£485 (£40.40/TB)
Best price at Amazon · UK
Last checked Aug 25, 2026 · Price and availability subject to change.
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Specifications

Capacity
12 TB
Technology
CMR
Class
Surveillance
RPM
7200
Cache
512 MB
Noise (idle / seek)
-
Fill
Helium
Interface
SATA
Form factor
3.5"
Data confidence
High

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Reliability

No large-scale failure-rate data - Backblaze tracks mostly datacenter-class drives, so consumer/SMR models rarely appear. Reliability rankings →

Warranty5 years
Rated workload550 TB/yr
MTBF2,000,000 hrs

Surveillance and AI drive for many-camera NVRs running video analytics.

Manufacturer-rated specs (Manufacturer spec), not observed failure data.

Price history

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