Except the price, what are the difference between Barracuda Pro, Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro 12TB?
Those Are Desktop, NAS and NAS Pro drives.
Barracuda is made for desktop computer use or as an external drive for non-frequent use.
Ironwolf is a standard energy efficient and fairly quite drives for 24/7 use in a NAS
Ironwolf pro is for heavy use and quick access to NAS environments.
| Barracuda Pro 12TB | Ironwolf 12TB | Ironwolf pro 12TB |
| 250MB/s | 210MB/s | 250MB/s |
| Workload Rate Limit (WRL) (TB/year) 300 | 180 | 300 |
| Power-On Hours per Year (24×7) 8760 | 8760 | 8760 |
| Data Recovery and Rescue Services- Yes | NO | Yes |
