- Model:ST16000VE002
- 16TB Storage Capacity
- 3.5-inch Surveillance Hard Drive
- 256MB Cache
- ImagePerfect AI Technology
- 5 Years Warranty from Seagate
Overview
The Seagate SkyHawk AI 16TB (ST16000VE002) is a video-optimized hard drive purpose-built for AI video analytics and surveillance systems. Supporting up to 64 HD cameras and 32 AI streams, it ensures zero dropped frames through ImagePerfect AI technology, delivering smooth video recording and playback for demanding surveillance environments.
Engineered for high reliability, the SkyHawk AI hard drive offers enterprise-class workload rates of 550TB per year and 2.5 million hours mean time between failures (MTBF). It features SkyHawk Health Management to actively protect your surveillance storage through prevention, intervention, and recovery options, including RAID RapidRebuild for three times faster volume rebuilds. The drive includes rotational vibration sensors for reliable multi-drive environments and supports unlimited drive bay configurations.
With CMR recording technology and Helium drive design, the SkyHawk AI 16TB delivers consistent performance for 24×7 operations. It comes with a five-year limited warranty and three-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, making it an ideal solution for AI-driven surveillance systems requiring continuous, high-quality data capture.
- 16TB capacity optimized for video analytics and surveillance
- ImagePerfect AI firmware ensures zero dropped frames
- Supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 AI streams simultaneously
- 550TB per year workload rating with 2.5M hours MTBF
- SkyHawk Health Management with RAID RapidRebuild
- Rotational vibration sensors for multi-drive stability
- CMR recording technology for reliable 24×7 operation
- Rescue Data Recovery Services included for 3 years
Specifications
- Standard Model Number
- ST16000VE002
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Recording Technology
- CMR
- Drive Design (Air or Helium)
- Helium
- Drive Bays Supported
- Unlimited
- AI Channels
- 32
- Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensors
- Yes
- Max Sustained Data Rate, OD Read (MB/s)
- Upto 255
- Cache, Multisegmented (MB)
- 256MB
- Tarnish Resistant
- Yes
- Load/Unload Cycles
- 600,000
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max
- 1 per 10E15
- Power-On Hours (per year)
- 8760
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours)
- 2500000hr
- Warranty, Limited (years)
- 5 5
- Startup Current, Typical (12V, A)
- 2.0A
- Average Read/Write Power * (W)
- 8 7
- Idle Average (W)
- 5.3W
- Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W)
- 1.3/1.3W
- Voltage Tolerance (5V)
- ± 5%
- Voltage Tolerance (12V)
- ± 10%
- Operating (drive reported, min °C)
- 5
- Nonoperating (ambient, min °C)
- -40°C
- Height (mm/in, max)
- 26.11mm/1.028in
- Width (mm/in, max)
- 101.85mm/4.01in
- Depth (mm/in, max)
- 146.99mm/5.787in
- Weight (g/lb, typical)
- 670g/1.477lb
- Carton Unit Quantity
- 20
- Cartons per Pallet/Cartons per Layer
- 40/8
Warranty
5 Years manufacturer warranty from Seagate. Warranty service is provided by the brand's authorised service centre under the brand's own terms; keep the original invoice and the serial number for any claim, and we will guide you through the process. Details are in our Warranty Policy.