Verdict

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

ST16000NM000J
Seagate Exos X18 · 16TB · Enterprise
No FR price yet
ST16000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€800 (€50.00/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM000J $39.80
ST16000NM002G $43.69
Capacity
ST16000NM000J 16 TB
ST16000NM002G 16 TB

Price history

FR · cheapest per day

ST16000NM000J €595 ST16000NM002G €800
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€980 €615 €250 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Jan 2026 Jun 2026 Nov 2026
ST16000NM000J 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
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SAS
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $39.80 $43.69
Buy No FR price yet
€800
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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.

ST16000NM000J

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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