HDWG480 vs HUH728080ALE604
NAS drive head-to-head - specs, value and live price side by side.
Verdict
These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.
Value at a glance
Capacity
HDWG480
8 TB
HUH728080ALE604
8 TB
Price history
US · cheapest per day
HDWG480 $607
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| HDWG480 | HUH728080ALE604 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8 TB | 8 TB |
| Recording tech | CMR | CMR |
| RAID / NAS safe | Yes | Yes |
| Class | NAS | Enterprise |
| Spindle speed | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Noise (idle) | 20 dB | - |
| Fill | Air | Helium |
| Interface | SATA | SATA |
| Failure rate (AFR) | - | 2.91% |
| Price / TB | $54.97 | - |
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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.
HDWG480
No Backblaze failure data for this model.
3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF
HUH728080ALE604
2.91% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg
95% CI 2.06-4.00%
1,026 drives · ~1,305 drive-years · 38 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026