX0008
ST12000VX0008
12TBSATA-6G—NEW$47.80$574Buy on Amazon
WD Gold 12TB12TBSATA-6G—NEW$49.58$595Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos 12TB SAS 12G 7200RPM
ST12000NM002G
12TBSAS-12G—NEW$52.08$625Buy on Amazon
Synology HAS5300 12TB SAS
HAS5300-12T
12TBSAS-12G—NEW$58.33$700Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600
HUH721010ALE600
10TBSATA-6G—REFURB$20.00$200Buy on Amazon
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
HUH721010AL5200
10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$23.50$235Buy on Amazon

Where this listing sits: every 12TB hard drive · 12TB SATA drives · Seagate 12TB SATA — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

Part number: ST12000NE0008 — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.

This is a refurbished or recertified listing

Recertified enterprise drives are pulled from datacentre fleets, tested and resold. They are usually the cheapest route to bulk capacity, and the risk is concentrated in the first weeks - so check SMART data the day it arrives rather than the day you need it. What recertified means · Refurbished warranty terms · Verify on arrival

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600SATA-6GRefurb$29.17$349.99Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE601SATA-6GNew$29.17$349.99Buy on Amazon
WD Red Pro 12TB WD121KFBXSATA-6GRefurb$29.17$350.00Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600SATA-6GRefurb$29.17$349.99Buy on Amazon

All 12TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

CMR or SMR? What we can and cannot source for this part number

Part of the Seagate line we track.

Quick Verdict

The Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 is a 12TB SATA-6G enterprise drive - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.

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Specifications

Capacity12TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA-6G
Recording TechCMR (family)FAMILY LEVEL
RPM—
Cache—
Sector Size—
Workload Rating300TB/yr
Warranty5 years
ASINB07J33LFXV

Recording technology: Seagate documents CMR for the IronWolf Pro family; this part number is not named individually. A family can ship more than one recording method, so treat this as the family's answer rather than a verified answer for this drive.

Market context

We do not have enough in-stock comparators of this type today to place this price against the rest of the market. The category page below ranks everything we do have.

Where the wider market has moved

These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.

Compare against every 12TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 12TB SATA-6G
#1WD Gold 12TB
$36.42/TB
#2WD Red 12TB WD120EFAX
$38.33/TB
#3Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008
$44.58/TB
#4WD Red Pro 12TB NAS WD122KFBX
$45.00/TB
#5Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008THIS DRIVE
Out of stock

Works in these NAS machines

TerraMaster (32 machines)
Vendor-listed
On TerraMaster's list - Recommended
Asustor (23 NAS series)
Vendor-listed
On Asustor's list as IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008

Resolved against manufacturer compatibility lists we read and dated, capped at 4. Vendor-listed means the manufacturer names this exact part number; fit-verified is our own check of form factor, interface and recording technology against a published requirement. Neither is a guess, and a drive the registry cannot resolve shows nothing here rather than a maybe. How compatibility actually works

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not right now: Amazon shows no current offer for ASIN B07J33LFXV. The in-stock alternatives nearest its 12TB capacity are on this page, ranked by live price.

Amazon reports this listing (ST12000NE0008) as used, and its title makes no renewed or recertified claim, so the unit's origin is whatever the seller's note says - shown beside the price. The stored warranty on this row is 5 years, as the listing states it.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a high-capacity NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
Verify CMR recording before using in RAID. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
12TB SATA drives are ideal for backup targets. SATA gives maximum $/TB for backup repositories.
🏗️
Virtualization Host Storage
VM images and snapshots on Proxmox, VMware or Hyper-V.
~ Good fit
Suitable for VM storage where workloads are not IOPS-intensive. SATA is fine for single-host VM storage. Consider NVMe cache for latency-sensitive VMs.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installCheck SMART baseline on arrival
Run smartctl -a /dev/sdX and record: Reallocated_Sector_Ct, Power_On_Hours, Spin_Retry_Count. Critical for refurb drives — refuse any with reallocated sectors > 0.
MonthlyRun SMART short self-test
smartctl -t short /dev/sdX — takes 1-2 minutes, catches most developing issues. Schedule during off-peak.
QuarterlyRun SMART long self-test
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX — full surface scan, takes 6 hours for 12TB. Any test failure is grounds for immediate replacement.
QuarterlyCheck RAID array health
Verify no degraded drives. A degraded array with no hot spare is one failure from data loss. Check mdstat or controller UI.
AnnuallyVerify drive firmware version
Check Seagate support site for firmware updates. Some versions have known bugs affecting integrity.
Every 3-5 yearsPlan proactive replacement
Enterprise HDDs have higher failure rates after year 4-5. At 12TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: Loose SATA data or power cable, failed port, or drive not spinning up.
Fix: Reseat both cables. Try a different port. Listen for spin-up sound. Test with a known-good cable.