Verdict

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

ST2000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 2TB · NAS-Pro
£148 (£74.00/TB)
ST2000VX017
Seagate SkyHawk · 2TB · Surveillance
£131 (£65.46/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000NT001 $93.98
ST2000VX017 $75.01
Capacity
ST2000NT001 2 TB
ST2000VX017 2 TB
Noise (idle)
ST2000NT001 28 dB
ST2000VX017 26 dB

Price history · UK, cheapest per day

ST2000NT001 £148 ST2000VX017 £131
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£257 £152 £47 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST2000NT001 ST2000VX017
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5400 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $93.98 $75.01
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£148
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£131
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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.

ST2000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF

ST2000VX017

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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