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Cheapest Hard Drives per TB Right Now

This table tracks hard drives across every capacity and Amazon region we monitor, sorted by price per TB - the one number that makes storage deals comparable. The first row is the best value on the market right now.

Updated July 29, 2026

Top 10 by Price per TB

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#	Product	Capacity	Condition	Price / TB	Price	Region
1	Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST33000650SS 3 TB 3.5"	2.9 TB	Used	$18.09 /TB	$53.00	us	View
2	3TB 7200RPM 128MB CACHE SAS/6GB/S NO ENCRYPTION (ST3000NM0023) -	2.9 TB	Used	$20.48 /TB	$60.00	us	View
3	MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD 14TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive (Renewed)	13.7 TB	Used	$24.87 /TB	$340.00	us	View
4	Toshiba 14TB SATA 512e 256MB Cache 7200RPM 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Enterprise Hard Drive - MG07ACA14TE (Renewed)	13.7 TB	Used	$25.53 /TB	$349.00	us	View
5	Western Digital 1 TB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD1002FBYS	1.0 TB	Used	$25.60 /TB	$25.00	us	View
6	WD20EZRX Western Digital 2TB 5400RPM SATA 6.0 Gbps 3.5 inch Caviar Hard Drive	2.0 TB	Used	$25.60 /TB	$50.00	us	View
7	Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s, 5,400 RPM, 256 MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST8000DMZ04/004)	7.8 TB	Used	$25.60 /TB	$200.00	us	View
8	MDD 14TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (MD14TGSA25672DVR) - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)	13.7 TB	Used	$25.60 /TB	$350.00	us	View
9	MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD (MDD18TS25672NAS) 18TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal NAS Hard Drive (Renewed)	17.6 TB	Used	$26.17 /TB	$460.00	us	View
10	Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 14TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA14TE	13.7 TB	Used	$26.26 /TB	$359.00	us	View

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What to Check Before Buying

CMR vs SMR

For NAS, RAID, or heavy write workloads, insist on CMR. SMR drives are fine for cold backups but stall under sustained writes.

Warranty length

3 years is standard for desktop drives, 5 years for NAS/enterprise lines (WD Red Pro, Seagate IronWolf Pro, Toshiba N300).

Workload rating

NAS-class drives are rated 180-300 TB/year. Desktop drives (WD Blue, Barracuda) are rated 55 TB/year - fine for a PC, risky in a RAID array.

Price per TB

The single best value metric. Anything under the current market floor usually means used, shucked, or SMR - check the condition column.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is hard drives enough for a home NAS or media server?

A single hard drives drive holds roughly 320 Blu-ray-quality movies or 2,000k smartphone photos. For a NAS you typically want at least two drives for redundancy, so factor in the cost of a pair when comparing against one larger drive.

Should I buy a new or used hard drives hard drive?

Used and recertified enterprise drives often cost 30-50% less per TB and were built for 24/7 duty, but usually carry a short seller warranty instead of a 5-year manufacturer one. For irreplaceable data, buy new or buy used only with redundancy (RAID or backups).

What is a good price per TB for a hard drives hard drive right now?

The table above is sorted by price per TB and refreshes with live market data, so the top rows are the current answer. As a rule of thumb, larger capacities (12TB+) usually hit the lowest per-TB prices, while very small drives carry a fixed-cost premium.

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