Verdict

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

HDWG51G
Toshiba N300 · 16TB · NAS
€929 (€58.08/TB)
MG09ACA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
No DE price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HDWG51G $40.25
MG09ACA16TE $50.62
Capacity
HDWG51G 16 TB
MG09ACA16TE 16 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG51G 20 dB
MG09ACA16TE 20 dB

Price history · DE, cheapest per day

HDWG51G €929 MG09ACA16TE €874
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€929 €617 €305 Feb 2025 May 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Aug 2026
HDWG51G 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) - 1.46%
Price / TB $40.25 $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.

HDWG51G

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF

MG09ACA16TE

1.46% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.39-3.73%

506 drives · ~275 drive-years · 4 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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