Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

HAT5300-12T
Synology Enterprise Series · 12TB · Enterprise
No CA price yet
WD120EFBX
WD Red Plus · 12TB · NAS
C$370 (C$30.82/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HAT5300-12T $69.74
WD120EFBX $22.50
Capacity
HAT5300-12T 12 TB
WD120EFBX 12 TB

Price history

CA · cheapest per day

HAT5300-12T C$868 WD120EFBX C$370
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C$932 C$621 C$310 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026
HAT5300-12T WD120EFBX
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 24 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $69.74 $22.50
Buy No CA price yet
C$370
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

HAT5300-12T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF

WD120EFBX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF