Verdict

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

MG09ACA18TE
Toshiba MG09 · 18TB · Enterprise
C$538 (C$29.87/TB)
ST18000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 18TB · NAS-Pro
No CA price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG09ACA18TE $21.80
ST18000NT001 $42.00
Capacity
MG09ACA18TE 18 TB
ST18000NT001 18 TB
Noise (idle)
MG09ACA18TE 20 dB
ST18000NT001 28 dB

Price history

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MG09ACA18TE C$538
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C$601 C$569 C$538 Jun 17 Jul 1 Jul 15 Jul 30 Aug 13 Aug 28
MG09ACA18TE ST18000NT001
Capacity 18 TB 18 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $21.80 $42.00
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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.

MG09ACA18TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST18000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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