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
No US price yet
MG08SCA16TE
Toshiba MG08 · 16TB · Enterprise
No US price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HDWG31G 16 TB
MG08SCA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG31G 20 dB
MG08SCA16TE 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

HDWG31G $675
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$976 $640 $304 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG31G MG08SCA16TE
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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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

MG08SCA16TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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