Quiet high capacity HDD
I am currently looking to expand caoacity on my trusted QNAP TS-869 Pro as my SG Enterprise Capacity 3 TB drives started to fail one by one and their load noise was driving me mad. Partly because the NAS sits under my telly in the living room and is well within hearing distance. The flat is rather small, so another location isn’t possible. I changed to first two HDD failures to WD Red 10 TB and am actually quite happy with those. Being a data hoarder I want to go for top capacity and wanted to ask of you have already made noise level comparisons of 14 and 16TB drives. I am looking for the quietest drive. Should they be considerably louder, I would keep on changing failing drives to the WD Red 10 TB HDDs.
I know there have been no new noise comparisons and tests for the drives. Mainly because it seems like manufactures are quite honest about their drive noise levels in their spec sheets. I have list all available 14 and 16TB drives and compare their spec bellow.
But it looks like WD is still making their drive quieter then other brand. WD140EFFX and Purple series seem to be the least quite. In a 16TB range, WD still have not made their drives available. But maybe in near future.
I hope this helps.
14TB
| Price/TB | Price | Capacity | inch | MTBF | RPM | read/write | IOPS | Bells(idle/seek) | Watt | a.t. | cache | W | Endurance | url |
| £21.64 | £303 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1m hours MTTF | 7200 | 260/ | 2.0/? | 6.77 | 256 | 3yr |
Toshiba N300 (NAS Reliability) Bare HDWG21EUZSVA 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £22.86 | £320 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2M hours MTBF | 7200 | 250/ | 1.8-2.0/2.6-2.8 | 6.9 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate SkyHawk AI (Surveillance) ST14000VE0008 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £24.21 | £339 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1M hours MTBF | 7200 | 220/ | / | 6.9 | 256 | 3yr |
Seagate SkyHawk (Surveillance) ST14000VX0008 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £24.29 | £340 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (4Kn) SE WUH721414ALN6L4 0F31278 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £26.21 | £367 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M Hrs MTTF | 7200 | 248/ | / | 256 | 5yr |
Toshiba Enterprise (512e) MG07ACA14TE 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £27.07 | £379 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1M hours MTBF | 7200 | 210/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 7.9 | 256 | 3yr |
Seagate IronWolf (NAS) ST14000VN0008 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £27.29 | £382 | 14TB | 3.5 | 7200 | / | 2.0/? | 6.77 | 256 | 2yr |
Toshiba X300 (Performance) Bare HDWR21EUZSVA 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £27.36 | £383 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 6-10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X14 ST14000NM0018 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £27.57 | £386 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1.5m hrs MTBF | 7200 | 255/ | 2.0/3.6 | 6 | 512 | 3yr |
Western Digital WD Purple WD140PURZ 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £27.71 | £388 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1M hours MTBF | 5400 | 210/ | 2.0/2.9 | 6.5 | 512 | 3yr |
Western Digital WD Red WD140EFFX 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 5400rpm
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| £28.14 | £394 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 ST14000NM001G 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £28.21 | £395 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1.2M hours MTBF | 7200 | 250/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 7.6 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate IronWolf Pro (NAS) ST14000NE0008 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £29.43 | £412 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 6 | 256 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD Gold WD141KRYZ 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £29.5 | £413 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 SED ST14000NM003G 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £29.64 | £415 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (512e) SE WUH721414ALE6L4 0F31284 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £30.5 | £427 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (512e) TCG WUH721414ALE6L1 0F31283 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £32.21 | £451 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10.2 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 ST14000NM002G 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £32.5 | £455 | 14TB | 3.5 | 1M hours MTBF | 7200 | 255/ | 2.0/3.6 | 6.2 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD Red Pro WD141KFGX 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £32.71 | £458 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M Hrs MTTF | 7200 | 248/ | 2.0/ | 8.28 | 256 | 5yr |
Toshiba Enterprise (512e) MG07SCA14TE 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £33.57 | £470 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10.2 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 SED ST14000NM004G 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £36.57 | £512 | 14TB | 3.5 | 7200 | / | / | 3yr |
Infortrend Hard Drive HELT72A3T14-0030G 3.5″ SATA-6GB 7.2K Enterprise, Toshiba 14TB 7200rpm
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| £36.64 | £513 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | ?/? | 6-10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X14 ST14000NM0048 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £37.86 | £530 | 14TB | 3.5 | 7200 | / | / | 3yr |
Infortrend Hard Drive HELT72S3T14-0030U 3.5″ SAS-12GB 7.2K Enterprise, Toshiba 14TB 7200rpm
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| £40 | £560 | 14TB | 3.5 | 7200 | / | / | 3yr |
Infortrend Hard Drive HELW72S3T14-0030U 3.5″ SAS-12GB 7.2K Enterprise, WD 14TB 7200rpm
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| £41.57 | £582 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (512e) TCG WUH721414AL5201 0F31051 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £47.64 | £667 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (512e) ISE WUH721414AL5200 0F31050 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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| £48.93 | £685 | 14TB | 3.5 | 2.5 million hours MTBF | 7200 | 267/ | 2.0/3.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 512 | 5yr |
Western Digital WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 (512e) SE WUH721414AL5204 0F31052 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 14TB 7200rpm
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16TB
| Price/TB | Price | Capacity | inch | MTBF | RPM | read/write | IOPS | Bells(idle/seek) | Watt | a.t. | cache | W | Endurance | url |
| £22.5 | £360 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2M hours MTBF | 7200 | 250/ | ?/? | 6.71 | 256 | 3yr |
Seagate SkyHawk AI (Surveillance) ST16000VE000 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £25.44 | £407 | 16TB | 3.5 | 1M hours MTBF | 7200 | 210/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 7.9 | 256 | 3yr |
Seagate IronWolf (NAS) ST16000VN001 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £27 | £432 | 16TB | 3.5 | 1.2M hours MTBF | 7200 | 250/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 7.6 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate IronWolf Pro (NAS) ST16000NE000 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £27.19 | £435 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 SED ST16000NM003G 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £27.31 | £437 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM001G 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £28.94 | £463 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10.2 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM002G 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £28.94 | £463 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M hrs MTBF | 7200 | 261/ | 2.8-3.0/3.2-3.4 | 10.2 | 256 | 5yr |
Seagate Exos X16 SED ST16000NM004G 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £33.19 | £531 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M Hrs MTTF | 7200 | ?/ | 2.0/ | 512 | 5yr |
Toshiba Enterprise (4Kn) MG08SCA16TA 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £33.19 | £531 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M Hrs MTTF | 7200 | ?/ | 2.0/ | 512 | 5yr |
Toshiba Enterprise (512n) MG08SCA16TE 3.5″ SAS 12Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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| £35 | £560 | 16TB | 3.5 | 2.5M Hrs MTTF | 7200 | ?/ | 2.0/ | 512 | 5yr |
Toshiba Enterprise (512n) MG08ACA16TE 3.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 16TB 7200rpm
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