Verdict

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

MG09ACA16TE
Toshiba MG09 · 16TB · Enterprise
No IT price yet
WD161KFGX
WD Red Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
€766 (€47.87/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG09ACA16TE $50.62
WD161KFGX $44.06
Capacity
MG09ACA16TE 16 TB
WD161KFGX 16 TB
Noise (idle)
MG09ACA16TE 20 dB
WD161KFGX 20 dB

Price history

IT · cheapest per day

MG09ACA16TE €901 WD161KFGX €766
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€902 €650 €399 Aug 2024 Jan 2025 Jun 2025 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Aug 2026
MG09ACA16TE WD161KFGX
Capacity 16 TB 16 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise NAS-Pro
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) 1.46% -
Price / TB $50.62 $44.06
Buy No IT price yet
€766
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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.

MG09ACA16TE

1.46% AFR vs 1.34% fleet avg

95% CI 0.39-3.73%

506 drives · ~275 drive-years · 4 failures · Backblaze thru Q1 2026

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

WD161KFGX

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF