Verdict

All are CMR NAS drives. The WUH721414ALE6L4 has the lowest measured failure rate (0.78% AFR), making it the safer long-term choice.

MG07ACA14TE
Toshiba MG07 · 14TB · Enterprise
No US price yet
WUH721414ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC530 · 14TB · Enterprise
$655 ($46.77/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG07ACA14TE $26.53
WUH721414ALE6L4 $29.49
Failure rate (AFR)
MG07ACA14TE 1.29%
WUH721414ALE6L4 0.78%
Capacity
MG07ACA14TE 14 TB
WUH721414ALE6L4 14 TB
Noise (idle)
MG07ACA14TE 20 dB
WUH721414ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

MG07ACA14TE $500 WUH721414ALE6L4 $655
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$1,090 $639 $189 Sep 2024 Feb 2025 Jul 2025 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026
MG07ACA14TE WUH721414ALE6L4
Capacity 14 TB 14 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 1.29% 0.78%
Price / TB $26.53 $29.49
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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.

MG07ACA14TE

1.29% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 1.20-1.38%

37,907 drives · ~57,177 drive-years · 736 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

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

WUH721414ALE6L4

0.78% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.63-0.94%

8,548 drives · ~12,880 drive-years · 100 failures · Backblaze thru Q2 2026

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