Verdict

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

HDWG440
Toshiba N300 · 4TB · NAS
€269 (€67.25/TB)
WD4004FRYZ
WD Gold · 4TB · Enterprise
€324 (€80.98/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG440 $63.96
WD4004FRYZ $35.07
Capacity
HDWG440 4 TB
WD4004FRYZ 4 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG440 20 dB
WD4004FRYZ 20 dB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

HDWG440 €269 WD4004FRYZ €324
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HDWG440 WD4004FRYZ
Capacity 4 TB 4 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $63.96 $35.07
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€269
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€324
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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.

HDWG440

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD4004FRYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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