Designed for 24/7 Surveillance, 18TB Storage Capacity, 3.5" Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface, 256MB Cache, 7200 rpm, 260 MB/s Max Sustained Transfer Rate, 2 Million Hours MTBF, 300,000 Load/Unload Cycles. Designed for NVR (network video recorders) and AI-enabled NVR systems the 18TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5 Internal Surveillance HDD from Seagate is well-suited for units with 16 or more drive bays. Engineered for 24/7 workloads or 8760 operational hours per year this SkyHawk AI drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams or 16 AI channels. Seagate's ImagePerfect AI technology helps to deliver zero dropped frames while high reliability is backed by a workload rate of 550TB per year. Additionally SkyHawk Health Management helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention intervention and recovery options. Should you use this drive in a RAID integrated RAID RapidRebuild technology helps provide faster volume rebuilds. Seagate built this SkyHawk AI drive with storage capacity of 18TB and a 3.5 form factor plus a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface a 256MB cache and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 260 MB/s. Data reliability is further enhanced by 300 000 load/unload cycles a 2 million hour MTBF 1 per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read and an AFR (annualized failure rate) of 0.44%.
Designed for 24/7 Surveillance, 18TB Storage Capacity, 3.5" Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface, 256MB Cache, 7200 rpm, 260 MB/s Max Sustained Transfer Rate, 2 Million Hours MTBF, 300,000 Load/Unload Cycles. Designed for NVR (network video recorders) and AI-enabled NVR systems the 18TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5 Internal Surveillance HDD from Seagate is well-suited for units with 16 or more drive bays. Engineered for 24/7 workloads or 8760 operational hours per year this SkyHawk AI drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams or 16 AI channels. Seagate's ImagePerfect AI technology helps to deliver zero dropped frames while high reliability is backed by a workload rate of 550TB per year. Additionally SkyHawk Health Management helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention intervention and recovery options. Should you use this drive in a RAID integrated RAID RapidRebuild technology helps provide faster volume rebuilds. Seagate built this SkyHawk AI drive with storage capacity of 18TB and a 3.5 form factor plus a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface a 256MB cache and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 260 MB/s. Data reliability is further enhanced by 300 000 load/unload cycles a 2 million hour MTBF 1 per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read and an AFR (annualized failure rate) of 0.44%.
Seagate SkyHawk AI 3.5" Surveillance Hard Drive 18 TB
Designed for 24/7 Surveillance, 18TB Storage Capacity, 3.5" Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface, 256MB Cache, 7200 rpm, 260 MB/s Max Sustained Transfer Rate, 2 Million Hours MTBF, 300,000 Load/Unload Cycles. Designed for NVR (network video recorders) and AI-enabled NVR systems the 18TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5 Internal Surveillance HDD from Seagate is well-suited for units with 16 or more drive bays. Engineered for 24/7 workloads or 8760 operational hours per year this SkyHawk AI drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams or 16 AI channels. Seagate's ImagePerfect AI technology helps to deliver zero dropped frames while high reliability is backed by a workload rate of 550TB per year. Additionally SkyHawk Health Management helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention intervention and recovery options. Should you use this drive in a RAID integrated RAID RapidRebuild technology helps provide faster volume rebuilds. Seagate built this SkyHawk AI drive with storage capacity of 18TB and a 3.5 form factor plus a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface a 256MB cache and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 260 MB/s. Data reliability is further enhanced by 300 000 load/unload cycles a 2 million hour MTBF 1 per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read and an AFR (annualized failure rate) of 0.44%.
Designed for 24/7 Surveillance, 18TB Storage Capacity, 3.5" Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface, 256MB Cache, 7200 rpm, 260 MB/s Max Sustained Transfer Rate, 2 Million Hours MTBF, 300,000 Load/Unload Cycles. Designed for NVR (network video recorders) and AI-enabled NVR systems the 18TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5 Internal Surveillance HDD from Seagate is well-suited for units with 16 or more drive bays. Engineered for 24/7 workloads or 8760 operational hours per year this SkyHawk AI drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams or 16 AI channels. Seagate's ImagePerfect AI technology helps to deliver zero dropped frames while high reliability is backed by a workload rate of 550TB per year. Additionally SkyHawk Health Management helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention intervention and recovery options. Should you use this drive in a RAID integrated RAID RapidRebuild technology helps provide faster volume rebuilds. Seagate built this SkyHawk AI drive with storage capacity of 18TB and a 3.5 form factor plus a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface a 256MB cache and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 260 MB/s. Data reliability is further enhanced by 300 000 load/unload cycles a 2 million hour MTBF 1 per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read and an AFR (annualized failure rate) of 0.44%.
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The lowest price for Seagate SkyHawk AI 3.5" Surveillance Hard Drive 18 TB right now is $674.56 at Made-in-China.com, compared across 5 retailers.
The all-time low was $399.79 on 9 Oct 2026 — today's price is 69% above the lowest ever. It has been notably cheaper before — worth setting a price alert.
Prices last updated 5 Nov 2026.
Last updated at 05/11/2026 16:52:28
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| Rotational Speed | 7200 rpm |
| Brand | Seagate |
| Form Factor | 3.5 Inch Drive |
| Drive Type | HDD |