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Hard drives for NAS
Compare NAS-intended models by exact specifications. A NAS label is a starting point: verify your enclosure’s compatibility list, supported capacity and array requirements.
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Start with these NAS drive choices
For a smaller home NAS
Seagate IronWolf
ST4000VN006 · 4TBCMR · SATA 6 Gb/s
A 4TB CMR SATA model for an enclosure that supports it. Compare a pair against your usable-space target.
Tradeoff: A two-drive mirror offers one drive’s capacity before filesystem overhead.
$189.99$47.50/TB
View new offer on Amazon ↗ Price checked Sep 12, 2026 11:44 UTC. Amazon's price and availability at purchase apply. Compare with WD40EFPX →More space in the same bays
Western Digital WD Red Plus
WD80EFPX · 8TBCMR · SATA 6 Gb/s
An 8TB CMR SATA option when 4TB per drive would leave too little room to grow.
Tradeoff: Its 5,640 RPM rating is a specification, not a measured noise or speed advantage.
$352.27$44.03/TB
View new offer on Amazon ↗ Price checked Sep 11, 2026 21:01 UTC. Amazon's price and availability at purchase apply. Compare with ST8000VN004 →A larger media library
Seagate IronWolf Pro
ST16000NT001 · 16TBCMR · SATA 6 Gb/s
A 16TB IronWolf Pro CMR SATA candidate when capacity per bay matters.
Tradeoff: Check capacity support, cooling and the total cost of your array before buying.
$579.99$36.25/TB
View new offer on Amazon ↗ Price checked Sep 12, 2026 04:48 UTC. Amazon's price and availability at purchase apply. Compare with ST16000NM001G →Renewed enterprise alternative
Toshiba MG07
MG07ACA14TE · 14TBCMR · SATA 6 Gb/s
A 14TB CMR SATA enterprise model to compare separately from new NAS offers.
Tradeoff: Verify the selected seller, return window and warranty. Used units do not inherit a new-drive warranty.
$309.00$22.07/TB
View used / renewed offer on Amazon ↗ Price checked Sep 12, 2026 11:44 UTC. Amazon's price and availability at purchase apply. Compare with ST14000NM001G →Compatibility first
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Work out usable space after redundancy, then compare the total cost of all drives. Keep backup storage separate from the array.
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