6.0TB Seagate Exos 7E8
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6.0TB Seagate Exos 7E8

Self-Encrypting (SED) Hard Disk Drive

Mfr P/N: ST6000NM024A OWC SKU: SEAST6000NM024A

6.0TB Seagate Exos 7E8

Trusted. Efficient. Versatile.

  • SATA Revision 3.0 Interface (1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 Gb/s)
  • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second)
  • PowerChoice™ for selectable power savings
  • Tarnish-resistant components to help protect drive from environmental elements, increasing field reliability
  • 4kN Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) model
  • Seagate 5 Year Limited Warranty
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Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications

Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8TB per drive, offering bulk data storage for data center infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos 7E8 provides cost- effective, reliable access to unstructured data. Built on field-proven 10th-generation conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, the Exos 7E8 drive helps to catalyze the datasphere, enabling data center architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability, ironclad security, and low TCO for demanding 24×7 operations.

Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World

Exos 7E8 drives are backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating and support workloads of 550TB per year—10× that of desktop hard drives. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error- correction algorithms, and rotational vibration design, the Exos 7E8 helps ensure consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.

High Performance for Mainstream Data Center Applications

Meet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data center footprint on the market today. The Exos 7E8 delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems with 12Gb/s SAS and SATA 6Gb/s interface options. With user-definable innovative technology advancements like PowerChoice™ and Seagate RAID Rebuild®, you can tailor your nearline storage requirements for even greater improvements in lowering your TCO.

Enhanced Reliability, Data Protection, and Security

Advanced security features help protect data where it lives—on the drive. Exos 7E8 prevents unauthorized drive access and safeguards stored data with security features that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive, and government-grade FIPS/Common Criteria tamper-resistant hard drive.2 Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.
  1. This HDD utilizes a new standardized mounting screw pattern that is not compatible with older Mac Pro models. In a Mac Pro tower, the drive can be installed in an empty optical drive bay using an OWC Hard Drive Tray for 2009/10/12 Mac Pro, an OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2009/10/12 Mac Pro, or an OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2006/07/08 Mac Pro.

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  • (1) Bare Hard Drive
  • Seagate 5 Year Limited Warranty

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    Total Capacity

    • 6.0TB

    Formatted Capacity

    • 5588GiB

    Drive Format

    Rotational Speed

    • 7,200RPM

    Cache Data Buffer

    • 256 MB

    Form Factor

    • 3.5-inch

    Drive Interface

    • SATA 6.0 Gb/s

    Sustained Transfer Rate (Max)

    • Up to 226 MB/s

    Transfer Rate

    • up to 6.0Gb/s

    Average Latency

    • 4.16 ms

    Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    • 1 per 1015 bits read

    MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    • 2,000,000 hours

    Annual Failure Rate

    • .44%

    Contact Start Stops

    • 600,000

    Dimensions

    • Height: 2.6 cm (1.0 in)
    • Length: 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
    • Width: 10.2 cm (4.0 in)

    Weight

    • 693.0 g (1.53 lbs)

    Guaranteed Sectors

    • 1,465,130,646

    Bytes per Sector

    • 4,096

    RoHS Compliant

    • Yes

    Ambient Temperature

    • Operating: 41°F to 140°F (5°C to 60°C)
    • Non-Operating: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)

    Altitude

    • Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
    • Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)

    Humidity

    • Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
    • Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing

    Shock

    • Non-Operating: 300 G max at 2 ms

    Idle (Typical)

    • 2.8 bels

    Seek (Typical)

    • 3.2 bels

    Applications

    • Hyperscale Applications/cloud Data Centers With Replicated Storage
    • Massive Scale-out Data Centers And Big Data Analytics
    • High-capacity Density RAID Storage
    • Mainstream Enterprise External Storage Arrays (SAN, NAS, DAS)
    • Distributed File Systems, Including Hadoop And Ceph
    • Enterprise Backup And Restore - D2D, Virtual Tape
    • Centralized Surveillance

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    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Early 2019)
    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Early 2019)
    Early 2019
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac19,1
    3.0GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.7GHz Core i5 & 3.6GHz Core i9
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    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
    Mid 2017
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac18,3
    3.4GHz & 3.5GHz & 3.8GHz Core i5 & 4.2GHz Core i7
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    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
    Late 2015
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac17,1
    3.2GHz & 3.3GHz Core i5 & 4.0GHz Core i7
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    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
    Mid 2015
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac15,1
    3.3GHz Core i5
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    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
    Late 2014
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac15,1
    4.0GHz Core i7
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    iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
    iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
    Late 2013
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac14,2
    3.4GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.5GHz Core i7
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    iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
    iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
    Late 2012
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac13,2
    2.9GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
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    Late 2011
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac12,1
    3.1GHz Core i3
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    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
    Mid 2011
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac12,2
    2.7GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
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    iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
    Mid 2011
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac12,1
    2.5GHz & 2.7GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
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    Mid 2010
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac11,3
    3.2GHz Core i3 & 2.8GHz & 3.6GHz Core i5 & 2.93GHz Core i7
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    iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
    Mid 2010
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac11,2
    3.06GHz & 3.2GHz Core i3 & 3.6GHz Core i5
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    iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
    Late 2009
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac11,1
    2.66GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
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    iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
    Late 2009
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac10,1
    3.06GHz & 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
    iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
    Late 2009
    Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
    Model ID: iMac10,1
    3.06GHz & 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
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    Mid 2009
    Model ID: iMac9,1
    2.0GHz & 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
    iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
    Early 2009
    Model ID: iMac9,1
    2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
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    Early 2009
    Model ID: iMac9,1
    2.66GHz & 2.93GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (20-inch, Early 2008)
    iMac (20-inch, Early 2008)
    Early 2008
    Model ID: iMac8,1
    2.4GHz & 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
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    Early 2008
    Model ID: iMac8,1
    2.8GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007)
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    Mid 2007
    Model ID: iMac7,1
    2.4GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (24-inch, Mid 2007)
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    Mid 2007
    Model ID: iMac7,1
    2.4GHz Core 2 Duo & 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme
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    Late 2006
    Model ID: iMac6,1
    2.16GHz & 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo
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    iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
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    Late 2006
    Model ID: iMac5,2 & iMac5,1
    1.83GHz & 2.0GHz & 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
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    Late 2006
    Model ID: iMac5,1
    2.33GHz & 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
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    Early 2006
    Model ID: iMac4,1
    1.83GHz Core Duo
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    Early 2006
    Model ID: iMac4,1
    2.0GHz Core Duo
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    iMac G5 (17-inch, Late 2005)
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    Late 2005
    Model ID: PowerMac12,1
    1.9GHz PowerPC G5
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    Late 2005
    Model ID: PowerMac12,1
    2.1GHz PowerPC G5
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    Model ID: PowerMac8,2
    1.8GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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    Model ID: PowerMac8,2
    2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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    iMac G5 (17-inch, Mid 2004)
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    Mid 2004
    Model ID: PowerMac8,1
    1.8GHz & 1.6GHz PowerPC G5
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    Mid 2004
    Model ID: PowerMac8,1
    1.8GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac

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    Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
    Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
    Late 2005
    Model ID: PowerMac11,2
    2.5GHz & 2.3GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)
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    Early 2005
    Model ID: PowerMac7,3
    2.0GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.3GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)
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    Late 2004
    Model ID: PowerMac9,1
    1.8GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac G5 (Mid 2004)
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    Mid 2004
    Model ID: PowerMac7,3
    1.8GHz & 2.5GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac G5 (Late 2003)
    Power Mac G5 (Late 2003)
    Late 2003
    Model ID: PowerMac7,2
    1.8GHz PowerPC G5
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    Power Mac G5 (Mid 2003)
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    Mid 2003
    Model ID: PowerMac7,2
    1.8GHz & 1.6GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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    Mid 2012
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.66GHz & 2.4GHz & 3.06GHz 12-Core Xeon
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    Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    Mid 2010
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz 12-Core Xeon
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    Mac Pro (Early 2009)
    Mac Pro (Early 2009)
    Early 2009
    Model ID: MacPro4,1
    2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.33GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 2.26GHz 8-Core Xeon
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    Mac Pro (Early 2008)
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    Early 2008
    Model ID: MacPro3,1
    2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.2GHz & 3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon
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    Early 2007
    Model ID: MacPro2,1
    3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon
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    Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
    Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
    Mid 2006
    Model ID: MacPro1,1
    2.66GHz & 2.0GHz & 3.0GHz 4-Core Xeon
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    4.76 out of 5

    16 out of 17 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product

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    Prompt delivery and product as advertised

    Works perfectly and what I needed for a Time Machine backup.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    Reviewer3382151044, 
    Mar, 8 2025 
    review of: (*) 6.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity Enterprise Class 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
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    Response from OWC, Support

    Wow, thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that your order arrived promptly and that the product is working perfectly for your Time Machine backup. It’s awesome to know we could help you find exactly what you needed! Your support means the world to us! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns.  https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/

    So far so good, no problems

    Thats it, I've only had it for a couple of months

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    Reviewer964206276, 
    Oct, 13 2024 
    review of: (*) 6.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity Enterprise Class 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
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    Love it, but a Little Hiccup in Installing

    I was very excited to receive this Hard Drive, takes care of lots of issues with lack of storage space. However, I was a little frustrated with the small stuff. The screws sent with it to attach it to the drive tray for my Raid were just slightly too big. Once installed, the screw head stuck out a little far and would not allow the tray to go in the Raid box and make connection. Solution was easy-peasy, since I've done enough to have spare screws around to use. Once I replaced the four that came with it, it went right in. It is fast, pretty quiet and gobbles up the information I feed it. Thanks again, MacSales, for all the solutions you have to help me build the computer system I need! Thanks also for the blog article(s) concerning "Getting The Most Performance Out Of Spinning Hard Drives". They were the extra needed touch.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    TiredDog-50221, 
    Aug, 19 2024 
    review of: (*) 6.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity Enterprise Class 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
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    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you so much for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you love your new hard drive and that it's alleviating your storage issues—what a win! We totally understand how little hiccups can be frustrating, but we're glad you were able to find a quick fix with your spare screws. It's great to know you're enjoying the speed and quiet performance as well. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're grateful for your support! Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/

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