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Toshiba MG10-D 1TB

An enterprise drive. Don't let that put you off, as it's the same 3.5in SATA as a NAS drive and fits the same bays.

Capacity
1 TB
Recording
CMR
Speed
7,200 rpm
Warranty
5 years
Workload
550 TB/yr
Failure rate
No failure data

Good for

  • Busy arrays (550 TB a year)
  • Big media libraries
  • RAID, SHR and ZFS rebuilds
  • 5 years' warranty

Not for

  • A desk or bedroom (7,200 rpm is the louder class)

Updated 27 Oct 2026 · Method 2.0

Who the MG10-D 1 TB is for

It makes most sense when you're chasing terabytes per pound and the NAS sits somewhere noise doesn't matter. Think garage, or a rack in the cupboard under the stairs. Toshiba backs it for five years, which is a long time in drive terms. It's CMR, which is what you want anywhere near a RAID or ZFS rebuild.

Watch out for

At 7,200 rpm it's from the louder, warmer class. Fine in a cupboard, less fun on a desk.

No Backblaze failure rate for this one. They don't run enough of them, if any, for a figure worth quoting. Toshiba lists 2.93 W at idle and 6.26 W working, which comes to 26 kWh a year for a drive that idles around the clock. Four of them in SHR or RAID 5 give 3 TB usable, or 2.7 TB once Windows has done its binary maths on it.

Specifications

Each value links to the Toshiba page or datasheet it came from.

Toshiba MG10-D 1TB specifications
Drive type Data centre source for Drive type (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Capacity 1 TB source for Capacity (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Spindle speed 7,200 rpm source for Spindle speed (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Recording technology CMR source for Recording technology (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Cache 512 MB source for Cache (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Interface SATA 6Gb/s source for Interface (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Form factor 3.5in source for Form factor (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Max sustained transfer 221 MB/s source for Max sustained transfer (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Workload rating 550 TB/yr source for Workload rating (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
MTBF / MTTF 2,000,000 hours source for MTBF / MTTF (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Maker's rated AFR 0.44% source for Maker's rated AFR (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Warranty 5 years source for Warranty (toshiba-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Power at idle 2.93 W source for Power at idle (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Power in use 6.26 W source for Power in use (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)
Noise at idle 34 dB source for Noise at idle (toshiba.semicon-storage.com, opens in new tab)

Sources: toshiba-storage.com, toshiba.semicon-storage.com