Verdict

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

ST10000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 10TB · NAS-Pro
€415 (€41.53/TB)
WD101PURP
WD Purple Pro · 10TB · Surveillance
€393 (€39.30/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST10000NT001 $44.85
WD101PURP $42.12
Capacity
ST10000NT001 10 TB
WD101PURP 10 TB
Noise (idle)
ST10000NT001 28 dB
WD101PURP 20 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST10000NT001 €415 WD101PURP €393
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€539 €387 €235 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST10000NT001 WD101PURP
Capacity 10 TB 10 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $44.85 $42.12
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€415
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€393
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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.

ST10000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD101PURP

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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