The 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD from Seagate is a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for hyperscale cloud scalability, massive scale-out data centers, big data applications, high-capacity density RAID storage, and other demanding tasks that require 24/7 operation. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface for data transfer rates of up to 261 MB/s. As a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, an annualized failure rate of 0.35%, and 1 sector per 10¹⁵ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, 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    SATA III 6 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)

Scalable hyperscale applications / cloud data centers

Massive scale-out data centers

Big data applications

High-capacity density RAID storage

Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays

Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph

Enterprise backup and restore — D2D, virtual tape

Centralized surveillance

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this drive CMR or SMR?

A: The Seagate Exos X18 are CMR drives.

Q: 2. OK for Apple G5?

A: Mac OS X doesn't limit hard drive size, so it should be fine. The G5 is ancient in terms of computers, of course, but should run fine. I've used external enclosures with 2TB Barracuda drives on a MacPro laptop with a G4 processor.

Q: 3. How are these for traveling? I'm planning on using with HD enclosure for field video editing huge 4k capacity videos (10+tb) that no SSD has.

A: The Seagate 18TB Exos X18 drives are just as durable and fragile as other hard drives. They are solid but should be subject to shock or vibration.

Q: 4. 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: 5. Is this 7200RPM?

A: Per Seagate: Spindle speed (RPM) 7200 ± 0.2%

Q: 6. What is the formatted capacity of this drive (NTFS formatting) ?

A: The Seagate SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Surveillance HDD is available in several capacities, including 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 TB. It does not come preformatted.

Q: 7. Will is work for data storage with QNAP TL-D400S 4-Bay JBOD Enclosure B&H # QNTLD400SUS MFR # TL-D400S-US ?

A: The WD 18TB Gold 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD should be compatible with the QNAP TL-D400S 4-Bay JBOD Enclosure (B&H # QNTLD400SUS).

Q: 8. can this be used as a backup storage for server?

A: This can be used for any backup or storage application you need.

Q: 9. Is the Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SAS III 12 Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD compatible with Motherboard supporting SATA 6GBs port?

A: The Seagate Exos X18 7200 rpm SAS III 12 Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD is a SAS drive, not SATA. It is incompatible with SATA ports as SAS is a different protocol and connector type.

Q: 10. 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.