Verdict

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

MG06ACA800E
Toshiba MG06 · 8TB · Enterprise
€570 (€71.24/TB)
ST8000NM000A
Seagate Exos 7E8 · 8TB · Enterprise
€519 (€64.88/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG06ACA800E $47.21
ST8000NM000A $49.24
Capacity
MG06ACA800E 8 TB
ST8000NM000A 8 TB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

MG06ACA800E €570 ST8000NM000A €519
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€570 €375 €180 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
MG06ACA800E ST8000NM000A
Capacity 8 TB 8 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 28 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $47.21 $49.24
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€570
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€519
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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.

MG06ACA800E

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST8000NM000A

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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