Verdict

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

ST18000NM004J ST18000NT001
Capacity 18 TB 18 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 29 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SAS SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $33.00 $42.00

Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB shows once live prices are wired.