Verdict

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

ST4000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 4TB · NAS-Pro
€262 (€65.50/TB)
ST4000VX016
Seagate SkyHawk · 4TB · Surveillance
€202 (€50.62/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST4000NT001 $67.20
ST4000VX016 $35.15
Capacity
ST4000NT001 4 TB
ST4000VX016 4 TB
Noise (idle)
ST4000NT001 28 dB
ST4000VX016 26 dB

Price history · ES, cheapest per day

ST4000NT001 €262 ST4000VX016 €202
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€290 €186 €81 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Aug 2026
ST4000NT001 ST4000VX016
Capacity 4 TB 4 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5900 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $67.20 $35.15
Buy
€262
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€202
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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.

ST4000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST4000VX016

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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