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Newegg has 18TB Seagate Exos X18 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (OEM, ST18000NM000J) on sale for $299.99 - extra $30 off with promo code BFDBY2A2234 = $269.99. Shipping is free,

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update: code SSBZ629 for 12/6, now DLCBZ6293

new code SSBZA422 exp 12/13 or DCLBZA389 DLCBZ297

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Model: Seagate Exos X18 18TB 3.5" SATA III Internal Hard Drive

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About This Product
    Product Name: Seagate 18TB Exos X18 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive HDD (ST18000NM000J) - OEM
    Product Description: Seagate Exos X18 enterprise hard drive
    With massive capacity and innovative technology advancements, this Exos X18 enterprise hard drive is engineered to address the needs of the hyperscale storage market. The helium sealed drive design replaces air with helium inside the drive, to reduce air turbulence and allow more platters to fit in the same 3.5" form factor. Boasting SATA 6 Gbps host interface, 7200 RPM spinning speed, and 256 MB Cache, this 18 TB drive delivers Max. sustained transfer rate of 270 MB/s. And capable of 24x7 operation, the Seagate Exos X18 is a perfect high-reliability solution for servers, storage systems, and business-centric NAS systems.
    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
    Features:
    Market-leading 18TB HDD offering the highest capacity available for more petabytes per rack (Compared to 14TB competitive product)
    Highly reliable performance with enhanced caching, making it the 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. feature optimizes Watts/TB
    Maximize total cost of ownership savings through lower power and weight with helium sealed-drive design
    Proven helium side-sealing weld technology for added handling robustness and leak protection
    Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance
    Product SKU: 1B4-00VK-00616
    average_latency_average_latency: 4.16ms
    cache_cache: 256MB
    capacity: 18TB
    interface_interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
    limited_warranty_period_labor: 5 years
    limited_warranty_period_parts: 5 years
    nand_flash_memory_type: Hard Drive
    rpm_rpm: 7200 RPM

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    These are enterprise drives, so they are essentially the top-tier for performance & reliability.

    Pro: 15c / GB is the cheapest non-pricing-mistake deal at high (12TB+) capacities
    Pro: As an enterprise drive, it's more reliable than NAS drives (fewer uncorrectable errors, by a factor of 10; 550 TB / year workload; 2.5 million hours MTBF) and Exos are all guaranteed by Seagate to be CMR drives
    Pro: like all 18 TB-class drives, it uses Helium sealing, so it'll run a bit cooler than non-helium drives. But if you're in the 12TB+ market, they're all helium
    Pro: Longer 5-year warranty (it applies to these OEM drives, too. Newegg is an authorized reseller)
    Pro: it has the required rotational vibration sensors for a multi-HDD environment, so multiple vibrating rust drives don't start interfering with each other
    Con: Most enterprise drives are generally quite a bit louder than consumer drives especially if you constantly access it: anything that amplifies sound (e.g., an empty room or a large-empty rack / case) won't help. They're designed to be stuck in basements & datacenters, where thousands of fans will overpower millions of HDD clicks and seeks. We put 2x 12TB Exos drives into a long closet that acted like a megaphone and, man, even an entire floor up, we could hear it clicking. It's drowned out now (or we got used to it?), but if you usually pay more for silence (aka me), I'd find a decent enclosure or location to minimize the auditory impact


    Re: the warranty, from one of the reviews on Newegg for this drive:
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    Where's the guy wondering what anyone would use all this storage for? Thread is over 5 hours old now, normally that's one of the first comments! 😂
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    Good lord man. I'm old enough to remember when hard drives passed the 1 GB mark. Now we're 20-30 TB…
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    11-26-2022 at 03:01 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 03:01 PM.
    Ok HDD enthusiasts, come tell us why this is good value, or bad value.
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    11-26-2022 at 03:09 PM.
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    Have TLER/ERC?
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    11-26-2022 at 03:32 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 03:32 PM.
    Quote from jackharvest :
    Ok HDD enthusiasts, come tell us why this is good value, or bad value.
    I have a couple of these, bought at about $300-$305 from HyperHawk on Amazon, and have nothing but praise for both drive and seller. The drive is quiet, reasonably power-efficient, and tolerates vibration well without generating a huge amount of its own. Warranty is five years, and honestly, this is an excellent price per TB ($15/TB) for such a large drive. I think the largest drives in production are now 22TB, though supposedly both Seagate and WD are sampling 30TB drives for production release come mid-next year. If you're in the market for a large drive, I think you'd want to consider at least one of these. For max redundancy and tolerance, you should try to buy a different drive entirely (perhaps the WD Red Pro which is often around the same price on sale) to ensure a design or batch problem doesn't kill your data — remember RAID isn't backup.

