Seagate 18TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal Surveillance HDD, ST18000VE002

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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

SEAGATE SKYHAWK 18TB HARD DRIVE SURVEILLANCE, ST18000VE002

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%.

Please be aware that this drive comes in OEM packaging.

General Features

ImagePerfect AI Firmware

Provides improved image integrity alongside additional AI workload support in always-on, AI-enabled surveillance systems.

Designed to Support an Additional 32 AI Streams

This SkyHawk AI drive will support an additional 32 AI streams, while simultaneously recording footage from up to 64 HD cameras.

Built to Handle Heavy Surveillance Workloads

Designed and built to handle heavy surveillance workloads in traditional video recording and advanced video analytic environments, this SkyHawk AI drive has an endurance rating of 550TB per year and can withstand greater workloads than standard surveillance drives.

Advanced Vibration Management

Advanced vibration management delivers improved and sustained performance in NVR systems with 16 or more bays.

SkyHawk Health Management

SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. Included is RAID RapidRebuild, which helps provides faster volume rebuilds. Contact your Seagate sales rep for further information.

Improved Reliability

Not only is reliability improved, but the total cost of ownership is reduced, thanks to a 2 million hour MTBF rating and a limited 3-year warranty.

Data Protection

An optional 2-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan provides access to Seagate’s secure data recovery labs. Contact your Seagate sales rep for further information.