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16TB Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM 6Gb/s Hard Drive (Recertified)

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Server Part Deals has 16TB Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM 6Gb/s Hard Drive (Recertified, ST16000NM000J) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

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About this product (specs):
  • 16TB Capacity
  • 7200 RPM Spindle Speed
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s, MiB/s): 261/249
  • Random Read/Write 4K QD16 WCD (IOPS): 170/550
  • Rotation Vibration @ 20-1500 Hz (rad/sec²): 12.5
  • Manufacturer Recertified: 2 Year Limited Period Warranty

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    • Server Part Deals has a Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.
    • Shipping note from vendor: Drives ship in 225lb per sq inch pressure-rated boxes, specifically tested for impact. Inside the box you'll find suspension brackets, foam inserts, or air filled pockets that secure the drive in place and prevent any possible impact from movement in the shipping process. The drive itself is sealed in an anti-static bag that protects the drive from any electromagnetic interference.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer matches our previous front page deal from April 2023 which earned 40 thumbs up.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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Server Part Deals has 16TB Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM 6Gb/s Hard Drive (Recertified, ST16000NM000J) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member iMoGENz for sharing this deal.

About this product (specs):
  • 16TB Capacity
  • 7200 RPM Spindle Speed
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s, MiB/s): 261/249
  • Random Read/Write 4K QD16 WCD (IOPS): 170/550
  • Rotation Vibration @ 20-1500 Hz (rad/sec²): 12.5
  • Manufacturer Recertified: 2 Year Limited Period Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • Server Part Deals has a Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.
    • Shipping note from vendor: Drives ship in 225lb per sq inch pressure-rated boxes, specifically tested for impact. Inside the box you'll find suspension brackets, foam inserts, or air filled pockets that secure the drive in place and prevent any possible impact from movement in the shipping process. The drive itself is sealed in an anti-static bag that protects the drive from any electromagnetic interference.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer matches our previous front page deal from April 2023 which earned 40 thumbs up.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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I work in data storage and hard disks fail all the time, old or new. If your data is really critical, it should already be backed up and the disks in a mirror or RAID configuration. The failure rates follow a classic bathtub curve and refurbs already survived the infant mortality phase, so I'm not too concerned about buying refurbs.
Anyone running a nas that can handle multiple drives failing, insert a new drive and rebuild it. Big difference in quality/working hours of enterprise drives vs the commercial ones general users purchase.
I have them all. In the last decade, a single 5tb Seagate failed. No one can possibly know which models will fail at any point.

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How reliable are these drives? I am tempted to use on my raid 1 nas as a good upgrade
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Quote from Mobius One :
How reliable are these drives? I am tempted to use on my raid 1 nas as a good upgrade
Seagate in itself is a great company I still have drives a decade plus that still works just fine on my desktops external hookup. Just wondering about the whole refurbished part… refurbished models (in my experience) have a tendency to break down within 2-4yrs or sooner. I myself am debating on this one
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Quote from cockadoodle :
seagate sucks
Well, WD sucks too. What now?
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Quote from throwaway21346 :
Well, WD sucks too. What now?
Toshiba? If they suck too.... We're screwed though.
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Quantum sucks.
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Quote from dvanburen :
Quantum sucks.
I actually had a Quantum drive many moons ago that was virtually indestructible. Took a lot to get it to not boot up, and we were trying to kill it. And I'm pretty sure I have a 13gb Quantum that still works.
I'll go with Maxtor, since they bought Quantum and I've actually had a few bad drives from them back in the day. Their boxes were cool though and for the most part, they made okay stuff.
IBM had the "deathstars", but that is equal parts urban legend / fact as to how widespread the issues were.
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I have them all. In the last decade, a single 5tb Seagate failed. No one can possibly know which models will fail at any point.
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Quote from turbogamer1 :
I have them all. In the last decade, a single 5tb Seagate failed. No one can possibly know which models will fail at any point.
Well, they'll ALL fail at some point. That's the only sure thing. Backups are critical. If you have them (and everyone should), it's not too important how reliable individual drives are.
Something that is sometimes overlooked is to try to buy different models (and/or drive brands), or to at least buy same model drives at different times or from a different seller. You don't want all the same model and batch, in case there's an issue with those and they suffer premature death at similar intervals.
(Although backup on multiple media fixes this obv).
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Quote from lastwraith :
I actually had a Quantum drive many moons ago that was virtually indestructible. Took a lot to get it to not boot up, and we were trying to kill it. And I'm pretty sure I have a 13gb Quantum that still works.
I'll go with Maxtor, since they bought Quantum and I've actually had a few bad drives from them back in the day. Their boxes were cool though and for the most part, they made okay stuff.
IBM had the "deathstars", but that is equal parts urban legend / fact as to how widespread the issues were.
When I think Quantum I always think Bigfoot. I worked in a store that sold these at the time and they always had issues. I actually thought of those Deathstars too; they ran insanely hot and we had a lot of returns / RMAs. Granted, my sample set is one store, but I would agree with the general perception about those IBM drives.