    Quote from TrevorK :
    Have TLER/ERC?
    ERC is what Seagate calls it, and yes.
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    zhalie
    11-26-2022 at 03:46 PM.
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    $15/TB, lgtm.
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    briannaw
    11-26-2022 at 04:44 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 04:44 PM.
    As I understand it, these OEM drives don't have a warranty. The information and warranty listed is for the retail version. Similiar to this policy: https://support-en.wd.com/app/ans.../a_id/7820
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    11-26-2022 at 05:14 PM.
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    Good lord man. I'm old enough to remember when hard drives passed the 1 GB mark. Now we're 20-30 TB…
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    11-26-2022 at 05:15 PM.

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    11-26-2022 at 05:15 PM.
    These are enterprise drives, so they are essentially the top-tier for performance & reliability.
    • Pro: 15c / GB is the cheapest non-pricing-mistake deal at high (12TB+) capacities
    • Pro: As an enterprise drive, it's more reliable than NAS drives (fewer uncorrectable errors, by a factor of 10; 550 TB / year workload; 2.5 million hours MTBF) and Exos are all guaranteed by Seagate to be CMR drives
    • Pro: like all 18 TB-class drives, it uses Helium sealing, so it'll run a bit cooler than non-helium drives. But if you're in the 12TB+ market, they're all helium
    • Pro: Longer 5-year warranty (it applies to these OEM drives, too. Newegg is an authorized reseller)
    • Pro: it has the required rotational vibration sensors for a multi-HDD environment, so multiple vibrating rust drives don't start interfering with each other
    • Con: Most enterprise drives are generally quite a bit louder than consumer drives especially if you constantly access it: anything that amplifies sound (e.g., an empty room or a large-empty rack / case) won't help. They're designed to be stuck in basements & datacenters, where thousands of fans will overpower millions of HDD clicks and seeks. We put 2x 12TB Exos drives into a long closet that acted like a megaphone and, man, even an entire floor up, we could hear it clicking. It's drowned out now (or we got used to it?), but if you usually pay more for silence (aka me), I'd find a decent enclosure or location to minimize the auditory impact

    Re: the warranty, from one of the reviews on Newegg for this drive:
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    Also glad the item has it's 5-year warranty from Seagate aside from the standard warranty from Newegg. Registered the item on Seagate's website and it acknowledged the serial numbers on my 2 units as legit. Although actual warranty says it only has 4.5 years remaining even though my purchase was made just a week ago and received it just yesterday, Dec. 7, 2021. So far so good. Thanks Newegg!
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    11-26-2022 at 05:47 PM.
    Quote from briannaw :
    As I understand it, these OEM drives don't have a warranty. The information and warranty listed is for the retail version. Similiar to this policy: https://support-en.wd.com/app/ans.../a_id/7820 [wd.com]
    "5-year limited warranty for the extra peace of mind"
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    Quote from paperw8 :
    "5-year limited warranty for the extra peace of mind"
    Google it and you'll find many stories from people with a different experience buying Seagate Exos drives from Newegg, and Seagate not honoring the OEM warranty. Buy at your own risk.
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    11-26-2022 at 07:55 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 07:55 PM.
    I feel this is way too expensive. If you want a good $/TB for a solid drive, you can take a look at these: https://serverpartdeals.com/colle...tified-hdd

    16 TB Exos for $170. Recertified drives.

    I run them in my unraid box and they are great.
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    11-26-2022 at 08:52 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 08:52 PM.
    Just grabbed two for my unraid server. The 5 year warranty is worth it vs other similar deals with a tiny warranty period or none at all.
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    Where's the guy wondering what anyone would use all this storage for? Thread is over 5 hours old now, normally that's one of the first comments! 😂
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    11-26-2022 at 11:35 PM.
    11-26-2022 at 11:35 PM.
    How reliable are these x18 drives? Looking at the Q3 2022 Backblaze report [backblaze.com], the 16tb equivalent has an AFR of 3.30% (albeit with a small sample size) vs. the x14 version with an AFR of 0.92%.
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