Verdict

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

ST8000NM000A
Seagate Exos 7E8 · 8TB · Enterprise
€519 (€64.88/TB)
ST8000NM017B
Seagate Exos 7E10 · 8TB · Enterprise
€556 (€69.45/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST8000NM000A $49.24
ST8000NM017B $53.97
Capacity
ST8000NM000A 8 TB
ST8000NM017B 8 TB
Noise (idle)
ST8000NM000A 28 dB
ST8000NM017B 28 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST8000NM000A €519 ST8000NM017B €556
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€574 €377 €180 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST8000NM000A ST8000NM017B
Capacity 8 TB 8 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) 28 dB 28 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $49.24 $53.97
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€519
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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.

ST8000NM000A

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST8000NM017B

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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