Verdict

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

ST6000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 6TB · NAS-Pro
€288 (€47.98/TB)
ST6000VX009
Seagate SkyHawk · 6TB · Surveillance
€263 (€43.78/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST6000NT001 $50.76
ST6000VX009 $44.82
Capacity
ST6000NT001 6 TB
ST6000VX009 6 TB
Noise (idle)
ST6000NT001 28 dB
ST6000VX009 26 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST6000NT001 €288 ST6000VX009 €263
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€289 €211 €133 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST6000NT001 ST6000VX009
Capacity 6 TB 6 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5400 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $50.76 $44.82
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€288
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€263
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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.

ST6000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST6000VX009

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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