Verdict

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

HAT5310-16T
Synology Enterprise Series · 16TB · Enterprise
No CA price yet
HDWG31G
Toshiba N300 · 16TB · NAS
C$1,069 (C$66.81/TB)

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5310-16T 16 TB
HDWG31G 16 TB

Price history

CA · cheapest per day

HDWG31G C$1,069
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C$1,102 C$809 C$516 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr 2026 Jul 2026
HAT5310-16T HDWG31G
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) - 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $39.21
Buy No CA price yet
C$1,069
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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.

HAT5310-16T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

HDWG31G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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