Verdict

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

HAT5300-12T
Synology Enterprise Series · 12TB · Enterprise
€919 (€76.58/TB)
HDWG21C
Toshiba N300 · 12TB · NAS
No IT price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5300-12T 12 TB
HDWG21C 12 TB

Price history

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HAT5300-12T €919 HDWG21C €544
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€919 €589 €260 Feb 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Jan 2026 May 2026 Sep 2026
HAT5300-12T HDWG21C
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $80.91 -
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€919
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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.

HAT5300-12T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

HDWG21C

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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