Purpose-built NAS drives from Seagate IronWolf, WD Red Pro, Synology HAT and Toshiba N300. Sorted by $/TB.
The best value NAS hard drive for home and business NAS. CMR recording, RAID-safe, from top NAS drive brands.
The Seagate IronWolf Pro and WD Red Pro are the go-to choices for 8+ bay NAS running 24/7. Both use CMR recording, are RAID-safe, and carry 5-year warranties. Synology HAT5300 drives are factory-optimized for DiskStation firmware. For budget builds, IronWolf (non-Pro) suits 1-8 bay NAS with lighter workloads.
| $/TB ▲ | Brand / Model | Cap | Interface | Tech | Cache | Sector | Wty | Price | Cond. | 90D | Buy | |
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👑$24.65 ~ Fair | Dell 9CF6R 2TB SATA 3G Certified 9CF6R CMR · | 2TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $49.29 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
👑$24.65 ~ Fair | Dell 9CF6R 2TB SATA 3G Certified 9CF6R Refurb · CMR · | 2TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $49.29 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$25.00 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN006 CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $99.99 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$28.33 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 6TB SATA NAS ST6000VN001 CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512e | 3yr | $169.99 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$33.33 ↓ Good | WD Red Plus 6TB NAS WD60EFRX Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 64MB | 512e | 3yr | $199.99 | REFURB | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$33.63 ~ Fair | Dell T05HP 8TB SATA 6G 512e Certified T05HP Refurb · CMR · | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512e | — | $269.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$36.36 ~ Fair | Synology HAT5300 20TB NAS Enterprise HAT5310-20T Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $727.28 | REFURB | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$37.94 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS ST6000VN001 Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $227.66 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$42.28 ~ Fair | Synology HAT5300 20TB NAS Enterprise HAT5310-20T CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $845.68 | new | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$43.33 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS ST6000VN001 CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $259.99 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$43.63 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VN0022 Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $349.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$49.36 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NE0004 CMR · 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $493.57 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$49.93 ↑ High | Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VN0022 CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $399.40 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$59.67 ↑ High | WD Red Plus 6TB NAS WD60EFRX CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 64MB | 512e | 3yr | $358.01 | new | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$— | Synology HAT5300 4TB NAS HAT5300-4T CMR · 5yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Synology HAT5300 8TB NAS HAT5300-8T CMR · 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Synology HAT5300 12TB NAS HAT5300-12T CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Synology HAT5300 16TB NAS HAT5300-16T CMR · 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN008 CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 5,900 RPM | CMR | 64MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VNZ04 CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS ST12000VN0008 CMR · 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS ST16000VN001 CMR · 3yr | 16TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB NAS ST8000NE0004 CMR · 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS ST16000NT001 CMR · 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB NAS ST20000NT001 CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB NAS ST20000NEZ00 CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | WD Red Plus 8TB NAS WD80EFZZ CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 5,640 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | WD Red Plus 8TB NAS WD80EFPX CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 5,640 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 4TB NAS HDWG440XZSTA CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 6TB NAS HDWG460XZSTA CMR · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 8TB NAS HDWG780XZSTA CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 10TB NAS HDWG7AXZSTA CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 12TB NAS HDWG21CXZSTA CMR · 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 16TB NAS HDWG31GUZSVA CMR · 3yr | 16TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 18TB NAS HDWG51JUZSVA CMR · 3yr | 18TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf Pro 32TB NAS HAMR ST32000NT000 CMR · 5yr | 32TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ |
NAS drives like IronWolf and Red Pro are tuned for 24/7 multi-bay enclosures with rotational vibration sensors. Rated 180-300TB/yr workload. Enterprise Exos/Ultrastar (550TB/yr) also work in NAS but lack vibration optimization.
WD Red (non-Pro) uses SMR in some capacities which causes severe RAID rebuild performance issues. Red Plus, Red Pro, and IronWolf Pro are always CMR. Verify before adding to a RAID array.
IronWolf suits 1-8 bay NAS units. IronWolf Pro and WD Red Pro are rated for 8-24 bay enclosures running 24/7 with higher vibration tolerance and longer warranties.
HAT5300 and HAT5310 drives are Synology-certified and firmware-optimized for DiskStation Manager. They offer deep health monitoring integration and are worth the premium for Synology owners.
IronWolf is rated for 180TB/year workloads in 1-8 bay NAS. IronWolf Pro is rated 300TB/year for 8+ bay NAS running 24/7 in enterprise environments. Pro adds a 5-year warranty vs 3-year, rescue data recovery services, and is built for heavier sustained workloads. Choose Pro for always-on business NAS.
Yes. WD Red Pro is compatible with Synology DiskStation NAS. Check the Synology compatibility list for your specific model. WD Red Pro uses CMR recording and is RAID-safe for all RAID levels supported by Synology.
HAT5300 and HAT5310 drives are Synology-certified and tuned for DiskStation DSM firmware, offering optimized vibration compensation and power management. The premium over IronWolf is typically 10-15%. Worth it for Synology owners who want guaranteed compatibility and firmware optimization.