Verdict

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

HAT5300-12T
Synology Enterprise Series · 12TB · Enterprise
No FR price yet
ST12000VE001
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 12TB · Surveillance
No FR price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5300-12T 12 TB
ST12000VE001 12 TB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST12000VE001 €466
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€480 €360 €240 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Sep 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
HAT5300-12T ST12000VE001
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $43.97
Buy No FR price yet No FR price yet

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.

HAT5300-12T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST12000VE001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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