Toshiba · MG Series
MG08SDA800E is Toshiba MG Series 8TB SAS-12G. 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. 1 live listing below.
| Segment | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MG | MG series - 3.5-inch enterprise capacity drives. | Toshiba |
| 08 | Series generation number. | Toshiba |
| SDA | Not sourced - we have not found a Toshiba document defining this segment. | Not sourced |
| 800 | Capacity field: 800 denotes 800GB. | 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.
MG08SDA800E is Toshiba MG Series, a 8TB hard drive on SAS-12G. Being a SAS device, it needs a SAS host bus adapter or backplane - it will not run from a motherboard SATA port, though a SATA drive will run on a SAS controller.
We currently track 1 live listing against this exact part number, all of it refurbished or recertified stock. 1 sibling part number is documented below - these are the numbers most often mistaken for this one, and the table marks which fields actually differ.
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Family | MG Series |
| Capacity | 8TB |
| Interface | SAS-12G |
| Product class | HDD |
These are the part numbers most often confused with MG08SDA800E. The differences below come from the same vendor documentation as the decode above - where a field is not documented, the row leaves it blank rather than guessing.
| Part number | Capacity | Interface | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG03ACA200 | 2TB | SATA-6G | in catalogue |
Amber cells differ from MG08SDA800E; grey cells match it.
| Listing | Condition | Pack | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba MG08 8TB | Refurb This offer: sold by DiscTech (USA) · Amazon says Used / VeryGood | single | $33.63 | $269.00 | Buy |
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 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 8TB SAS | 8TB | SAS-12G | CMR | REFURB This offer: sold by Dealforless · Amazon says Used / Good | $27.50 | $220 | Buy/View Price |
| Dell M40TH 8TB SAS 12G 512E M40TH | 8TB | SAS-12G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by Tech Original · Amazon says Used / LikeNew | $30.63 | $245 | Buy/View Price |
| HGST Ultrastar He8 8TB SAS 12G NAS HUH728080AL5200 | 8TB | SAS-12G | — | REFURB This offer: sold by SELLC38 · Amazon says Used / Good · SELLC38's note: preowned in good condition and works great too | $31.25 | $250 | Buy/View Price |
| HP 834031-B21 8TB SAS LFF 834031-B21 | 8TB | SAS-12G | — | NEW This offer: sold by CorteseInc · Amazon says New / Unknown | $32.75 | $262 | Buy/View Price |
Every 8TB drive we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
MG08SDA800E is Toshiba MG Series 8TB SAS-12G. 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.
Not necessarily, and the part number cannot tell you. Coverage depends on how the individual unit entered the market and whether it was registered, not on its model designation. OEM and gray-market stock reaches the market under manufacturer part numbers regularly and frequently carries no manufacturer warranty at all - some retailers print exactly that on the listing. Check the specific serial with Toshiba's own tool, linked in the warranty section on this page.
Both are in the MG Series range. The clearest difference is capacity - 8TB against 2TB. They differ in interface: SAS-12G against SATA-6G, which decides whether the drive fits your controller. The variant table on this page lists every sibling we document with what differs.
We track 1 live listing carrying this part number, shown above with condition and cost per terabyte. Prices come from Amazon US and are re-checked continuously; the buy links go to the live listing because the price can change between our check and your click.
Because more than one organisation names it. The manufacturer assigns a model number describing the product; a server vendor buying it in volume assigns its own spare-part number for its service catalogue; distributors sometimes add another. All identify the same physical drive, which is why one number returns listings that look like a different product. Our part number index explains the pattern per vendor.