The 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SAS III 12 Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD from Seagate is a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for data storage. It's suitable for engineering workstations, network servers, mainframes, supercomputers, and other demanding tasks that require 24/7 operation. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes the SAS III 12 Gb/s interface for data transfer rates of up to 261 MB/s. Moreover, as a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours as well as built-in digital sensors to ensure optimal performance, PowerBalance for lower power consumption, and a helium seal for lower power, weight, and increased durability and leak protection.

16TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SAS III 12 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Data Transfer Speeds up to 261 MB/s    2,500,000 Hours MTBF    8760 Power-On Hours per Year    0.35% Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)

This 16TB drive offers high capacity for more petabytes per rack

Highly reliable performance with enhanced caching, making it the logical choice for cloud data center and massive scale-out data center applications

PowerBalance optimizes watts per terabyte

Maximize total cost of ownership savings through lower power and weight with a helium sealed-drive design

Helium side-sealing weld technology for added handling robustness and leak protection

Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance

Data protection and security - Seagate Secure features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement

Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by a limited 5-year warranty and 2.5 million hour MTBF rating

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it come with the cables?

A: No it doesn't come with any cables just the hard drive.

Q: 2. Will this fit or work with a QNAP TL-R1620SEP-RP 16-Bay SAS-3 / SATA III JBOD Expansion Enclosure?

A: Yes, the Seagate Exos drive is compatible with your QNAP enclosure.

Q: 3. As of 11/10/2022 are the 16tb Seagate EXOS X18 drives retail or OEM?

A: This Seagate X18 Internal HDD is a retail drive, which includes a limited 5-year warranty from Seagate

Q: 4. Does the Seagate X18 ST16000NM000J support encryption? It has the Seagate Secure logo but BH datasheet says no.

A: The Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD is a self-encrypting drive.

Q: 5. Will this work on a macbook pro 15 inch 2012 model?

A: if you have the dock

Q: 6. can this be used with a macbook pro?

A: The MacBook Pro would need a smaller size (dimension ) as in a 2.5 inch drive.B&H has many choices in that size. Remember to make sure you are looking at a 2.5 inch drive. Good luck.

Q: 7. Is it compatible with the Synology new DS 723+ NAS?

A: For the most current information on compatibility with Synology NAS units, please refer to the Synology compatibility portal here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility

Q: 8. Bare drive?

A: Yep, no parts, pieces, or screws. Makes for a great external hard drive to store files, photos, and vids. You can get an external hard drive docking station for this purpose.

Q: 9. Is this ok to use in a NAS device for a video editing server?

A: This would be suitable for use in a NAS.

Q: 10. What do you mean by retail?

A: As others have said the retail label refers to it being for the general use to the public.