Verdict

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

HDWR31G
Toshiba X300 · 14TB · Desktop
No CA price yet
WUH721414ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC530 · 14TB · Enterprise
C$888 (C$63.40/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWR31G $41.31
WUH721414ALE6L4 $29.48
Capacity
HDWR31G 14 TB
WUH721414ALE6L4 14 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWR31G 20 dB
WUH721414ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history

CA · cheapest per day

WUH721414ALE6L4 C$888
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C$888 Jul 1 Jul 16 Jul 31 Aug 16 Aug 31 Sep 16
HDWR31G WUH721414ALE6L4
Capacity 14 TB 14 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Desktop Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 0.78%
Price / TB $41.31 $29.48
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C$888
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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.

HDWR31G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

2yr warranty

WUH721414ALE6L4

0.78% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.63-0.94%

8,548 drives · ~12,880 drive-years · 100 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

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