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)
ST16000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 16TB · Surveillance
€669 (€41.81/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM001G $29.69
ST16000VE002 $32.92
Capacity
ST16000NM001G 16 TB
ST16000VE002 16 TB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

ST16000NM001G €440 ST16000VE002 €669
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€757 €462 €166 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST16000NM001G ST16000VE002
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 29 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 0.53% -
Price / TB $29.69 $32.92
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€440
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€669
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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

ST16000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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