Toshiba · MG06 · 512e
MG06ACA10TE is Toshiba MG06 10TB SATA-6G. 3 of its 5 segments are defined in Toshiba's published documentation and decoded below; for the rest we have not found a defining document, and they are marked as such. No live listings right now - the reference material below still applies.
| Segment | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MG | MG series - 3.5-inch enterprise capacity drives. | Toshiba |
| 06 | Series generation number. | Toshiba |
| ACA | Not sourced - we have not found a Toshiba document defining this segment. | Not sourced |
| 10T | Capacity field: 10T denotes 10TB. | Toshiba |
| E | Not sourced - we have not found a Toshiba document defining this segment. | Not sourced |
We decode only what the manufacturer documents. There is a large body of community knowledge about the undocumented segments above, much of it probably right, and none of it published by Toshiba - so it does not appear in this table. A reading nobody can check does not belong in a column headed “what it means”. Grammar reference: Toshiba - enterprise HDD model nomenclature.
MG06ACA10TE is Toshiba MG06, a 10TB hard drive on SATA-6G. It uses the 512e sector format, which decides whether it will drop into an array or controller expecting the other one.
We hold no live listing against this exact part number at the moment. We document no sibling variants for this part number.
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Family | MG06 |
| Capacity | 10TB |
| Interface | SATA-6G |
| Sector format | 512e |
| Product class | HDD |
No seller we track has MG06ACA10TE in stock right now. That describes today's listings only - it says nothing about whether the model is discontinued. We are not going to fill this space with something else and call it a match. The decode, specifications and sibling table above are the reference answer for this part number and remain accurate whether or not anyone is selling one today. If you need the capacity rather than this specific part, the alternatives below are what is actually buyable.
A manufacturer part number does not imply a manufacturer warranty, and this is where part-number buyers lose the most money. OEM stock, integrator pulls and gray-market units all reach the market under the maker's own numbering. Retailers selling them sometimes state plainly that the manufacturer warranty is none; others simply do not mention it, which is not the same as it being covered.
Coverage attaches to the individual unit and its serial number, not to the part number. That means the only reliable answer comes from the manufacturer, about the specific drive you are being sold.
Ask the seller for the serial number before purchase, then enter it in Toshiba warranty support. We link the tool rather than showing a result here, because the answer depends on the individual drive and only Toshiba warranty support can give it.
A seller warranty is a different promise from a different company. What each warranty tier actually covers · Verify on arrival
4 in-stock listings · same capacity and interface, any part number · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed about once a day
| Drive | Capacity | Interface | Recording | Condition | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600 HUH721010ALE600 | 10TB | SATA-6G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by ServerPartDeals · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed | $27.90 | $279 | Buy Now |
| WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600 HUH721010ALE600 | 10TB | SATA-6G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by HardDriveGeeks (SN Recorded) · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed | $27.99 | $280 | Buy Now |
| WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE604 HUH721010ALE604 | 10TB | SATA-6G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by Worldwide Product Importer · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed | $28.00 | $280 | Buy Now |
| MDD 10TB SATA 6G 7200RPM NAS MDD10TSATA25672NAS | 10TB | SATA-6G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by Worldwide Product Importer · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed | $28.00 | $280 | Buy Now |
Every 10TB drive we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
MG06ACA10TE is Toshiba MG06 10TB SATA-6G. 3 of its 5 segments are defined in Toshiba's own published documentation - the decode table on this page shows each one with the document that defines it. For the remaining segments we have not found a defining document, and we say so rather than repeating a community guess as fact.
The part number cannot tell you - coverage follows how the unit entered the market, not its designation. We track no live listing for MG06ACA10TE right now, so there is no condition evidence to report either way. Check the specific serial with Toshiba's own tool, linked in the warranty section on this page.
We hold no live listing for this part number right now. That is the honest state rather than a broken page - this remains the reference answer for what MG06ACA10TE is, how it decodes and which siblings it is confused with. The alternatives section below shows what is currently buyable at the same capacity.