Verdict

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

HDWG460
Toshiba N300 · 6TB · NAS
$497 ($82.82/TB)
ST6000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 6TB · NAS-Pro
$388 ($64.64/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG460 $52.56
ST6000NT001 $50.76
Capacity
HDWG460 6 TB
ST6000NT001 6 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG460 20 dB
ST6000NT001 28 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

HDWG460 $497 ST6000NT001 $388
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$503 $339 $175 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG460 ST6000NT001
Capacity 6 TB 6 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 28 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $52.56 $50.76
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$497
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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.

HDWG460

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST6000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF