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)
ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€669 (€41.81/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG51G $40.26
ST16000NT001 $33.75
Capacity
HDWG51G 16 TB
ST16000NT001 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG51G 20 dB
ST16000NT001 28 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

HDWG51G €942 ST16000NT001 €669
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€1,003 €691 €379 May 2025 Aug 2025 Nov 2025 Feb 2026 May 2026 Sep 2026
HDWG51G ST16000NT001
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $40.26 $33.75
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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

ST16000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF