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Seagate SkyHawk AI 12TB ST12000VE001

ST12000VE001
SkyHawk AICMR12TBSATA-6G3.5-inch
No current price
REFURBNot available
This offer: sold by Tech Original · Amazon says Used / Good · title says Renewed
Price updated
Price accurate as of Oct 31, 2026, 04:19 PM
No current offer

The Seagate SkyHawk AI 12TB ST12000VE001 is a 12TB SATA-6G 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 12TB

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 Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
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10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$25.00$250Buy on Amazon
Toshiba MG07ACA14TE 14TB SATA Enterprise
MG07ACA14TE
14TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$25.29$354Buy on Amazon
MDD 14TB SATA 6G 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise
MDD14TSATA25672E
14TBSATA-6G—REFURB$25.71$360Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 14TB SAS WUH721414AL5204
WUH721414AL5204
14TBSAS-12G—REFURB$26.36$369Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604
WUH721414ALE604
14TBSATA-6G—REFURB$27.14$380Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604
WUH721414ALE604
14TBSATA-6G—REFURB$27.86$390Buy on Amazon

Where this listing sits: every 12TB hard drive · 12TB SATA drives · Seagate 12TB SATA — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

Part number: ST12000VE001 — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.

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 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604SATA-6GRefurb$28.33$339.99Buy on Amazon
MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM EnterpriseSATA-6GRefurb$28.33$339.95Buy on Amazon
MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM NASSATA-6GRefurb$28.33$339.99Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600SATA-6GRefurb$29.17$349.99Buy on Amazon

All 12TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

CMRSource: Seagate SkyHawk AI data sheet DS1960-15C Recording technology for this model

Part of the Seagate line we track.

Quick Verdict

The Seagate SkyHawk AI 12TB ST12000VE001 is a 12TB SATA-6G enterprise drive - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.

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Specifications

Capacity12TB
Form Factor3.5-inch
InterfaceSATA-6G
Recording TechCMRsource
RPM—
Cache256MB
Sector Size—
Workload Rating550TB/yr
Warranty5 years
ASINB0CN88NBDW
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.

Compare against every 12TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 12TB SATA-6G
#1WD Gold 12TB
$35.00/TB
#2WD Purple 12TB WD121PURZ
$38.33/TB
#3WD Red 12TB WD120EFAX
$38.33/TB
#4WD Purple Pro 12TB WD121PURP
$43.33/TB
#5Seagate SkyHawk AI 12TB ST12000VE001THIS DRIVE
Out of stock

Works in these NAS machines

UniFi UNAS / UNVR
Fit-verified
Meets Ubiquiti's written 1TB+ CMR requirement; check the 7200RPM clause

Resolved against manufacturer compatibility lists we read and dated, capped at 4. Vendor-listed means the manufacturer names this exact part number; fit-verified is our own check of form factor, interface and recording technology against a published requirement. Neither is a guess, and a drive the registry cannot resolve shows nothing here rather than a maybe. How compatibility actually works

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not right now: Amazon shows no current offer for ASIN B0CN88NBDW. The in-stock alternatives nearest its 12TB capacity are on this page, ranked by live price.

The listing's own title says "renewed" for the ST12000VE001. 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.

The ST12000VE001's stored recording technology is CMR (manufacturer-sourced), which rebuilds predictably in RAID. The row carries a 550TB/year workload rating.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a high-capacity NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
CMR recording is RAID-safe and fully compatible with Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS and UnRAID. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
12TB SATA drives are ideal for backup targets. SATA gives maximum $/TB for backup repositories.
🏗️
Virtualization Host Storage
VM images and snapshots on Proxmox, VMware or Hyper-V.
~ Good fit
Suitable for VM storage where workloads are not IOPS-intensive. SATA is fine for single-host VM storage. Consider NVMe cache for latency-sensitive VMs.

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 6 hours for 12TB. 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 12TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: Loose SATA data or power cable, failed port, or drive not spinning up.
Fix: Reseat both cables. Try a different port. Listen for spin-up sound. Test with a known-good cable.