Verdict

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

MG10AFA22TE
Toshiba MG10 · 22TB · Enterprise
£876 (£39.83/TB)
ST22000NM001E
Seagate Exos X22 · 22TB · Enterprise
£985 (£44.78/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
MG10AFA22TE $36.32
ST22000NM001E $32.40
Capacity
MG10AFA22TE 22 TB
ST22000NM001E 22 TB
Noise (idle)
MG10AFA22TE 20 dB
ST22000NM001E 29 dB

Price history · UK, cheapest per day

MG10AFA22TE £876 ST22000NM001E £985
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£1,192 £752 £312 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
MG10AFA22TE ST22000NM001E
Capacity 22 TB 22 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class Enterprise Enterprise
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 512 MB 512 MB
Noise (idle) 20 dB 29 dB
Fill Helium Helium
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $36.32 $32.40
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£876
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£985
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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.

MG10AFA22TE

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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

ST22000NM001E

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

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