Verdict

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

ST20000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 20TB · NAS-Pro
No FR price yet
ST20000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 20TB · Surveillance
€616 (€30.79/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST20000NT001 $33.50
ST20000VE002 $28.73
Capacity
ST20000NT001 20 TB
ST20000VE002 20 TB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST20000NT001 €799 ST20000VE002 €616
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€927 €634 €340 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
ST20000NT001 ST20000VE002
Capacity 20 TB 20 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $33.50 $28.73
Buy No FR price yet
€616
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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.

ST20000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST20000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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