I bought this to replace the two 3TB drives in my computer.Reviews stated that it was a "noisy drive" but its not any noticeably noisier than my existing drives.It is however, MUCH faster. copying it was sitting on about 50% utilisation, while the old drive was sitting on 100%.great drive, glad i updated

I always come to Novatech for Hard Drives. Because they always arrive in a working condirtion! In this case I also rang in for additional information, to try and confirm the drive was CMR. The reason I doubted it was the PRICE! However, it IS CMR, and in fact it is the fastest HDD I have on my system. The M2 NMVMe as my System OS drive is obviously faster...!If you want a fast reliable storage drive this is great. It beat drives that are almost twice its price. And if you are getting HDDs, thgen get them from Novatech because they will arrive quickly and will ALWAYS be packed extremly well and arrive working.

Died after 26 months.

This drive was used in a home media server that was on 24/7 but had low read/write activity. It failed catastrophically with no warning and complete data loss after 26 months - all contact with the drive was lost, the platters spun but created significant vibration and noise, and the drive prohibited the PC from restarting (POSTing). Fortunately, I had backups.I gave it two stars because Seagate did make good on its warranty; though their process was very slow. I was able to create the RMA easily and shipping it back took 2 days via USPS. However, it took Seagate 6 days to open the package and acknowledge receipt. They shipped a replacement one day later but it took 6 more days to arrive via UPS. Thus, it took me 2 days to get it to Seagate, and Seagate took 13 ... MoreThis drive was used in a home media server that was on 24/7 but had low read/write activity. It failed catastrophically with no warning and complete data loss after 26 months - all contact with the drive was lost, the platters spun but created significant vibration and noise, and the drive prohibited the PC from restarting (POSTing). Fortunately, I had backups.I gave it two stars because Seagate did make good on its warranty; though their process was very slow. I was able to create the RMA easily and shipping it back took 2 days via USPS. However, it took Seagate 6 days to open the package and acknowledge receipt. They shipped a replacement one day later but it took 6 more days to arrive via UPS. Thus, it took me 2 days to get it to Seagate, and Seagate took 13 days to get the replacement to me. The replacement drive I received appeared to be new and unused.I like B&H for hard drive purchases because they pack them well for shipping. I've had to return drives from other online vendors because they were damaged in shipping from inadequate packaging.

Drive worked well for a month.

Drive arrived whole and worked right away. Very happy with transfer speeds. The drive is the noisiest one I have ever owned but the noise seems normal, not like the drive is going to fail. Given the price, warranty, capacity and speed I will put up with a little extra noise. After about a month of service I checked the drive with Seagate software. The SMART data indicated the drive had issues. I ran the long fix and the drive failed completely. Went through an RMA with Seagate, waited two weeks for the replacement from California but it was DOA. System wouldn't boot and the motherboard beeps when the drive is connected. Contacted Seagate again and this time they are going to pay the shipping both ways and they are going to ship a new product rather than a ... MoreDrive arrived whole and worked right away. Very happy with transfer speeds. The drive is the noisiest one I have ever owned but the noise seems normal, not like the drive is going to fail. Given the price, warranty, capacity and speed I will put up with a little extra noise. After about a month of service I checked the drive with Seagate software. The SMART data indicated the drive had issues. I ran the long fix and the drive failed completely. Went through an RMA with Seagate, waited two weeks for the replacement from California but it was DOA. System wouldn't boot and the motherboard beeps when the drive is connected. Contacted Seagate again and this time they are going to pay the shipping both ways and they are going to ship a new product rather than a refurbished product. RMA with Seagate is a long and arduous experience. I really am beginning to hate this drive. I have 4 other Seagate NAS drives which have been spinning for between 5 and 7 years with no issues at all. This one has a 5 year warranty so from the looks of things I will be an expert at the Seagate warranty process by the time this is over.

GREAT PRICE VALUE & 1 DAY FREE SHIP

SEAGATE EXOS X18 12TB 11/20/23.Bought 2 from B&H, packaged well, arrived in 1 day free shipping standard included. The seagate is heavy and built like a tank, ultra quiet, cool to warm to touch in heavy use, 256-278gb/s speed, excellent value for the money. Will see in time how it performs and lasts.The good thing B&H is an authorized dealer for seagate if you ever have an issue contact seagate with your reciept which indicates when you bought it new because seagate otherwise would go by the manufacture date imprinted on the seagate hdd case instead. keep your receipts and enjoy this product which is my first mega hdd of this size and will fit it in a multi bay enclosure, have fun....

