Verdict

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

ST2000VX017
Seagate SkyHawk · 2TB · Surveillance
€176 (€87.91/TB)
WD2002FFSX
WD Red Pro · 2TB · NAS-Pro
€259 (€129.54/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000VX017 $75.01
WD2002FFSX $102.60
Capacity
ST2000VX017 2 TB
WD2002FFSX 2 TB
Noise (idle)
ST2000VX017 26 dB
WD2002FFSX 20 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST2000VX017 €176 WD2002FFSX €259
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ST2000VX017 WD2002FFSX
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Surveillance NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 64 MB
Noise (idle) 26 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $75.01 $102.60
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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.

ST2000VX017

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF

WD2002FFSX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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