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)
WUH721818ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 · 18TB · Enterprise
C$697 (C$38.72/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG09ACA18TE $21.80
WUH721818ALE6L4 $28.26
Capacity
MG09ACA18TE 18 TB
WUH721818ALE6L4 18 TB
Noise (idle)
MG09ACA18TE 20 dB
WUH721818ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history

CA · cheapest per day

MG09ACA18TE C$538 WUH721818ALE6L4 C$697
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C$892 C$715 C$538 Jun 17 Jun 30 Jul 13 Jul 27 Aug 9 Aug 23
MG09ACA18TE WUH721818ALE6L4
Capacity 18 TB 18 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $21.80 $28.26
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C$538
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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

WUH721818ALE6L4

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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