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)
WD20EFPX
WD Red Plus · 2TB · NAS
£165 (£82.51/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST2000NT001 $93.98
WD20EFPX $77.50
Capacity
ST2000NT001 2 TB
WD20EFPX 2 TB
Noise (idle)
ST2000NT001 28 dB
WD20EFPX 24 dB

Price history · UK, cheapest per day

ST2000NT001 £148 WD20EFPX £165
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£257 £175 £93 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
ST2000NT001 WD20EFPX
Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS-Pro NAS
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 5400 RPM
Cache 256 MB 128 MB
Noise (idle) 28 dB 24 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $93.98 $77.50
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£148
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£165
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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

WD20EFPX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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