Verdict

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

HDWG21E
Toshiba N300 · 14TB · NAS
No ES price yet
MG07ACA14TE
Toshiba MG07 · 14TB · Enterprise
No ES price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
HDWG21E 14 TB
MG07ACA14TE 14 TB
Noise (idle)
HDWG21E 20 dB
MG07ACA14TE 20 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

MG07ACA14TE €495
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€513 €385 €258 Nov 2024 Feb 2025 Jun 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jun 2026
HDWG21E MG07ACA14TE
Capacity 14 TB 14 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - 1.08%
Price / TB - $66.32
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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.

HDWG21E

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

MG07ACA14TE

1.08% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 1.04-1.12%

38,160 drives · ~218,389 drive-years · 2357 failures · Backblaze lifetime Q2 2026

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