Seagate 12TB Exos X16 Enterprise Hard Drive 3.5''(ST12000NM001G)

Seagate Exos X16 12TB 7200 RPM 512e/4Kn SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise HDD (ST12000NM001G)

• Standard model ship in 512e format, support either 512e or 4Kn Fast Format logical sector size
• Helium sealed-drive design delivers lower total cost of ownership through lower power and weight
• Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance
• Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by a 2.5M-hr MTBF rating
• For Enterprise Storage

12TB Seagate Exos X16 ST12000NM001G 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Data Center HDD Enterprise Hard Drive. Seagate manufactures hard drives that specifically address the needs of the hyper scale storage market. As the flagship of the Seagate X class, the Exos X16 enterprise hard drives are the highest-capacity hard drives in the fleet. General Features Standard Model FastFormat (512e/4Kn) Helium sealed-drive design PowerBalance feature optimizes Watts/TB Next-generation helium side-sealing weld technology for added handling robustness and leak protection Enterprise-class reliability backed by 2.5M-hr MTBF rating

Seagate Exos X16 enterprise hard drive

With massive capacity and innovative technology advancements, this Exos X16 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 14 TB drive delivers Max. sustained transfer rate of 261 MB/s. And capable of 24x7 operation, the Seagate Exos X16 is a perfect high-reliability solution for servers, storage systems, and business-centric NAS systems.

• High performance hard drive with enhanced caching, making it perfect 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
• Helium sealed-drive design delivers lower total cost of ownership through lower power and weight
• Next-generation 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
• Data protection and security: Seagate Secure. features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement
• Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by 5-year limited warranty and 2.5M-hr MTBF rating

Best-Fit Applications

• 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