Seagate EXOS 20TB
We recently covered the 20TB IronWolf Pro from Seagate, and now the EXOS 20TB is here to evaluate. According to the makers, the Seagate EXOS 20TB is targeted at those with cloud data centres, massive scale-out data centre applications, bulk storage and enterprise NAS systems. Where the IronWolf Pro was meant for commercial and Enterprise NAS to support the needs of Creative Pro and Medium-to-Large businesses. As they look practically identical from the outside, is the EXOS 20TB just wearing a different hat from its IronWolf Pro brother? Price The Seagate EXOS 20TB sells for $507.28 on Amazon.com, and £499.65 on Amazon.co.uk, but we did find it a little cheaper by shopping around. Compared with the previously largest drive in this range, the EXOS 18TB that’s a premium price, as we found the 18TB model for £294.99 ($317.50) from several online retailers. That’s a 70 per cent price increase for a 2TB, or 11% increase in capacity. However, channel pricing is driven by demand, and ...