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
No UK price yet
ST12000NM002G
Seagate Exos X16 · 12TB · Enterprise
No UK price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HAT5300-12T 12 TB
ST12000NM002G 12 TB

Price history

UK · cheapest per day

HAT5300-12T £577
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£610 £512 £414 Nov 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
HAT5300-12T ST12000NM002G
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 29 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SAS
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $69.74 -
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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

ST12000NM002G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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