Verdict

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

MG11ACA24TE
Toshiba MG11 · 24TB · Enterprise
€1,049 (€43.71/TB)
WD242KRYZ
WD Gold · 24TB · Enterprise
€1,354 (€56.42/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG11ACA24TE $39.54
WD242KRYZ $52.24
Capacity
MG11ACA24TE 24 TB
WD242KRYZ 24 TB
Noise (idle)
MG11ACA24TE 20 dB
WD242KRYZ 20 dB

Price history

ES · cheapest per day

MG11ACA24TE €1,049 WD242KRYZ €1,354
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€1,437 €923 €408 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 May 2026 Aug 2026
MG11ACA24TE WD242KRYZ
Capacity 24 TB 24 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) 0.42% -
Price / TB $39.54 $52.24
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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.

MG11ACA24TE

0.42% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.20-0.77%

7,203 drives · ~2,382 drive-years · 10 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

WD242KRYZ

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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