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Seagate 14TB SATA Enterprise HDD - Prices

3 drives tracked. From $42.86/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 26% below-average pricing on 14TB Seagate drives. New with 5-year warranty.
✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.
Buy on Amazon $600.00
Best $/TB
$42.86
Drives
2
Condition
New

At $42.86/TB, Seagate 14TB SATA drives are $3.94/TB above the 14TB SATA category average of $38.92/TB.

Seagate 14TB SATA - worth it?

Seagate 14TB SATA drives span the Exos X enterprise line and IronWolf Pro NAS series, both CMR and RAID-safe. Starting at $42.86/TB.

14TB is the best value we track today - the lowest matched-interface $/TB of any HDD capacity on this site right now, at $25.29/TB across 11 in-stock listings. See the full value-frontier curve for how every capacity compares.

Condition
Capacity
2 of 2 part numbers
  • $42.86/TB$600.00
    Seagate Exos X14 14TB SATA Enterprise
    ST14000NM0018
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $72.40/TB$1,013.55
    Seagate SkyHawk AI 14TB ST14000VE0008
    ST14000VE0008
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New

Guides for this capacity: best 14TB hard drive · the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices

Drive Specifications

Seagate Exos X14 14TB SATA Enterprise
ST14000NM0018
This offer: sold by Wholesale Haven · Amazon says New / Unknown
$42.86/TB
$600.00 total
Capacity
14TB
Interface
SATA-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
256MB
Sector Size
512e
Workload
550TB/yr
Warranty
5 years
Seagate SkyHawk AI 14TB ST14000VE0008
ST14000VE0008
This offer: sold by Wholesale Haven · Amazon says New / Unknown
$72.40/TB
$1,013.55 total
Capacity
14TB
Interface
SATA-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
256MB
Sector Size
—
Workload
550TB/yr
Warranty
5 years

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Frequently Asked Questions

2 in-stock listings out of 3 tracked; the cheapest is the Seagate Exos X14 14TB SATA Enterprise at $600.00 ($42.86/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

All 2 in-stock listings are sold new, so the warranty is the manufacturer's own.

None of the 3 tracked listings (including the Seagate Exos X14 14TB SATA Enterprise) has a manufacturer-sourced recording value yet, so this page states none - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR.

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. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
14TB 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. Establishes baseline for future comparison.
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 7 hours for 14TB. 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 14TB 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.