Verdict

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

ST2000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 2TB · NAS-Pro
€195 (€97.51/TB)
WD2005FBYZ
WD Gold · 2TB · Enterprise
€259 (€129.54/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000NT001 $93.98
WD2005FBYZ $139.91
Capacity
ST2000NT001 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ 2 TB
Noise (idle)
ST2000NT001 28 dB
WD2005FBYZ 20 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST2000NT001 €195 WD2005FBYZ €259
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€289 €197 €104 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST2000NT001 WD2005FBYZ
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 128 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $93.98 $139.91
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€195
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€259
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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.

ST2000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD2005FBYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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