Verdict

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

ST16000NM001G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€440 (€27.49/TB)
ST16000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€970 (€60.62/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM001G $29.69
ST16000NM002G $37.78
Capacity
ST16000NM001G 16 TB
ST16000NM002G 16 TB
Noise (idle)
ST16000NM001G 29 dB
ST16000NM002G 29 dB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

ST16000NM001G €440 ST16000NM002G €970
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€970 €568 €166 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST16000NM001G ST16000NM002G
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 29 dB 29 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SAS
Failure rate (AFR) 0.53% -
Price / TB $29.69 $37.78
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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.

ST16000NM001G

0.53% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.47-0.61%

34,729 drives · ~42,410 drive-years · 226 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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

ST16000NM002G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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