Verdict

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

MG08ACA16Tx
Toshiba MG08 · 16TB · Enterprise
$890 ($55.63/TB)
MG09SCA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
No US price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
MG08ACA16Tx 16 TB
MG09SCA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
MG08ACA16Tx 20 dB
MG09SCA16TE 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

MG08ACA16Tx $890
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$890 $749 $608 Dec 2025 Feb 2026 Apr 2026 Jun 2026 Aug 2026 Nov 2026
MG08ACA16Tx MG09SCA16TE
Capacity 16 TB 16 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 SAS
Failure rate (AFR) 1.29% -
Price / TB $29.69 -
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$890
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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.

MG08ACA16Tx

1.29% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 1.23-1.34%

51,095 drives · ~164,682 drive-years · 2118 failures · Backblaze lifetime Q2 2026

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

MG09SCA16TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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