WD Red Pro vs Seagate Exos X18

Seagate Exos X18 (18 TB, 3.5")
CHF808.–

Seagate Exos X18

18 TB, 3.5"

WD Red Pro (8 TB, 3.5")
CHF364.80

WD Red Pro

8 TB, 3.5"

Seagate Exos X18 (18 TB, 3.5")
CHF808.– CHF44.89/1TB

Seagate Exos X18

18 TB, 3.5"

WD Red Pro (8 TB, 3.5")
CHF364.80 CHF45.60/1TB

WD Red Pro

8 TB, 3.5"

Scope of application
Scope of application
Enterprise
Scope of application
Scope of application
NAS
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
18 TB
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
8 TB
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
270 MB/s
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
267 MB/s

Overall rating
Overall rating

Description
Description
The Seagate Enterprise-class Exos hard drives are designed for the most demanding workloads, offering 
Description
Description
WD Red Pro hard drives are designed for high-intensity workloads in commercial and enterprise NAS environments 

Item number
Item number
13961890
Item number
Item number
43883142
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Seagate
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
WD
Category
Category
Hard drives
Category
Category
Hard drives
Warranty score
Warranty score
2.1 %
Warranty score
Warranty score
1.6 %
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
2 days
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
2 days
Return rate
Return rate
3 %
Return rate
Return rate
2.5 %
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
ST18000NM000J
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
WD8005FFBX
Release date
Release date
21.9.2020
Release date
Release date
25.3.2024
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
97 of 2637
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
Sales rank in Category Hard drives
12 of 2637
External links
External links
External links
unknown

Scope of application
Scope of application
Enterprise
Scope of application
Scope of application
NAS
Interface
Interface
SATA
Interface
Interface
SATA
Interface version
Interface version
SATA III
Interface version
Interface version
SATA III
Form factor
Form factor
3.5"
Form factor
Form factor
3.5"
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
18 TB
Storage capacity
Storage capacity
8 TB
Cache
Cache
256 MB
Cache
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
270 MB/s
Sustained Speed HDD
Sustained Speed HDD
267 MB/s
Max. Speed
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Max. Speed
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Storage Technology
Storage Technology
CMR
Storage Technology
Storage Technology
CMR
Hard disk filling
Hard disk filling
Helium
Hard disk filling
Hard disk filling
unknown
Max. Workload Rate
Max. Workload Rate
unknown
Max. Workload Rate
Max. Workload Rate
550 TB/J
MTBF
MTBF
2500000 h
MTBF
MTBF
2500000 h
Hard disk additional functions
Hard disk additional functions
Hot plugging
Hard disk additional functions
Hard disk additional functions
Native command queuing

Maximum operating temperature
Maximum operating temperature
60 °C
Maximum operating temperature
Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Max. noise level
Max. noise level
unknown
Max. noise level
Max. noise level
34 dB

Power consumption
Power consumption
9.40 W
Power consumption
Power consumption
6.90 W
Power consumption (standby)
Power consumption (standby)
5.30 W
Power consumption (standby)
Power consumption (standby)
0.30 W

Country of origin
Country of origin
unknown
Country of origin
Country of origin
ChinaGermanyTaiwanThailand

Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
SBTi
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
Bulk
Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
1 piece(s)

Length
Length
14.70 cm
Length
Length
14.70 cm
Width
Width
10.19 cm
Width
Width
10.16 cm
Height
Height
2.61 cm
Height
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
Weight
670 g
Weight
Weight
670 g

Length
Length
21.10 cm
Length
Length
18.80 cm
Width
Width
14.80 cm
Width
Width
16.10 cm
Height
Height
7.20 cm
Height
Height
3 cm
Weight
Weight
741 g
Weight
Weight
785 g

Warranty
Warranty
5 years Warranty (Bring-in)
Warranty
Warranty
5 years Warranty (Bring-in)