Seagate Exos X18 16TB (ST16000NM004J)
Seagate · MPN ST16000NM004J
Why this NAS-Safe score? (85/100 — Excellent for NAS)▾
The NAS-Safe Score rates suitability for 24×7 multi-bay NAS / RAID use on a 0–100 scale. It is additive and fully transparent — every point is attributable to a named factor below. High confidence — all inputs verified.
- Recording technology35/35
CMR — safe for RAID rebuilds
- Vendor NAS endorsement0/15
Not marketed as a NAS-class drive
- Rotational-vibration sensors15/15
Has RV sensors for multi-bay stability
- Rated workload15/15
550 TB/yr — enterprise/Pro tier
- MTBF rating10/10
2.5M hr — enterprise reliability
- Warranty10/10
5-year warranty
Sources
- Seagate Exos X18 Data Sheet (ST16000NM004J listed; CMR, helium, 2.5M-hr MTBF, 5yr) · verified 2026-06-11
Specs
Specs unverified- Capacity
- 16 TB
- Class
- ENTERPRISE
- Recording
- CMR
- RPM
- 7,200
- Cache
- 256 MB
- Form factor
- 3.5"
- Interface
- SAS 12Gb/s
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Workload
- 550 TB/yr rated
SAS interface. This drive needs a SAS controller (HBA). It will not work in a standard SATA port on a desktop, or in most consumer NAS units such as Synology or QNAP.
Use-case fit
- backup
- cold archive
- homelab
Live offers(3 retailers)
Price ratings compare a drive against its own price history and the other listings of that same drive — not against other drives. The $/TB badge is the cross-drive comparison. Neither is a compatibility or reliability recommendation.
- ↑ $70.00 (+14.6%)$549.00$34.31/TB
- ↓ $50.00 (-8.2%)$559.00$34.94/TB
- flat · 7 snapshots$570.00$35.63/TB
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