Verdict

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

HDWG51G
Toshiba N300 · 16TB · NAS
€942 (€58.88/TB)
ST16000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€980 (€61.24/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG51G $40.26
ST16000NM002G $42.97
Capacity
HDWG51G 16 TB
ST16000NM002G 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG51G 20 dB
ST16000NM002G 29 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

HDWG51G €942 ST16000NM002G €980
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HDWG51G ST16000NM002G
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 29 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SAS
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $40.26 $42.97
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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.

HDWG51G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST16000NM002G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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