NAS Drive Compatibility

Seagate IronWolf Pro 125 480 GB

NAS SSD

Part number ZA480NX10001 · IronWolf Pro 125 series · 2.5" SATA SSD. If your machine is listed below, this drive is officially supported — not a forum workaround.

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11
Compatible NAS models
0 Syn · 0 QNAP · 11 Asus · 0 TM
By vendor
480 GB
Listed capacity
Seagate
Manufacturer
Strong pick as a cold copy

This is an SSD — an excellent cold copy for the off-site slot of a 3-2-1 plan: fast sequential transfer, silent, no moving parts to degrade on the shelf. The one catch is charge retention: a powered-off NVMe/SATA SSD slowly loses charge (weeks to months), which matters for a copy that sits unplugged. Keep the offline copy plugged in for a few hours once a month, or keep the 3-2-1 'other' copy on spinning media instead. Pair it with a scheduled backup job — see the backup software encyclopedia (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup) and the 3-2-1 rule.

Compatibility verdict

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 11 machines and series — 11 Asustor. This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. No series-level recording rating is on file for this part number yet, so check CMR vs SMR on the exact model before buying for an array.

Compatible NAS models

Asustor AS 33 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 40 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 52/53 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 61/62 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 63/64 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 65 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 65R See its full HCL → Asustor AS 66 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 70 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 71 See its full HCL → Asustor AS6004U See its full HCL →

Same-capacity alternatives

Other drives listed at 480 GB capacity, ranked by how many machines list them:

Micron MTFDDAK480MBB 121 machines · M500DC Intel SSDSC2BW480H6 119 machines · 535 Intel SSDSC2BB480G6 119 machines · DC S3510 Micron MTFDDAK480MBP 112 machines · M510DC Intel SSDSC2BX480G4 111 machines · DC S3610 Samsung MZ-7GE480 106 machines · 845DC EVO Synology SAT5200-480G 106 machines · SAT5200 Intel SSDSC2BB480G4 104 machines · DC S3500

Quick answers

Is the ZA480NX10001 officially compatible with my NAS?

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 11 machines and series — 11 Asustor. Every machine page linked below shows the vendor's own list entry, refreshed daily.

Is the ZA480NX10001 a good NAS drive?

This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. No series-level recording rating is on file for this part number yet, so check CMR vs SMR on the exact model before buying for an array.

Can I use the ZA480NX10001 for a 3-2-1 cold backup copy?

This is an SSD — an excellent cold copy for the off-site slot of a 3-2-1 plan: fast sequential transfer, silent, no moving parts to degrade on the shelf. The one catch is charge retention: a powered-off NVMe/SATA SSD slowly loses charge (weeks to months), which matters for a copy that sits unplugged. Keep the offline copy plugged in for a few hours once a month, or keep the 3-2-1 'other' copy on spinning media instead. Pair it with a scheduled backup job — see the backup software encyclopedia (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup) and the 3-2-1 rule.

What are alternatives to the ZA480NX10001?

At the same capacity, the most widely listed alternatives are Micron MTFDDAK480MBB (121 machines), Intel SSDSC2BW480H6 (119 machines), Intel SSDSC2BB480G6 (119 machines). The full ranked list is below.