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Seagate SkyHawk 6TB

Seagate's CCTV line, built for camera recorders (NVRs and DVRs).

Capacity
6 TB
Recording
CMR
Speed
5,400 rpm
Warranty
3 years
Workload
180 TB/yr
Failure rate
No failure data

Good for

  • A CCTV recorder (NVR or DVR)

Not for

  • A NAS (Seagate gives it no NAS rating)
  • Heavy daily writes (180 TB a year rating)

Updated 27 Oct 2026 · Method 2.0

Should you buy the SkyHawk 6 TB?

It's the right sort of drive for an NVR or a CCTV recorder, which is the job Seagate rates it for. It turns up when you sort everything by price per TB, which is why it's labelled here. In a NAS you'd be running it outside what Seagate rates it for, and for an array you want a drive that's rated for one.

Watch out for

It isn't a NAS drive, and Seagate gives it no NAS bay rating. Building an array? Get a NAS or data-centre line, which comes with the rating.

No Backblaze failure rate for this one. They don't run enough of them, if any, for a figure worth quoting. Seagate's datasheet puts it at 26 dB idle and 28 dB seeking. Power draw is 3.4 W idle and 5.3 W working on Seagate's figures, or 30 kWh a year if it spends the whole year idling.