Verdict

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

MG10AFA22TE
Toshiba MG10 · 22TB · Enterprise
$799 ($36.32/TB)
WUH722222ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC570 · 22TB · Enterprise
$830 ($37.73/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG10AFA22TE $36.32
WUH722222ALE6L4 $37.73
Capacity
MG10AFA22TE 22 TB
WUH722222ALE6L4 22 TB
Noise (idle)
MG10AFA22TE 20 dB
WUH722222ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

MG10AFA22TE $799 WUH722222ALE6L4 $830
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$900 $640 $380 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026
MG10AFA22TE WUH722222ALE6L4
Capacity 22 TB 22 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 SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 0.45%
Price / TB $36.32 $37.73
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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.

MG10AFA22TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

WUH722222ALE6L4

0.45% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.40-0.52%

45,638 drives · ~48,235 drive-years · 219 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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