What HDD is best for NAS?

What HDD is best for NAS?

 

Yes, this is a popular question. Especially when your NAS has a different number of bays or even bays size.

The basic rules for NAS-compatible drives is as follows.

1-Bay and 2-Bay NAS             = You can use any drives you want. This can also include Barracuda desktop drives. Simply because data is mirrored. For power efficiency, WD Red and Ironwolf is recommended.

3-Bays and up to 8-Bay NAS  =  When you choose RAID5/6/SHR it is recommended to go for any NAS drives such as WD Red, Red Pro, Ultrastar, Gold, EXOS, Ironwolf, and Ironwolf Pro.

8 Bays and more                     =Red Pro, Ultrastar, Gold, EXOS,  Ironwolf Pro.

 

Should I get bigger os smaller drives?  Bigger drives tend to be much more expensive per terabyte. It is often cheaper to get an additional drive which is smaller and gain the same total capacity (using two or 3 drives) cheaper.

How to calculate price per GB / TB?

If a 4 TB hard drive (let’s say 4000 MB, for simplicity’s sake) costs $50, how much is that per GB?

4 TB = 4000 GB                  $50 / 4000 GB = 0,0125 $/GB        $0,0125 x 1000 = 12.5 $/TB

How to use the table below?

CMR VS SMR You can filter CMR drives only if you need better performance (more info). SMR drives are acceptable in RAID1/0 or no raid setup.

Seagate VS WD You can go brand specific such as Seagate, WD, and Toshiba. WD might offer things like OptiNAND

Home vs Business You can also choose a specific type of drives such as for home use you would use a filter (WD Red or Ironwolf. For business use in a NAS with 8 bays and above filter would look like WD RED Pro or Ironwolf Pro. For enterprise drives, you would choose Exos, HGST, Gold or Ultrastar. For surveillance, you would choose a filter “purple” or “Surveillance”. For simple desktop use you would choose Barracuda, Black or Blue drives. The colours are explained here.

6TB vs 8TB You may choose bigger capacity drives if you have fewer drive bays on your NAS. This limits your options for mixing drives smarter way. You might realise that bigger drives but fewer of them can actually be cheaper than smaller drives that use every drive bay.

TOTAL CAPACITY NEEDED IN TB? HDD bays available? Redundancy? Budget? NAS HDD ONLY?
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$17 WD Western Digital HUH721212ALE604 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" HUH721212ALE604 12TB CMR 204 Link
$17.5 Seagate Seagate 4TB HDD 5.9K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: ST4000DM000 DP/N: VF3T3 st4000dm000 4TB CMR 70 Link
$18.11 Seagate Seagate 6 TB Enterprise Capacity HDD Sata 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST6000NM0024) ST6000NM0024 6TB CMR 109 Link
$18.61 Seagate Seagate Enterprise ST18000NM004J Internal Hard Drive 3.5" 18TB SAS ST18000NM004J 18TB CMR 335 Link
$18.99 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EZAX WD60EZAX 6TB CMR 114 Link
$19.17 Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0008 Hard Drive ST12000VN0008 12TB CMR 230 Link
$19.82 Seagate Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM003G 16 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST16000NM003G 16TB CMR 317 Link
$20 WD Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFGX WD120EFGX 12TB CMR 240 Link
$20.56 WD Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181PURP WD181PURP 18TB CMR 370 Link
$21.25 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD40EFPX WD40EFPX 4TB CMR 85 Link
$22.14 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD141KFGX WD141KFGX 14TB CMR 310 Link
$22.25 Seagate Seagate IronWolf ST16000VN001 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST16000VN001 16TB CMR 356 Link
$22.71 Seagate Seagate Exos X24 ST24000NM001H - 24TB ST24000NM001H 24TB CMR 545 Link
$23.06 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI ST16000VE002 - Hard Drive - 16 TB - Internal - 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - Buffer: 256 MB - with 3 Years Rescue Data Recovery ST16000VE002 16TB CMR 369 Link
$23.44 WD Western Digital Caviar Blue 640 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD6400AAKS WD6400AAKS 640GB CMR 15 Link
$23.45 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 512E Format - SATA 600-3.5" Drive - Internal - 7200RPM - 256 MB Buffer - Hot Pluggable ST12000NE0008 12TB CMR 281 Link
$23.93 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD140PURZ WD140PURZ 14TB CMR 335 Link
$24.17 Hitachi HGST 12TB HDD 7.2K RPM 3.5" 12Gb/s SAS Hard Disk Drive Model: HUH721212AL5200 DP/N: 9HXK6 HUH721212AL5200 12TB CMR 290 Link
$24.83 Seagate ST6000NM0115 3.5"-Inch HDD 6TB 7200 RPM 512e SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive ST6000NM0115 6TB CMR 149 Link
$24.92 WD Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121PURZ WD121PURZ 12TB CMR 299 Link
$24.92 Toshiba Toshiba X300 12TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWR21CXZSTA HDWR21CXZSTA 12TB CMR 299 Link
$25 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD43PURZ WD43PURZ 4TB CMR 100 Link
$25.24 WD WD 6TB 3.5" Re+ SATA III 128 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive (WD6005FRPZ) WD6005FRPZ 6TB CMR 151 Link
$25.25 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EZRZ WD40EZRZ 4TB CMR 101 Link
$25.34 Toshiba Toshiba 3.5-Inch 3TB 7200 RPM SATA3/SATA 6.0 GB/s 64MB Hard Drive DT01ACA300 DT01ACA300 3TB CMR 76 Link
$25.79 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD102PURZ WD102PURZ 10TB CMR 258 Link
$26.25 Seagate Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN006 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) Method ST4000VN006 4TB CMR 105 Link
$26.5 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EZBX WD20EZBX 2TB SMR 53 Link
$26.95 Seagate Seagate - ST8000VX004 Skyhawk ST8000VX004 8 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Video Surveillance System, Network Video Recorder Device Supported - 256 MB Buffer ST8000VX004 8TB CMR 216 Link
$27.14 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD140EFGX WD140EFGX 14TB CMR 380 Link
$27.23 Toshiba MG03ACA - 4 TB - INTERNAL - 3.5IN - 7200 RPM - 64 MB (MG03ACA400) - mg03aca400 4TB CMR 109 Link
$27.27 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101EFAX WD101EFAX 10TB CMR 273 Link
$27.42 WD Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFAX WD120EFAX 12TB CMR 329 Link
$27.99 WD WD Purple 8TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80PURZ WD80PURZ 8TB CMR 224 Link
$28.2 HGST HGST Ultrastar 8TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5" Hard Drive HUH728080ALE600 HUH728080ALE600 8TB CMR 196 Link
$28.75 WD Western Digital - WD Red Pro 18TB 3.5" NAS Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" Internal HDD, Crypto Chia Mining - WD181KFGX - BROAGE HDMI Cable WD181KFGX 18TB CMR 320 Link
$28.8 Seagate Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache RAID Network Attached Storage Home Servers - (ST10000VN0008) ST10000VN0008 10TB CMR 288 Link
$29.49 Seagate SEAGATE ST4000VX007 Skyhawk 4TB Surveillance Hard SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive-Frustration Free Packaging (ST4000VXZ07) Mechanical Hard Disk ST4000VXZ07 4TB CMR 118 Link
$29.62 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8001PURP WD8001PURP 8TB CMR 237 Link
$29.63 Toshiba Toshiba 14TB N300 NAS 3.5’’ SATA Internal Hard Drive. 24/7 Operation, Supports 1-8 Bay Systems, 256MB Cache, 180TB/Year workload, 3yr Warranty (HDWG21EUZSVA). HDWG21EUZSVA 14TB CMR 415 Link
$29.9 WD 10TB Western Digital WD100EMAZ Hard Drive SATA 6Gb/s 256MB WD100EMAZ 10TB CMR 299 Link
$30 WD Western Digital WD4000FYYZ ENTERPRISE 4TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 internal hard drive WD4000FYYZ 4TB CMR 120 Link
$30 wd Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD60EFZX WD60EFZX 6TB CMR 180 Link
$30.15 Toshiba Toshiba P300 HDWD240UZSVA 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM 64MB Cache SATA III Internal HDD HDWD240UZSVA 4TB SMR 121 Link
$30.71 Toshiba Toshiba S300 4TB Internal Surveillance Hard Drive, 3.5’’ SATA HDD, Supports up to 64 HD Cameras at a 180TB/Year workload (HDWT840UZSVA) HDWT840UZSVA 4TB SMR 123 Link
$31.25 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFZZ WD80EFZZ 8TB CMR 250 Link
$32.25 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD40EFZX WD40EFZX 4TB CMR 129 Link
$32.5 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8003FFBX WD8003FFBX 8TB CMR 260 Link
$33.25 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E8 ST8000NM000A - HDD - 8 TB - Internal - 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 7200 RPM - Buffer: 256 MB ST8000NM000A 8TB CMR 249 Link
$33.33 Toshiba Toshiba MG08-D MG08ADA600E 6 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA [SATA/600] MG08ADA600E 6TB CMR 200 Link
$33.45 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD100EFAX (Old Version) WD100EFAX 10TB CMR 334 Link
$33.93 WD Western Digital Gold WD141KRYZ 14 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) WD141KRYZ 14TB CMR 380 Link
$34.33 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive 12 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III ST12000NT001 12TB CMR 412 Link
$34.45 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST10000NM017B 10 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA [SATA/600] ST10000NM017B 10TB CMR 344 Link
$34.75 WD WD Gold 4TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4002FYYZ WD4002FYYZ 4TB CMR 139 Link
$34.8 Seagate Seagate BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch (ST4000DM005) ST4000dm005 4TB SMR 139 Link
$35 seagate Seagate ST2000VX017 2TB Skyhawk 5400 Hard Drive ST2000VX017 2TB CMR 70 Link
$35.87 HGST HPE HGST 2TB HUS724020ALS640 0B26887 7.2K SATA 6Gbps 3.5" LFF HUS724020ALS640 2TB CMR 32 Link
$36.48 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance ST2000VX008 2TB SATA 6.0GB/s 64MB Hard Drive (3.5 inch) ST2000VX008 2TB CMR 73 Link
$36.67 WD Western Digital WD60EZAZ-EC 6TB SMR 3.5 inch SATA 5400 rpm Internal Hard Drive / 256 MB Cache / 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty / WD60EZAZ-EC WD60EZAZ 6TB SMR 145 Link
$36.67 Synology Synology HAT5300-16T 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-16T 16TB CMR 587 Link
$37 TOSHIBA Toshiba MAIN-47587 3.5-Inch 1TB 7200 RPM SATA3/SATA 6.0 GB/s 32MB Hard Drive DT01ACA100 / HDKPC03 DT01ACA100 1TB CMR 37 Link
$37.25 Toshiba Toshiba X300 4TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6.0 GB/s 7200 RPM 128 MB Cache - HDWE140XZSTA HDWE140XZSTA 4TB CMR 149 Link
$37.32 Seagate Hard Drive ST8000VX0022 Monitoring Dedicated Hard Disk 8TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" ST8000VX0022 8TB CMR 261 Link
$39 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD22PURZ WD22PURZ 2TB CMR 78 Link
$39.5 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, , 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EZRZ wd20ezrz 2TB CMR 79 Link
$39.5 Seagate SEAGATE ST2000VX015 3.5 in. 256 MB & 2TB Skyhawk Lite Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD ST2000VX015 2TB SMR 79 Link
$40 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST4000NT001 3.5" 4TB SATA ST4000NT001 4TB CMR 160 Link
$40 Toshiba Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare/OEM Drive DT01ACA200 2TB CMR 80 Link
$40 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EZEX wd10ezex 1TB CMR 34 Link
$40.78 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6003FZBX WD6003FZBX 6TB CMR 245 Link
$43.02 Seagate Seagate ST4000VX007 ST4000VX007 4TB CMR 118 Link
$44 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD30EFZX WD30EFZX 3TB CMR 132 Link
$45 WD WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6001FZWX WD6001FZWX 6TB CMR 270 Link
$45.48 Seagate Seagate 500 GB Pipeline HD SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 8MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3500312CS) st3500312cs 500GB SMR 23 Link
$45.87 Seagate Seagate Hard Drive ST10000VE001 - Brand EAN: 5415247286028 ST10000VE001 10TB CMR 459 Link
$47.25 WD WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6002FZWX WD6002FZWX 6TB CMR 283 Link
$47.8 WD Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB SATA II 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive - WD20EADS wd20eads 2TB CMR 96 Link
$48.33 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EFAX WD30EFAX 3TB SMR 145 Link
$48.33 WD WD SE 3TB Datacenter Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD3000F9YZ WD3000F9YZ 3TB CMR 145 Link
$48.92 Synology Synology HAT5300-4T 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-4T 4TB CMR 196 Link
$49.42 WD WD Red Pro 6TB 3.5-Inch SATA III 7200rpm 128MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD6002FFWX) WD6002FFWX 6TB CMR 296 Link
$50 WD Genuine WD40PURX 4TB 5400RPM 64MB SATA 6GB/S 3.5 Hard Drive Original WD40PURX 4TB CMR 91 Link
$51.67 Seagate Seagate ST3000VX009 Hard Drive 3.5" 3000 GB Serial ATA III ST3000VX009 3TB CMR 155 Link
$52.28 Seagate Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Bare Drive ST33000651AS ST33000651AS 3TB CMR 157 Link
$53.69 Seagate Seagate Barracuda SV35.5 ST3000VX000 3 TB Internal Hard Drive ST3000VX000 3TB CMR 150 Link
$57.07 WD WD40EFRX 4T 3.5" NAS Storage Server Hard Disk 5400 RPM 64M SATA WD40EFRX 4TB CMR 228 Link
$58.21 Seagate Seagate 1TB SATA 3.5 BarraCuda SingPk (ST1000DM010) ST1000DM010 1TB SMR 58 Link
$62.48 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10PURZ WD10PURZ 1TB CMR 62 Link
$63.68 HGST HUS726060ALE610 6T 7.2K 128M SATA Can Provide Goods Photos 100% In BOX HUS726060ALE610 6TB CMR 199 Link
$65 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD4003FRYZ WD4003FRYZ 4TB CMR 260 Link
$66.4 Seagate ST4000VN008 3.5 inch SATA3 Cool Wolf Desktop NAS Mechanical Hard Drive 4T Non-red Disk ST4000VN008 4TB CMR 266 Link
$69 WD Western Digital WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 DCM: HA0TJAB WXG1A 500GB WD5000LPLX 500GB CMR 35 Link
$69.98 WD Western Digital Blue WD5000AZLX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive wd5000azlx 500GB CMR 35 Link
$70.56 Toshiba Toshiba X300 8TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive – CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWR480XZSTA HDWR480XZSTA 8TB CMR 564 Link
$74 Seagate Seagate ST1000VM002 1 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 5900 RPM - 64 MB Buffer ST1000VM002 1TB PMR 30 Link
$75.99 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EFRX WD10EFRX 1TB CMR 66 Link
$80.99 WD WD WD5001FZWX 5TB WD WD5001FZWX SATA Black WD5001FZWX 5TB CMR 405 Link
$96.96 Hitachi HGST HTS545050A7E680 P/N: 0J45805 MLC: DA6851 500GB HTS545050A7E680 500GB CMR 48 Link
$101.09 WD WD Red Pro 2TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2001FFSX WD2001FFSX 2TB CMR 202 Link
$102 WD Western Digital 500GB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD5000AZRZ wd5000azrz 500GB CMR 51 Link
$117.96 WD Western Digital WD5003AZEX 500GB 7.2K RPM SATA-6GB/s 64MB 3.5" HDD WD5003AZEX 500GB CMR 41 Link
$119 Seagate Seagate SkyHawk 1TB Surveillance Hard Drive - Sata 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive (ST1000VX005) ST1000VX005 1TB CMR 119 Link
$123 WD WD1002FAEX Western Digital 1tb 7200rpm Serial Ata/600 Serial Ata Inte WD1002FAEX 1TB CMR 100 Link
$160 Seagate Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM004A 3.5" 2000GB SAS Hard Drive ST2000NM004A 2TB CMR 320 Link
$270.76 Seagate Generic FST 9RZ168-047 WHD721-80C 9RZ168-197 CSL-G ST91000640NS 1TB ST91000640NS 1TB CMR 183 Link

What is the cost of 500GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £12.99 [UK] $22.74 [US]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £33 [UK] $15 [US]
What is the cost of 1TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £22.95 [UK] $30 [US]
What is the cost of 2TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £34.99 [UK] $31.99 [US]
What is the cost of 3TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £62.7 [UK] $76.02 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £72 [UK] $69.99 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £175 [UK] $404.97 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £114.99 [UK] $108.65 [US]
What is the cost of 8TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £118 [UK] $195.52 [US]
What is the cost of 10TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £179.89 [UK] $257.89 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £154.99 [UK] $204 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £195.5 [UK] $309.99 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £202.98 [UK] $317.06 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £302.66 [UK] $319.99 [US]
What is the cost of 24TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £614.96 [UK] $544.99 [US]
What is the cost of 8GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £159.2 [UK]
What is the cost of 250GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £39.09 [UK]
What is the cost of 320GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £26.95 [UK]
What is the cost of 750GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £109 [UK]
What is the cost of 1.5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £92.03 [UK]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £427.44 [UK]
What is the cost of 22TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £548.76 [UK]



How much can 500GB hold?
500GB can hold around
166667 MP3 songs
OR 100000 5MB Photos
OR 33333 FLAC audio files
OR 714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 59 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 10 Blu-ray
OR 0.5 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 640GB hold?
640GB can hold around
213333 MP3 songs
OR 128000 5MB Photos
OR 42667 FLAC audio files
OR 914 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 75 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 13 Blu-ray
OR 0.64 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 1TB hold?
1TB can hold around
333333 MP3 songs
OR 200000 5MB Photos
OR 66667 FLAC audio files
OR 1429 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 118 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 20 Blu-ray
OR 1 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 2TB hold?
2TB can hold around
666667 MP3 songs
OR 400000 5MB Photos
OR 133333 FLAC audio files
OR 2857 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 235 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 40 Blu-ray
OR 2 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 3TB hold?
3TB can hold around
1000000 MP3 songs
OR 600000 5MB Photos
OR 200000 FLAC audio files
OR 4286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 353 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 60 Blu-ray
OR 3 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 4TB hold?
4TB can hold around
1333333 MP3 songs
OR 800000 5MB Photos
OR 266667 FLAC audio files
OR 5714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 471 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 80 Blu-ray
OR 4 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 5TB hold?
5TB can hold around
1666667 MP3 songs
OR 1000000 5MB Photos
OR 333333 FLAC audio files
OR 7143 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 588 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 100 Blu-ray
OR 5 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 6TB hold?
6TB can hold around
2000000 MP3 songs
OR 1200000 5MB Photos
OR 400000 FLAC audio files
OR 8571 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 706 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 120 Blu-ray
OR 6 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 8TB hold?
8TB can hold around
2666667 MP3 songs
OR 1600000 5MB Photos
OR 533333 FLAC audio files
OR 11429 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 941 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 160 Blu-ray
OR 8 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 10TB hold?
10TB can hold around
3333333 MP3 songs
OR 2000000 5MB Photos
OR 666667 FLAC audio files
OR 14286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1176 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 200 Blu-ray
OR 10 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 12TB hold?
12TB can hold around
4000000 MP3 songs
OR 2400000 5MB Photos
OR 800000 FLAC audio files
OR 17143 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1412 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 240 Blu-ray
OR 12 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 14TB hold?
14TB can hold around
4666667 MP3 songs
OR 2800000 5MB Photos
OR 933333 FLAC audio files
OR 20000 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1647 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 280 Blu-ray
OR 14 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 16TB hold?
16TB can hold around
5333333 MP3 songs
OR 3200000 5MB Photos
OR 1066667 FLAC audio files
OR 22857 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1882 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 320 Blu-ray
OR 16 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 18TB hold?
18TB can hold around
6000000 MP3 songs
OR 3600000 5MB Photos
OR 1200000 FLAC audio files
OR 25714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2118 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 360 Blu-ray
OR 18 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 24TB hold?
24TB can hold around
8000000 MP3 songs
OR 4800000 5MB Photos
OR 1600000 FLAC audio files
OR 34286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2824 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 480 Blu-ray
OR 24 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 8GB hold?
8GB can hold around
2667 MP3 songs
OR 1600 5MB Photos
OR 533 FLAC audio files
OR 11 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 0 Blu-ray
OR 0.01 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 250GB hold?
250GB can hold around
83333 MP3 songs
OR 50000 5MB Photos
OR 16667 FLAC audio files
OR 357 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 29 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 5 Blu-ray
OR 0.25 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 320GB hold?
320GB can hold around
106667 MP3 songs
OR 64000 5MB Photos
OR 21333 FLAC audio files
OR 457 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 38 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 6 Blu-ray
OR 0.32 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 500GB hold?
500GB can hold around
166667 MP3 songs
OR 100000 5MB Photos
OR 33333 FLAC audio files
OR 714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 59 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 10 Blu-ray
OR 0.5 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 640GB hold?
640GB can hold around
213333 MP3 songs
OR 128000 5MB Photos
OR 42667 FLAC audio files
OR 914 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 75 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 13 Blu-ray
OR 0.64 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 750GB hold?
750GB can hold around
250000 MP3 songs
OR 150000 5MB Photos
OR 50000 FLAC audio files
OR 1071 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 88 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 15 Blu-ray
OR 0.75 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 1TB hold?
1TB can hold around
333333 MP3 songs
OR 200000 5MB Photos
OR 66667 FLAC audio files
OR 1429 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 118 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 20 Blu-ray
OR 1 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 1.5TB hold?
1.5TB can hold around
500000 MP3 songs
OR 300000 5MB Photos
OR 100000 FLAC audio files
OR 2143 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 176 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 30 Blu-ray
OR 1.5 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 2TB hold?
2TB can hold around
666667 MP3 songs
OR 400000 5MB Photos
OR 133333 FLAC audio files
OR 2857 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 235 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 40 Blu-ray
OR 2 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 3TB hold?
3TB can hold around
1000000 MP3 songs
OR 600000 5MB Photos
OR 200000 FLAC audio files
OR 4286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 353 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 60 Blu-ray
OR 3 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 4TB hold?
4TB can hold around
1333333 MP3 songs
OR 800000 5MB Photos
OR 266667 FLAC audio files
OR 5714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 471 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 80 Blu-ray
OR 4 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 5TB hold?
5TB can hold around
1666667 MP3 songs
OR 1000000 5MB Photos
OR 333333 FLAC audio files
OR 7143 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 588 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 100 Blu-ray
OR 5 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 6TB hold?
6TB can hold around
2000000 MP3 songs
OR 1200000 5MB Photos
OR 400000 FLAC audio files
OR 8571 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 706 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 120 Blu-ray
OR 6 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 8TB hold?
8TB can hold around
2666667 MP3 songs
OR 1600000 5MB Photos
OR 533333 FLAC audio files
OR 11429 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 941 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 160 Blu-ray
OR 8 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 10TB hold?
10TB can hold around
3333333 MP3 songs
OR 2000000 5MB Photos
OR 666667 FLAC audio files
OR 14286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1176 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 200 Blu-ray
OR 10 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 12TB hold?
12TB can hold around
4000000 MP3 songs
OR 2400000 5MB Photos
OR 800000 FLAC audio files
OR 17143 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1412 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 240 Blu-ray
OR 12 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 14TB hold?
14TB can hold around
4666667 MP3 songs
OR 2800000 5MB Photos
OR 933333 FLAC audio files
OR 20000 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1647 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 280 Blu-ray
OR 14 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 16TB hold?
16TB can hold around
5333333 MP3 songs
OR 3200000 5MB Photos
OR 1066667 FLAC audio files
OR 22857 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 1882 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 320 Blu-ray
OR 16 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 18TB hold?
18TB can hold around
6000000 MP3 songs
OR 3600000 5MB Photos
OR 1200000 FLAC audio files
OR 25714 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2118 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 360 Blu-ray
OR 18 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 20TB hold?
20TB can hold around
6666667 MP3 songs
OR 4000000 5MB Photos
OR 1333333 FLAC audio files
OR 28571 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2353 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 400 Blu-ray
OR 20 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 22TB hold?
22TB can hold around
7333333 MP3 songs
OR 4400000 5MB Photos
OR 1466667 FLAC audio files
OR 31429 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2588 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 440 Blu-ray
OR 22 Surveillance cameras (30 days)
How much can 24TB hold?
24TB can hold around
8000000 MP3 songs
OR 4800000 5MB Photos
OR 1600000 FLAC audio files
OR 34286 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 2824 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 480 Blu-ray
OR 24 Surveillance cameras (30 days)



Actual size of 500GB drive?
500GB HDD can have around 466 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 640GB drive?
640GB HDD can have around 596 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 1TB drive?
1TB HDD can have around 931 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 2TB drive?
2TB HDD can have around 1.863 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 3TB drive?
3TB HDD can have around 2.794 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 4TB drive?
4TB HDD can have around 3.725 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 5TB drive?
5TB HDD can have around 4.657 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 6TB drive?
6TB HDD can have around 5.588 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 8TB drive?
8TB HDD can have around 7.451 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 10TB drive?
10TB HDD can have around 9.313 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 12TB drive?
12TB HDD can have around 11.176 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 14TB drive?
14TB HDD can have around 13.039 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 16TB drive?
16TB HDD can have around 14.901 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 18TB drive?
18TB HDD can have around 16.764 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 24TB drive?
24TB HDD can have around 22.352 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 8GB drive?
8GB HDD can have around 7 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 250GB drive?
250GB HDD can have around 233 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 320GB drive?
320GB HDD can have around 298 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 500GB drive?
500GB HDD can have around 466 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 640GB drive?
640GB HDD can have around 596 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 750GB drive?
750GB HDD can have around 698 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 1TB drive?
1TB HDD can have around 931 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 1.5TB drive?
1.5TB HDD can have around 1.397 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 2TB drive?
2TB HDD can have around 1.863 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 3TB drive?
3TB HDD can have around 2.794 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 4TB drive?
4TB HDD can have around 3.725 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 5TB drive?
5TB HDD can have around 4.657 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 6TB drive?
6TB HDD can have around 5.588 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 8TB drive?
8TB HDD can have around 7.451 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 10TB drive?
10TB HDD can have around 9.313 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 12TB drive?
12TB HDD can have around 11.176 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 14TB drive?
14TB HDD can have around 13.039 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 16TB drive?
16TB HDD can have around 14.901 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 18TB drive?
18TB HDD can have around 16.764 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 20TB drive?
20TB HDD can have around 18.626 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 22TB drive?
22TB HDD can have around 20.489 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 24TB drive?
24TB HDD can have around 22.352 TB usable storage space

 

 

How do I find the actual hard drive size?

The hard drive capacity calculation method of Manufacturer is: 120GB=120,000MB=120,000,000KB=120,000,000,000 bytes; while the hard drive capacity calculation method of is: 120,000,000,000 bytes/1024=117,187,500KB/1024=114, 440.9MB/1024=111.8GB.



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