Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

HDWG31G
Toshiba N300 · 16TB · NAS
C$1,069 (C$66.81/TB)
MG09SCA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
No CA price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HDWG31G 16 TB
MG09SCA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG31G 20 dB
MG09SCA16TE 20 dB

Price history

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HDWG31G C$1,069
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C$1,102 C$809 C$516 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG31G MG09SCA16TE
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SAS
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $39.21 -
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C$1,069
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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.

HDWG31G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

MG09SCA16TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 550 TB/yr rated · 2,500,000h MTBF