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3 NAS Drive drives compared
| # | Product | Capacity | Read | Write | TBW | Warranty | Score | $/TB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshiba N300 4TBBest value Toshiba | 4TB | — | — | — | 3 years | 58.3 | $20.00/TB | $89.06 | $89.06 |
| 2 | Seagate | 4TB | — | — | — | 3 years | 40.8 | $21.25/TB | $86.12 | $86.12 |
| 3 | 4TB | — | — | — | 3 years | 23.3 | $22.50/TB | $89.80 | $89.80 |
NAS drives are hard drives designed for always-on NAS enclosures. They use CMR recording for reliability, include vibration compensation for multi-drive bays, and are rated for 24/7 operation with higher MTBF ratings than desktop drives.
Both are excellent NAS drives with comparable reliability. WD Red Plus and Seagate IronWolf are the two dominant options. The best choice is typically the one with the lower price per TB at time of purchase — use our Value Score and price history to identify the better deal.
A 2-bay NAS with RAID 1 gives you redundancy with 2 drives. For more capacity and resilience, a 4-bay or 5-bay NAS with RAID 5 or SHR is common. Plan your total usable storage needs and buy drives in matched pairs for RAID setups.