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
MG09ACA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
$810 ($50.62/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG31G $39.21
MG09ACA16TE $50.62
Capacity
HDWG31G 16 TB
MG09ACA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG31G 20 dB
MG09ACA16TE 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

HDWG31G $675 MG09ACA16TE $810
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$976 $631 $286 Oct 2024 Feb 2025 Jun 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
HDWG31G MG09ACA16TE
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 SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 1.30%
Price / TB $39.21 $50.62
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$810
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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

MG09ACA16TE

1.30% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.47-2.82%

893 drives · ~462 drive-years · 6 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

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