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Seagate Exos X20 20TB SAS

ST20000NM003D
Exos X2020TBSAS-12G3.5"
No current price
REFURBNot available
This offer: sold by ServerPartDeals · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed
Price updated
Price accurate as of Nov 14, 2026, 12:00 AM
No current offer

The Seagate Exos X20 20TB SAS is a 20TB SAS-12G HDD in used condition. It has no current offer on Amazon. The in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.

In stock instead - nearest to 20TB

6 in-stock listings · this listing has no current offer on Amazon · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed about once a day

DriveCapacityInterfaceRecordingCondition$/TBPrice
Seagate SkyHawk AI 20TB ST20000VE003
ST20000VE003
20TBSATA-6GCMRNEW$44.00$880Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 20TB SATA WUH722020CLE6L4
WUH722020CLE6L4
20TBSATA-6G—NEW$49.01$980Buy on Amazon
Seagate ST20000NM002H
Seagate Exos X24 20TB Enterprise Internal Hard Drive HDD - 12GB/s SAS 7200RPM 2.5M MTBF (ST20000NM002H)
20TBSAS—NEW$49.45$989Buy on Amazon
Seagate ST20000NM002D
Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM002D 512E/4KN SAS 12Gb/s 20TB 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive,Mechanical Hard Disk
20TBSAS—NEW$49.72$994Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 20TB SATA WUH722020BLE6L4
WUH722020BLE6L4
20TBSATA-6G—NEW$63.14$1263Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 18TB WD180PURZ
WD180PURZ
18TBSATA-6G—REFURB$27.78$500Buy on Amazon

Where this listing sits: every 20TB hard drive · 20TB SAS drives · Seagate 20TB SAS — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

Part number: ST20000NM003D — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.

Before you buy: this is a SAS drive

SAS drives do not plug into a normal SATA motherboard port. You need a SAS host bus adapter or a backplane that speaks SAS - an LSI/Broadcom HBA in IT mode is the usual answer. A SATA drive will run on a SAS controller, but not the other way round. HBA and IT-mode guide

This is a refurbished or recertified listing

Recertified enterprise drives are pulled from datacentre fleets, tested and resold. They are usually the cheapest route to bulk capacity, and the risk is concentrated in the first weeks - so check SMART data the day it arrives rather than the day you need it. What recertified means · Refurbished warranty terms · Verify on arrival

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
WD Ultrastar 20TB SATA WUH722020ALE604SATA-6GRefurb$31.50$630.00Buy on Amazon
MDD 20TB SATA 7200RPM NASSATA-6GRefurb$32.50$649.99Buy on Amazon
Seagate SkyHawk AI 20TB ST20000VE003SATA-6GNew$44.00$879.99Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 20TB SATA WUH722020CLE6L4SATA-6GNew$49.01$980.13Buy on Amazon

All 20TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

CMR or SMR? What we can and cannot source for this part number

Part of the Seagate line we track.

Quick Verdict

The Seagate Exos X20 20TB SAS is a 20TB SAS-12G enterprise drive - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.

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Specifications

Capacity20TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS-12G
Recording Tech—
RPM7200
Cache—
Sector Size—
Workload Rating—
Warranty5 years
ASINB0H7YRJQVF
Market context

We do not have enough in-stock comparators of this type today to place this price against the rest of the market. The category page below ranks everything we do have.

Where the wider market has moved

These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not right now: Amazon shows no current offer for ASIN B0H7YRJQVF. The in-stock alternatives nearest its 20TB capacity are on this page, ranked by live price.

The listing's own title says "renewed" for the ST20000NM003D. That is the seller's claim; we store it verbatim and the warranty is the reseller's, not the manufacturer's. The stored warranty on this row is 5 years, as the listing states it.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a high-capacity NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
Verify CMR recording before using in RAID. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
20TB SAS drives are ideal for backup targets. Dual-port SAS suits dual-path backup infrastructure.
☁️
Object Storage / Cold Data Tier
High-density storage for MinIO, Ceph or Hadoop at scale.
✓ Excellent fit
At 20TB per drive, a 60-bay JBOD delivers 1200TB raw — enough for petabyte-scale object storage.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installCheck SMART baseline on arrival
Run smartctl -a /dev/sdX and record: Reallocated_Sector_Ct, Power_On_Hours, Spin_Retry_Count. Critical for refurb drives — refuse any with reallocated sectors > 0.
MonthlyRun SMART short self-test
smartctl -t short /dev/sdX — takes 1-2 minutes, catches most developing issues. Schedule during off-peak.
QuarterlyRun SMART long self-test
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX — full surface scan, takes 10 hours for 20TB. Any test failure is grounds for immediate replacement.
QuarterlyCheck RAID array health
Verify no degraded drives. A degraded array with no hot spare is one failure from data loss. Check mdstat or controller UI.
AnnuallyVerify drive firmware version
Check Seagate support site for firmware updates. Some versions have known bugs affecting integrity.
Every 3-5 yearsPlan proactive replacement
Enterprise HDDs have higher failure rates after year 4-5. At 20TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: HBA not initialized, SAS expander issue, cable fault, or incompatible controller.
Fix: Verify HBA firmware. Check SAS topology with sas2ircu or StorCLI. Test with known-good cable. Confirm drive is SAS not SATA.