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NAS hard drives compared

All 30 drives we list, smallest first. The filters knock out what you don't want, and spindle speed's a good place to start, since the 7,200 rpm drives are the noisy ones.

30 of 30 drives
Hard drives with sourced specs, sortable by column
Rec. Bays Retailers
Seagate IronWolf 4TBST4000VN006 4 TB 5,400 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf 4TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba N300 4TBHDWG740EZSTC 4 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Toshiba N300 4TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Plus 4TBWD40EFPX 4 TB 5,400 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for WD Red Plus 4TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Plus 6TBWD60EFPX 6 TB 5,400 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for WD Red Plus 6TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf 8TBST8000VN004 8 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf 8TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba N300 8TBHDWG780EZSTA 8 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Toshiba N300 8TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Plus 8TBWD80EFPX 8 TB 5,640 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for WD Red Plus 8TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X16 12TBST12000NM001G 12 TB 7,200 not stated 550 5 yr – 1.00% Amazon for Seagate Exos X16 12TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf 12TBST12000VN0008 12 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf 12TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TBST12000NT001 12 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba N300 12TBHDWG51CEZSTA 12 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for Toshiba N300 12TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Plus 12TBWD120EFBX 12 TB 7,200 CMR 180 3 yr ≤ 8 no data Amazon for WD Red Plus 12TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X16 14TBST14000NM001G 14 TB 7,200 not stated 550 5 yr – 1.38% Amazon for Seagate Exos X16 14TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba MG07 14TBMG07ACA14TA 14 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 1.07% Amazon for Toshiba MG07 14TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X16 16TBST16000NM001G 16 TB 7,200 not stated 550 5 yr – 0.68% Amazon for Seagate Exos X16 16TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TBST16000NT001 16 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba MG08 16TBMG08ACA16TE 16 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 1.23% Amazon for Toshiba MG08 16TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Pro 16TBWD161KFGX 16 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for WD Red Pro 16TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TBWUH721816ALE6L4 16 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 0.54% Amazon for WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X18 18TBST18000NM000J 18 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 3.17% Amazon for Seagate Exos X18 18TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba MG09 18TBMG09ACA18TE 18 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – no data Amazon for Toshiba MG09 18TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X20 20TBST20000NM007D 20 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – no data Amazon for Seagate Exos X20 20TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TBST20000NT001 20 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba MG10 20TBMG10ACA20TE 20 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 0.79% Amazon for Toshiba MG10 20TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Pro 20TBWD201KFGX 20 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for WD Red Pro 20TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Red Pro 22TBWD221KFGX 22 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for WD Red Pro 22TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
WD Ultrastar DC HC570 22TBWUH722222ALE6L4 22 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 0.58% Amazon for WD Ultrastar DC HC570 22TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate Exos X24 24TBST24000NM002H 24 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 3.03% Amazon for Seagate Exos X24 24TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TBST24000NT002 24 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr any no data Amazon for Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)
Toshiba MG11 24TBMG11ACA24TE 24 TB 7,200 CMR 550 5 yr – 0.50% Amazon for Toshiba MG11 24TB (affiliate link, opens in new tab)

No drives match those filters (try clearing one or two)

AFR is Backblaze's lifetime failure rate for the exact model number (Source: Backblaze), and hovering shows the 95% interval. "Bays" is the biggest NAS the maker rates the drive for.

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