Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

ST24000NM002H
Seagate Exos X24 · 24TB · Enterprise
$960 ($40.00/TB)
ST24000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 24TB · Surveillance
$860 ($35.83/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST24000NM002H $40.00
ST24000VE002 $35.83
Capacity
ST24000NM002H 24 TB
ST24000VE002 24 TB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

ST24000NM002H $960 ST24000VE002 $860
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$960 $690 $420 Sep 2024 Jan 2025 Jun 2025 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026
ST24000NM002H ST24000VE002
Capacity 24 TB 24 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 30 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 3.04% -
Price / TB $40.00 $35.83
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

ST24000NM002H

3.04% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 2.71-3.41%

9,482 drives · ~9,925 drive-years · 302 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF

ST24000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,000,000h MTBF