Verdict

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

HDWG21C
Toshiba N300 · 12TB · NAS
$630 ($52.54/TB)
ST12000VE001
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 12TB · Surveillance
No US price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG21C $43.50
ST12000VE001 $43.97
Capacity
HDWG21C 12 TB
ST12000VE001 12 TB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

HDWG21C $630 ST12000VE001 $835
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$848 $535 $222 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG21C ST12000VE001
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $43.50 $43.97
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$630
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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.

HDWG21C

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST12000VE001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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