Verdict

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

MG07ACA12TE
Toshiba MG07 · 12TB · Enterprise
No CA price yet
ST12000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 12TB · NAS-Pro
C$700 (C$58.33/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG07ACA12TE $39.17
ST12000NT001 $42.58
Capacity
MG07ACA12TE 12 TB
ST12000NT001 12 TB
Noise (idle)
MG07ACA12TE 20 dB
ST12000NT001 28 dB

Price history

CA · cheapest per day

MG07ACA12TE C$696 ST12000NT001 C$809
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C$885 C$587 C$290 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026
MG07ACA12TE ST12000NT001
Capacity 12 TB 12 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $39.17 $42.58
Buy No CA price yet
C$700
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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.

MG07ACA12TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST12000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF