Verdict

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

HAT3310-12T
Synology Plus Series · 12TB · NAS
No IT price yet
ST12000VE001
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 12TB · Surveillance
No IT price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT3310-12T 12 TB
ST12000VE001 12 TB

Price history · IT, cheapest per day

ST12000VE001 €508
zoomed · drag to zoom
€508 €375 €242 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Sep 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
HAT3310-12T ST12000VE001
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB - $43.97
Buy No IT price yet No IT price yet

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.

HAT3310-12T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF

ST12000VE001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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