Verdict

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

HAT3310-16T
Synology Plus Series · 16TB · NAS
No US price yet
HDWG51G
Toshiba N300 · 16TB · NAS
$879 ($54.94/TB)

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT3310-16T 16 TB
HDWG51G 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HAT3310-16T 20 dB
HDWG51G 20 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

HDWG51G $879
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$1,038 $660 $283 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Sep 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
HAT3310-16T HDWG51G
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $40.25
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$879
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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.

HAT3310-16T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF

HDWG51G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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