You can save $168 on this 8TB Seagate IronWolf NAS drive at Best Buy, but I'd shop elsewhere for an ever better deal

Adding a lot of dependable capacity to a NAS device isn't cheap, but shopping around can net you major savings.

The 8TB Seagate IronWolf is currently $350 (was $518) at Best Buy .

But I wouldn't buy it there.

Newegg has the exact same drive for $330, saving you a further $20 .

IronWolf is purpose-built for NAS use, with 24/7 operation and multi-drive environments in mind.

This 8TB model uses CMR recording technology, spins at 7200 RPM and has a 256MB cache, making it a solid choice for expanding a home NAS, small-business server or RAID array.

Seagate rates it for workloads of 180TB per year and 1 million hours MTBF.

AgileArray provides RAID optimization and dual-plane balancing.

Rotational vibration sensors are designed to help maintain consistent performance when several drives are operating together.

8TB Ironwolf NAS Internal Hard Drive: $329.99 The Seagate IronWolf ST8000VN004 provides 8TB of CMR capacity, 7200 RPM performance, 256MB cache and SATA 6.0Gb/s connectivity, with a 180TB/year workload rating and rotational vibration sensors.

View Deal 8TB Ironwolf NAS Internal Hard Drive: was $517.65 now $349.99 This is the exact same drive, and while it's a solid $167.66 off the list price at Best Buy, it's still $20 more than you can pick it up for at Newegg.

View Deal Why we recommend it In his 4-star review of the 8TB NAS drive , our expert Mark said: "IronWolf drives feature CMR technology and AgileArray firmware, ensuring smooth RAID performance, reduced vibration, and efficient power management.

The 180TB per year workload rating, the RV sensors, the three-year warranty, and the bundled Rescue Data Recovery Services have all persisted as defining features of the consumer tier." The 7200 RPM spindle speed and 256MB cache and SATA 6.0Gb/s interface makes this a performance-focused mechanical drive rather than simply somewhere to dump 8TB of rarely accessed files.

For more options, take a look at our roundups of the best desktop and laptop hard drives and best NAS hard drives .