Verdict

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

ST2000VX017
Seagate SkyHawk · 2TB · Surveillance
€168 (€83.91/TB)
WD2005FBYZ
WD Gold · 2TB · Enterprise
No DE price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000VX017 $75.01
WD2005FBYZ $139.91
Capacity
ST2000VX017 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ 2 TB
Noise (idle)
ST2000VX017 26 dB
WD2005FBYZ 20 dB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

ST2000VX017 €168 WD2005FBYZ €249
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€268 €167 €66 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST2000VX017 WD2005FBYZ
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Surveillance Enterprise
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 128 MB
Noise (idle) 26 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $75.01 $139.91
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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.

ST2000VX017

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD2005FBYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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