Verdict

All are CMR NAS drives. The WUH721414ALE6L4 has the lowest measured failure rate (0.54% AFR), making it the safer long-term choice.

MG07ACA14TE
Toshiba MG07 · 14TB · Enterprise
No IT price yet
WUH721414ALE6L4
WD Ultrastar DC HC530 · 14TB · Enterprise
€589 (€42.07/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG07ACA14TE $66.32
WUH721414ALE6L4 $38.57
Failure rate (AFR)
MG07ACA14TE 1.08%
WUH721414ALE6L4 0.54%
Capacity
MG07ACA14TE 14 TB
WUH721414ALE6L4 14 TB
Noise (idle)
MG07ACA14TE 20 dB
WUH721414ALE6L4 20 dB

Price history

IT · cheapest per day

MG07ACA14TE €840 WUH721414ALE6L4 €589
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€1,069 €662 €255 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Aug 2025 Jan 2026 Jun 2026 Nov 2026
MG07ACA14TE WUH721414ALE6L4
Capacity 14 TB 14 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 20 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 1.08% 0.54%
Price / TB $66.32 $38.57
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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.

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

WUH721414ALE6L4

0.54% AFR vs 1.41% fleet avg

95% CI 0.48-0.61%

8,635 drives · ~46,924 drive-years · 254 failures · Backblaze lifetime Q2 2026

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