Verdict

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

ST2000VN003
Seagate IronWolf · 2TB · NAS
€169 (€84.35/TB)
WD2005FBYZ
WD Gold · 2TB · Enterprise
€247 (€123.50/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000VN003 $91.10
WD2005FBYZ $129.60
Capacity
ST2000VN003 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ 2 TB

Price history · IT, cheapest per day

ST2000VN003 €169 WD2005FBYZ €247
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ST2000VN003 WD2005FBYZ
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 128 MB
Noise (idle) - 20 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $91.10 $129.60
Buy
€169
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€247
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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.

ST2000VN003

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WD2005FBYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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