NAS Drive Compatibility

Seagate Surveillance 1TB

Surveillance HDD

Part number ST1000VX001 · Surveillance series · SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III). If your machine is listed below, this drive is officially supported — not a forum workaround.

SurveillanceNAS HARD DRIVE3.5" SATA HDDSEAGATE

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13
Compatible NAS models
0 Syn · 8 QNAP · 5 Asus · 0 TM
By vendor
1 TB
Listed capacity
Seagate
Manufacturer
Surveillance (legacy)
Product line (manufacturer rating)
5900
Spindle speed (RPM)
CMR
Recording
64 MB
Cache

Specifications are the manufacturer's published ratings for this product series; verify the exact part number before purchase.

Strong pick as a cold copy

Rated CMR (conventional magnetic recording) — the right recording type for a large cold copy. CMR keeps a full-library backup pass fast even at 16–24 TB, which is the whole point of the offline slot in a 3-2-1 plan: rotate two drives monthly, keep one powered off, and the backup tooling (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup, HBS 3) does the scheduling. Full rule and vendor tool table: 3-2-1 for NAS.

Compatibility verdict

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 13 machines and series — 8 QNAP, 5 Asustor. This is a Surveillance-class drive: rated for heavier sustained workloads than desktop drives. It is a strong pick for a NAS running 24/7, large-array rebuilds or camera workloads, and enterprise lines are also the drives most widely listed across all five vendors' HCLs. Its series rating is on file as CMR (conventional) — what RAID rebuilds and full-library copies want.

Compatible NAS models

QNAP HS-453DX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1231XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1231XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232PXU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1635AX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-328 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 10 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 31/32 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 50/51 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 61/62 See its full HCL → Asustor AS6004U See its full HCL →

Same-capacity alternatives

Other drives listed at 1 TB capacity, ranked by how many machines list them:

Western Digital WD1005VBYZ 451 machines · Gold Seagate ST1000NM0008 381 machines · Exos 7E2 Toshiba MG04ACA100N 358 machines · MG04ACA**** Seagate ST1000NM0033 344 machines · Constellation ES.3 Western Digital HUS722T1TALA604 312 machines · Ultrastar DC HA210 Western Digital WD1005FBYZ 308 machines · Gold Toshiba MG03ACA100 307 machines · Seagate ST1000NM0055 284 machines · Enterprise Capacity

Quick answers

Is the ST1000VX001 officially compatible with my NAS?

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 13 machines and series — 8 QNAP, 5 Asustor. Every machine page linked below shows the vendor's own list entry, refreshed daily.

Is the ST1000VX001 CMR or SMR?

As a Seagate Surveillance drive, it is rated CMR. CMR (conventional magnetic recording) is what a RAID array wants: SMR drives slow rebuilds dramatically. See the <a href="/faq/cmr-vs-smr-nas-drives/">CMR vs SMR guide</a> for the full series table.

Is the ST1000VX001 a good NAS drive?

This is a Surveillance-class drive: rated for heavier sustained workloads than desktop drives. It is a strong pick for a NAS running 24/7, large-array rebuilds or camera workloads, and enterprise lines are also the drives most widely listed across all five vendors' HCLs. Its series rating is on file as CMR (conventional) — what RAID rebuilds and full-library copies want.

Can I use the ST1000VX001 for a 3-2-1 cold backup copy?

Rated CMR (conventional magnetic recording) — the right recording type for a large cold copy. CMR keeps a full-library backup pass fast even at 16–24 TB, which is the whole point of the offline slot in a 3-2-1 plan: rotate two drives monthly, keep one powered off, and the backup tooling (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup, HBS 3) does the scheduling. Full rule and vendor tool table: 3-2-1 for NAS.

What are alternatives to the ST1000VX001?

At the same capacity, the most widely listed alternatives are Western Digital WD1005VBYZ (451 machines), Seagate ST1000NM0008 (381 machines), Toshiba MG04ACA100N (358 machines). The full ranked list is below.