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The original was posted on /r/unraid by /u/AllstarGaming617 on 2023-09-05 03:20:40.

Seagate exos x14 vs x16

Quick question, searched the sub before asking and seagates website no longer shows the ability to compare exos x14 vs x16.

Does anyone know what the difference is other than manufacture date?

I built my unraid plex server a few months ago with a good deal on 4 renewed 12TB x16 exos drives from a well known/well reviewed reseller.

The seller seems to have a good reputation/offer a good warranty so I’d like to stick with them. They are currently out of x16s but have a really great deal on 12TB x14 drives. Planning on buying 6 of them. 4 more to add to my server(3 storage/1 parity) and 2 for cold spares.

Just wondering if there’s any major differences that would effect performance between x14/x16 and if there’s any reason I shouldn’t expand my server with the x14s.

Thanks for any info.