Verdict

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

ST6000VX009
Seagate SkyHawk · 6TB · Surveillance
€263 (€43.78/TB)
WD6005FFBX
WD Red Pro · 6TB · NAS-Pro
€320 (€53.32/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST6000VX009 $44.82
WD6005FFBX $50.74
Capacity
ST6000VX009 6 TB
WD6005FFBX 6 TB
Noise (idle)
ST6000VX009 26 dB
WD6005FFBX 20 dB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

ST6000VX009 €263 WD6005FFBX €320
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€386 €260 €133 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST6000VX009 WD6005FFBX
Capacity 6 TB 6 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Surveillance NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 26 dB 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $44.82 $50.74
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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.

ST6000VX009

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD6005FFBX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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