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)
ST6000VX009
Seagate SkyHawk · 6TB · Surveillance
$283 ($47.22/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG460 $55.53
ST6000VX009 $44.82
Capacity
HDWG460 6 TB
ST6000VX009 6 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG460 20 dB
ST6000VX009 26 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

HDWG460 $497 ST6000VX009 $283
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$503 $312 $122 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Sep 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG460 ST6000VX009
Capacity 6 TB 6 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5400 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $55.53 $44.82
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$497
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$283
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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

ST6000VX009

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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