Verdict

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

MG09ACA18TE
Toshiba MG09 · 18TB · Enterprise
€676 (€37.54/TB)
ST18000VE002
Seagate SkyHawk AI · 18TB · Surveillance
No FR price yet

Value at a glance

Capacity
MG09ACA18TE 18 TB
ST18000VE002 18 TB

Price history · FR, cheapest per day

MG09ACA18TE €676
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MG09ACA18TE ST18000VE002
Capacity 18 TB 18 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Surveillance
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB -
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $21.80 -
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€676
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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.

MG09ACA18TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST18000VE002

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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