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 FR price yet
ST16000NM001G
Seagate Exos X16 · 16TB · Enterprise
€453 (€28.30/TB)

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5310-16T 16 TB
ST16000NM001G 16 TB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST16000NM001G €453
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€657 €426 €195 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Aug 2026
HAT5310-16T ST16000NM001G
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 29 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 0.53%
Price / TB - $29.69
Buy No FR price yet
€453
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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

ST16000NM001G

0.53% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.47-0.61%

34,729 drives · ~42,410 drive-years · 226 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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