Product Overview
Moreover, the Seagate Exos X18, also known as ST18000NM000J, stands as Seagate’s 18 TB enterprise-class hard drive. Designed specifically to address hyperscale and data-center demands, it blends enormous storage capacity, robust performance, and proven reliability to empower modern infrastructure.
Product Features
Furthermore, the Exos X18 delivers:
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Massive 18 TB capacity within a space-efficient 3.5″ form factor, maximizing rack storage at scale.
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Helium-sealed drive design, which reduces internal turbulence, lowers power consumption, and supports dense platter stacking.
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High performance: it spins at 7,200 RPM, achieves up to 270 MB/s sustained transfer rates, and supports 170 IOPS read / 550 IOPS write in random workloads.
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Dual interface support: optimally integrates with both SATA 6 Gb/s and SAS 12 Gb/s environments.
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Enterprise-grade reliability, featuring a 2.5 million-hour MTBF and workload rating up to 550 TB/year, ideal for continuous 24×7 operations.
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Power optimization technologies like PowerChoice and PowerBalance, which let you balance energy use and performance dynamically.
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Data protection safeguards, including AES-256 hardware encryption, Seagate Secure, secure erase features, and firmware-level defenses.
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Enhanced resilience features: Super Parity, Low-Halogen materials, Hot-Plug support, Organic Solderability Preservative, and RSA 2048 firmware verification enhance durability, serviceability, and safety.
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FastFormat capability that enables quick reformatting between 512e and 4Kn sector formats to suit system compatibility.
Why Choose This
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For hyperscale and dense storage environments, the Exos X18 delivers unmatched 18 TB per drive efficiency, translating to more petabytes per rack.
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It balances performance and reliability, ensuring consistent, high-throughput workloads with minimal downtime.
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It slashes operational costs through helium sealing and power management, reducing cooling and energy overheads. Additionally, the 5-year warranty solidifies long-term trust.
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It ensures data security and compliance, with enterprise-level encryption and secure retirement features.
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It adapts seamlessly to existing infrastructure, via SATA or SAS interfaces and sector formatting flexibility.
Further Highlights
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FastFormat flexibility ensures easy format transitions with data backup, allowing seamless integration or repurposing as needed.
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Digital environmental sensors monitor conditions internally to maintain optimal performance and react to potential issues proactively.
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Performance under pressure: Users in NAS enclosures report that while the drives run warm (~39–44 °C) and louder at full fan speed, their robust thermal tolerance (up to 60 °C) ensures stable operation.
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Broad compatibility: It integrates easily with RAID arrays, distributed systems like Hadoop and Ceph, enterprise backups (D2D, virtual tape), surveillance systems, and cloud environments.
Technical Specifications Table
Specification | Details |
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Model Number | ST18000NM000J (Seagate Exos X18) |
Capacity | 18 TB |
Form Factor | 3.5″ (LFF) |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s (also available SAS 12 Gb/s) |
Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM |
Sequential Transfer Rate | Up to 270 MB/s |
Random IOPS (4K, QD16) | Read 170 / Write 550 |
Cache | 256 MB (multi-segmented) |
Sector Format | 512e / 4Kn (FastFormat™ supported) |
Reliability (MTBF) | 2.5 million hours |
Workload Rating | Up to 550 TB/year |
Power Management | PowerChoice™, PowerBalance™ |
Encryption & Security | AES-256, Seagate Secure, secure erase |
Additional Features | Helium seal, Super Parity, Hot-Plug, Low-Halogen, Organic Solderability, RSA-2048 |
Environmental Sensors | Yes (digital sensors included) |
Warranty | 5-year limited manufacturer warranty |
Weight | ~670 g (≈1.48 lb) Public Sector Shidirect |
Power Consumption | Idle: ~5.3 W; Read/Write: ~6.4 W; Max: ~9.4 W |
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