Verdict

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

MG09ACA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
$810 ($50.62/TB)
MG09SCA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
No US price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
MG09ACA16TE 16 TB
MG09SCA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
MG09ACA16TE 20 dB
MG09SCA16TE 20 dB

Price history

US · cheapest per day

MG09ACA16TE $810
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$810 $548 $286 Oct 2024 Feb 2025 Jun 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
MG09ACA16TE 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) 1.30% -
Price / TB $50.62 -
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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.

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

MG09SCA16TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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