NAS Drive Price & Reliability Report
August 2026 · IT prices · 153 drives tracked
Updated August 2, 2026 · refreshed automatically every day.
Auto-generated from our live catalogue: real failure rates from Backblaze thru Q1 2026, and Amazon prices refreshed daily. This page updates itself, so it is always the current snapshot.
1.34% avg AFR across all Backblaze-tracked models.
137 CMR (RAID-safe) · 16 SMR (avoid in arrays).
15 capacity tiers with a live IT price.
Best value ($/TB) by capacity
| TB | Cheapest drive | Tech | $/TB | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | WUH722626ALE6L4 WD Ultrastar DC HC590 | CMR | $58.86 | €1,417 |
| 24 | ST24000NM002H Seagate Exos X24 | CMR | $42.62 | €947 |
| 22 | ST22000NM001E Seagate Exos X22 | CMR | $32.40 | €660 |
| 20 | WUH722020BLE6L4 WD Ultrastar DC HC560 | CMR | $31.48 | €583 |
| 18 | MG09SCA18TE Toshiba MG09 | CMR | $36.75 | €613 |
| 16 | MG08ACA16Tx Toshiba MG08 | CMR | $30.56 | €453 |
| 14 | ST14000NT001 Seagate IronWolf Pro | CMR | $34.02 | €441 |
| 12 | WD121KRYZ WD Gold | CMR | $38.70 | €430 |
| 10 | WUS721010ALE6L4 WD Ultrastar DC HC330 | CMR | $37.26 | €345 |
| 8 | ST8000DM004 Seagate BarraCuda | SMR | $46.56 | €345 |
| 6 | ST6000DM003 Seagate BarraCuda | SMR | $46.62 | €259 |
| 4 | ST4000DM004 Seagate BarraCuda | SMR | $51.17 | €190 |
| 3 | ST3000DM007 Seagate BarraCuda | SMR | $72.32 | €201 |
| 2 | ST2000DM008 Seagate BarraCuda | SMR | $65.34 | €121 |
| 1 | ST1000VX013 Seagate SkyHawk | CMR | $131.48 | €122 |
Most reliable (lowest AFR)
| Drive | AFR | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| ST16000NM000J 16TB | 0.17% | 466 |
| MG11ACA24TE 24TB | 0.42% | 7,203 |
| WUH722222ALE6L4 22TB | 0.45% | 45,638 |
| ST16000NM001G 16TB | 0.53% | 34,729 |
| WUH722626ALE6L4 26TB | 0.67% | 3,604 |
Highest AFR (watch list)
| Drive | AFR | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| HUH721212ALE604 12TB | 2.98% | 25,665 |
| ST24000NM002H 24TB | 2.91% | 9,605 |
| MG09ACA16TE 16TB | 1.46% | 506 |
| MG08ACA16Tx 16TB | 1.43% | 51,185 |
| ST14000NM001G 14TB | 1.24% | 10,519 |
Biggest price drops (IT)
| Drive | Was | Now | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST14000NT001 14TB | €539 | €441 | -18% |
| WD121PURP 12TB | €689 | €483 | -30% |
| ST6000VX009 6TB | €299 | €261 | -13% |
| WD60EZAX 6TB | €280 | €263 | -6% |
| WD141PURP 14TB | €772 | €652 | -16% |
| ST4000VX016 4TB | €208 | €191 | -8% |
| WD40EZAX 4TB | €256 | €199 | -22% |
| WD102KFBX 10TB | €672 | €514 | -24% |
| WD142KRYZ 14TB | €805 | €724 | -10% |
| WD60EFPX 6TB | €499 | €314 | -37% |
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Method
Failure rates are recomputed from Backblaze's Drive Stats (drive-days and failures) - source: Backblaze thru Q1 2026 - not vendor MTBF numbers; models Backblaze does not track use the manufacturer's series spec. Prices are the cheapest in-stock new Amazon offer per drive in IT, refreshed daily, with $/TB in USD for cross-currency ranking. Explore it all in the full filterable table.