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Seagate · Data-centre drive · ST2000NM017B

Seagate Exos 7E10 2TB

An enterprise drive. Don't let that put you off, as it's the same 3.5in SATA as a NAS drive and fits the same bays.

Capacity
2 TB
Recording
CMR
Speed
7,200 rpm
Warranty
5 years
Workload
550 TB/yr
Failure rate
No failure data

Good for

  • Busy arrays (550 TB a year)
  • Big media libraries
  • RAID, SHR and ZFS rebuilds
  • 5 years' warranty

Not for

  • A desk or bedroom (7,200 rpm is the louder class)

Updated 27 Oct 2026 · Method 2.0

Who the Exos 7E10 2 TB is for

It makes most sense when you're chasing terabytes per pound and the NAS sits somewhere noise doesn't matter. Think garage, or a rack in the cupboard under the stairs. You also get five years' warranty, two more than the cheapest NAS lines. CMR, thankfully. SMR and parity rebuilds don't get on.

Watch out for

Being 7,200 rpm, it's in the noisier, warmer class of drive, and you'll want it somewhere you don't sit.

No Backblaze failure rate for this one. They don't run enough of them, if any, for a figure worth quoting. On paper it makes 28 dB at idle and 32 dB seeking. Seagate lists 5.16 W at idle and 9.4 W working, which comes to 45 kWh a year for a drive that idles around the clock. A 4-bay box full of these gives 6 TB after one drive's worth of parity.