Seagate 12TB 3.5′ SkyHawk AI Surveillance SATA HDD 256MB Cache, 7200RPM, 24×7 workload, DVR and NVR Systems | ST12000VE003

Key Advantages
ImagePerfect™ AI firmware delivers zero dropped frames while supporting heavier workloads.
Versatile capabilities intelligently adapt to the scale of your AI environment, supporting up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams.
Rest easy with three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services, offering an industry-leading 90% success rate against unexpected data loss from power outages, natural disasters, user error, viruses and more.
SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options.
Included RAID RapidRebuild™ provides 3× faster volume rebuilds.
Higher reliability with 2M hours MTBF and a 550 TB/year workload rate for more than 3× that of standard surveillance hard drives.
Powerful processing to welcome workload challenges — SkyHawk AI supports video analysis and recording simultaneously with GPU analytics workloads.
Enjoy consistent performance with built-in rotational vibration sensors providing reliable storage for NAS with little lag or downtime.
Multi-bay support helps you meet your growing storage demands with up to 16+ bays.

256 MB data buffer.
7200 RPM spindle speed.
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second).
Native Command Queuing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.
PowerChoice™ for selectable power savings
Perpendicular recording technology provides the drives with increased areal density.
SeaTools™ diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
Supports latching SATA cables and connectors.
Top Cover Attached motor for excellent vibration toleranceATA 3.5′ SURV

Product Last Updated: 11/12/2025

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