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
€662 (€41.39/TB)
ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€693 (€43.32/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM001G $44.70
ST16000NT001 $34.22
Capacity
ST16000NM001G 16 TB
ST16000NT001 16 TB
Noise (idle)
ST16000NM001G 29 dB
ST16000NT001 28 dB

Price history

FR · cheapest per day

ST16000NM001G €662 ST16000NT001 €693
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€879 €537 €195 Sep 2024 Feb 2025 Jul 2025 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026
ST16000NM001G 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 SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 0.55% -
Price / TB $44.70 $34.22
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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

0.55% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.49-0.62%

34,998 drives · ~51,074 drive-years · 283 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

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