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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.

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

In the Box
Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD
Limited 5-Year Warranty