The 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD from Seagate is a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for hyperscale cloud scalability, massive scale-out data centers, big data applications, high-capacity density RAID storage, and other demanding tasks that require 24/7 operation. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface for data transfer rates of up to 261 MB/s. As a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, an annualized failure rate of 0.35%, and 1 sector per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read, as well as built-in digital sensors to ensure optimal performance, PowerBalance for lower power consumption, and a helium seal for lower power, weight, and increased durability and leak protection.












Product Overview
Seagate X18 Internal HDD Overview
Best-Fit
Applications
Scalable
hyperscale applications / cloud data centers
Massive
scale-out data centers
Big data
applications
High-capacity
density RAID storage
Mainstream
enterprise external storage arrays
Distributed file
systems, including Hadoop and Ceph
Enterprise
backup and restore D2D, virtual tape
Centralized
surveillance
Maximum Storage
Capacity for Highest Rack Space Efficiency
A 16TB drive
offers high capacity for more petabytes per rack
Highly reliable
performance with enhanced caching makes it a logical choice
for cloud data center and massive scale-out data center
applications
Hyperscale SATA
model tuned for large data transfers and low latency
PowerBalance
optimizes watts per terabyte
Maximize total
cost of ownership savings through lower power and weight with
a helium sealed-drive design
Helium
side-sealing weld technology for additional handling
robustness and leak protection
Digital
environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for
optimal operation and performance
Seagate Secure
features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement
Proven
enterprise-class reliability backed by a limited 5-year
warranty and 2.5 million-hour MTBF rating
£331.99 Inc VAT








