Verdict

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

ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
$580 ($36.25/TB)
ST16000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 16TB · Surveillance
$683 ($42.69/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST16000NT001 $34.22
ST16000VE002 $32.92
Capacity
ST16000NT001 16 TB
ST16000VE002 16 TB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

ST16000NT001 $580 ST16000VE002 $683
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$860 $535 $210 Sep 2024 Feb 2025 Jul 2025 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026
ST16000NT001 ST16000VE002
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $34.22 $32.92
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$580
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$683
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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.

ST16000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST16000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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