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
WUH721816ALE6Lx
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 · 16TB · Enterprise
$744 ($46.53/TB)

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT3310-16T 16 TB
WUH721816ALE6Lx 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HAT3310-16T 20 dB
WUH721816ALE6Lx 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

WUH721816ALE6Lx $744
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$754 $507 $260 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Jan 2026 Jun 2026 Nov 2026
HAT3310-16T WUH721816ALE6Lx
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
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) - 0.64%
Price / TB - $44.55
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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

WUH721816ALE6Lx

0.64% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.60-0.70%

29,797 drives · ~98,164 drive-years · 633 failures · Backblaze lifetime Q2 2026

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