Verdict

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

HDWG31G
Toshiba N300 · 14TB · NAS
€669 (€47.79/TB)
WUH721414ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC530 · 14TB · Enterprise
€430 (€30.69/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG31G $44.81
WUH721414ALE6L4 $33.14
Capacity
HDWG31G 14 TB
WUH721414ALE6L4 14 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG31G 20 dB
WUH721414ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

HDWG31G €669 WUH721414ALE6L4 €430
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€789 €538 €287 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG31G WUH721414ALE6L4
Capacity 14 TB 14 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 0.72%
Price / TB $44.81 $33.14
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€669
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€430
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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.

HDWG31G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WUH721414ALE6L4

0.72% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.57-0.90%

8,640 drives · ~10,734 drive-years · 77 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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