Verdict

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

ST16000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€800 (€50.00/TB)
ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€710 (€44.37/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM002G $43.69
ST16000NT001 $36.73
Capacity
ST16000NM002G 16 TB
ST16000NT001 16 TB
Noise (idle)
ST16000NM002G 29 dB
ST16000NT001 28 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

ST16000NM002G €800 ST16000NT001 €710
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€980 €622 €265 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Jan 2026 Jun 2026 Nov 2026
ST16000NM002G ST16000NT001
Capacity 16 TB 16 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 $43.69 $36.73
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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.

ST16000NM002G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST16000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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