Verdict

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

ST12000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 12TB · Enterprise
No ES price yet
ST12000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 12TB · NAS-Pro
No ES price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
ST12000NM002G 12 TB
ST12000NT001 12 TB
Noise (idle)
ST12000NM002G 29 dB
ST12000NT001 28 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

ST12000NT001 €505
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€792 €531 €271 Nov 2024 Apr 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 May 2026 Sep 2026
ST12000NM002G ST12000NT001
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 29 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SAS SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $38.33
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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.

ST12000NM002G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST12000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF