Verdict

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

HAT5310-16T
Synology Enterprise Series · 16TB · Enterprise
No ES price yet
ST16000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 16TB · Surveillance
€669 (€41.81/TB)

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5310-16T 16 TB
ST16000VE002 16 TB

Price history · ES, cheapest per day

ST16000VE002 €669
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€669 €535 €400 Sep 2025 Nov 2025 Jan 2026 Apr 2026 Jun 2026 Aug 2026
HAT5310-16T ST16000VE002
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $32.92
Buy No ES price yet
€669
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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.

HAT5310-16T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST16000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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