Verdict

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

ST24000NM002H
Seagate Exos X24 · 24TB · Enterprise
$960 ($40.00/TB)
WUH722424ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC580 · 24TB · Enterprise
No US price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST24000NM002H $40.00
WUH722424ALE6L4 $47.44
Capacity
ST24000NM002H 24 TB
WUH722424ALE6L4 24 TB
Noise (idle)
ST24000NM002H 30 dB
WUH722424ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

ST24000NM002H $960 WUH722424ALE6L4 $559
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$960 $719 $478 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
ST24000NM002H WUH722424ALE6L4
Capacity 24 TB 24 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 30 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 2.91% -
Price / TB $40.00 $47.44
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$960
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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.

ST24000NM002H

2.91% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 2.54-3.32%

9,605 drives · ~7,565 drive-years · 220 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF

WUH722424ALE6L4

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF