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)
ST16000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 16TB · Surveillance
€676 (€42.24/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NM001G $44.70
ST16000VE002 $32.92
Capacity
ST16000NM001G 16 TB
ST16000VE002 16 TB

Price history

FR · cheapest per day

ST16000NM001G €662 ST16000VE002 €676
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€902 €548 €195 Sep 2024 Feb 2025 Jul 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 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) 0.55% -
Price / TB $44.70 $32.92
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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

ST16000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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