Great price but at the expense of seek noise

I bought two of these for my NAS device because the price is MUCH lower than the 12, 14, 16 and 18 Ironwolf Pro NAS drives. So, for the same price of a 10TB Ironwolf Pro you can get a 16TB Exos. Seems like an easy choice, right? Unfortunately, since these drives are for enterprise applications, they are not quiet at all. The W/R arm motor really makes a loud thump at the end of a movement. I haven't heard a drive this loud since the 1990's. I returned them for a set of Ironwolf Pro drives which are much quieter -not silent, but I can live with them in my home office. So, if you have your NAS in a separate room, these are great drives at an incredible price. But if you are like me and have them in the same room as your office, they are too loud.

Great so far. A little louder than expected

I purchased a batch of these to put into an 8 bay Synology NAS. I chose them for the good warranty period and the fact that they are a Synology approved enterprise drive. I was previously using WD Red 5400 RPM drives that were significantly quieter. They ran for 8.5 years 24/7! The sound is not a problem as I plan to relocate the NAS farther from our workspace.

R D's review of SKYHAWK 2TB SURVEILLANCE 3.5IN 6GB/S SATA 64MB

Pros: NAS seems faster to me than previous 5TB Red (but then again maybe I'm just wishing it to be faster). Its fast, huge and should be reliable. Oh and it's a disk drive, what else do you want ?Cons: 10TB still too expensive for an amateur but 8TB coming down in price as these things always do (early 2017). Had to doctor my Synology NAS disk tray to accommodate the drive - the central screw hole + certain indentations required by the disk tray are missing on this (super high capacity) disk design. After removal of the tray lugs there are now just 4 screw mounting points albeit they have high quality rubber shock absorbers. All seems secure but disk mounting is important in a high capacity NAS. Easy enough to fix but if you're less mechanically minded then this ... MorePros: NAS seems faster to me than previous 5TB Red (but then again maybe I'm just wishing it to be faster). Its fast, huge and should be reliable. Oh and it's a disk drive, what else do you want ?Cons: 10TB still too expensive for an amateur but 8TB coming down in price as these things always do (early 2017). Had to doctor my Synology NAS disk tray to accommodate the drive - the central screw hole + certain indentations required by the disk tray are missing on this (super high capacity) disk design. After removal of the tray lugs there are now just 4 screw mounting points albeit they have high quality rubber shock absorbers. All seems secure but disk mounting is important in a high capacity NAS. Easy enough to fix but if you're less mechanically minded then this might tax your grey matter.

This is a good drive, not an SMR

Both Western Digital and Seagate, and others (Toshiba), have introduce new drives in 2019-2020, many of which are SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording). These drives are not only slower, they won't work in many RAID setups or inside a NAS. blocksandfiles.com wrote about this issue a year ago and lucky for me I read that article. Now on to the Seagate 12TB Exos X16: First, this is a CMR drive (Conventional Magnetic Recording), which I rechecked upon receiving the drives. It's one of the fastest HDD on the market and I bought two at a relative bargain price at B&H. Seems to be in high demand, as B&H ran out of stock and I had to wait a little. I'm using the two drives in a Linux software RAID 1 configuration and it works perfect. I can also attest to the speed as I had to ... MoreBoth Western Digital and Seagate, and others (Toshiba), have introduce new drives in 2019-2020, many of which are SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording). These drives are not only slower, they won't work in many RAID setups or inside a NAS. blocksandfiles.com wrote about this issue a year ago and lucky for me I read that article. Now on to the Seagate 12TB Exos X16: First, this is a CMR drive (Conventional Magnetic Recording), which I rechecked upon receiving the drives. It's one of the fastest HDD on the market and I bought two at a relative bargain price at B&H. Seems to be in high demand, as B&H ran out of stock and I had to wait a little. I'm using the two drives in a Linux software RAID 1 configuration and it works perfect. I can also attest to the speed as I had to copy lots of TB to these drives, all the while the transferred data was online and accessible. What surprised me most, however, was how relatively quiet these drives are. I consider buying more for my backup server, maybe some spares too. Packaging was simple but perfect. Of course, only time will tell how good these drives really are. So far they are great.

Yet another DOA drive (updated review after receiving replacement

Probably too many DOA reports to recommend this. Waiting for Newegg to deliver a working drive... Will update review if I ever get a working drive. Updated review after receiving replacement drive, which took quite a long time to get. Plugged the replacement drive into the same exact sata and power cables as the first one that wasn't recognized by bios and didn't work in the OS. The replacement drive was recognized fine in BIOS and initialized in the Windows 10 no problem. I coped about 4TB of thousands of files to it with no issues. Hopefully it will last. It has a 5 year warranty. This one is working great so far. Changing from 1 star to 3 stars for now.