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
£742 (£46.37/TB)
ST16000NT001
Seagate IronWolf Pro · 16TB · NAS-Pro
No UK price yet

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG09ACA16TE $50.62
ST16000NT001 $36.25
Capacity
MG09ACA16TE 16 TB
ST16000NT001 16 TB
Noise (idle)
MG09ACA16TE 20 dB
ST16000NT001 28 dB

Price history · UK, cheapest per day

MG09ACA16TE £742 ST16000NT001 £515
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£753 £512 £270 May 2025 Aug 2025 Nov 2025 Feb 2026 May 2026 Jul 2026
MG09ACA16TE ST16000NT001
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 256 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 28 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) 1.46% -
Price / TB $50.62 $36.25
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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

ST16000NT001

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

5yr warranty · 300 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF