What HDD is best for NAS?

Last updated on 19 Oct 2022 📧 Subscribe

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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$14.66 Seagate Seagate Constellation Es.2 St33000651ns 3 Tb 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - Sata - 7200 Rpm - 64 Mb Buffer ST33000651NS 3TB CMR 44 Link
$15 Toshiba Toshiba 6TB Enterprise Internal Hard Drive – MG Series 3.5" SATA HDD Mainstream Server and Storage, 24/7 Reliable Operation, Hyperscale and Cloud Storage (MG06ACA600E) mg06aca600e 6TB CMR 90 Link
$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 IronWolf Pro ST14000NE0008 14 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST14000NE0008 14TB CMR 245 Link
$17.58 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST12000NE0008 12TB CMR 211 Link
$19.17 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NT001 internal hard drive 12 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III ST12000NT001 12TB CMR 230 Link
$19.25 WD Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFBX WD120EFBX 12TB CMR 231 Link
$19.64 Seagate Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM003G 16 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST16000NM003G 16TB CMR 314 Link
$20.3 WD WD 2 TB WD AV-GP SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM AV Hard Drive WD20EURX WD20EURX 2TB CMR 41 Link
$20.81 Toshiba BUSlink 18TB MG09ACA18TE 7200RPM 512e 3.5" SATA Enterprise Desktop Hard Drive mg09aca18te 16TB CMR 279 Link
$20.94 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5in NAS HDD - ST16000NE000 ST16000NE000 16TB CMR 290 Link
$21.17 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity v7 ST12000NM0127 - Hard Drive - 12 TB - Internal - 3.5 Inch - SATA 6Gb/s - 7200 RPM - 256MB Cache ST12000NM0127 12tb 3,5 254 Link
$21.2 WD Chougnar 2060-771853-000 hdd pcb notebook disco rígido wd20earx placa de circuito 2060-771853-000 WD20EARX 2TB CMR 42 Link
$21.75 Seagate 3.5" 14TB Enterprise Hard Drive 7200RPM SATAIII 6Gb/s 256MB Cache SMechanical Hard Disk ST14000NM001G ST14000NM001G 14TB CMR 304 Link
$22.5 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST4000DM004 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST4000DM004 4TB SMR 90 Link
$23.4 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST10000NM017B 10 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA [SATA/600] ST10000NM017B 10TB CMR 234 Link
$23.82 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD141PURP WD141PURP 14TB CMR 334 Link
$24.38 Toshiba Toshiba MG10ADA800E internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 512 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III MG10ADA800E 8TB CMR 195 Link
$24.75 Seagate Genuine ST20000NT001 Pro 20TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" NAS HDD Original ST20000NT001 20TB CMR 495 Link
$24.9 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101PURP WD101PURP 10TB CMR 249 Link
$24.9 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI ST10000VE0008 10 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST10000VE0008 10TB CMR 249 Link
$25 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI ST14000VE0008 14 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST14000VE0008 14TB CMR 257 Link
$25.37 Toshiba Toshiba MG08-D MG08ADA400E 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA [SATA/600] MG08ADA400E 4TB CMR 101 Link
$26.13 WD Western Digital Purple WD43PURZ 4 TB Serial ATA III Hard Drive 5400 RPM Cache 256 MB 3.5 Inch WD43PURZ 4TB CMR 87 Link
$26.2 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive - SATA 6 Gb/s, , 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101PURZ (Old Version) WD101PURZ 10TB CMR 262 Link
$26.25 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST8000NT001 Internal Hard Drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III ST8000NT001 8TB CMR 210 Link
$26.36 WD Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD180PURZ WD180PURZ 18TB CMR 474 Link
$26.41 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 158 Link
$27 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101FZBX WD101FZBX 10TB CMR 270 Link
$27.5 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST8000NM017B 8 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST8000NM017B 8TB CMR 220 Link
$27.75 WD Western Digital WD WD40EZRX wd40ezrx 4TB CMR 111 Link
$27.8 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 278 Link
$28.33 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM007 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA ST3000DM007 3TB SMR 85 Link
$29.08 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 349 Link
$30.14 Seagate ANTBEE 16TB SATA 256MB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive (ST16000VE002) ST16000VE002 16TB CMR 370 Link
$30.67 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX WD60EFAX 6TB SMR 184 Link
$30.83 Seagate Seagate ST6000VN0033 Iron Wolf Multimedia Server Storage 6TB Internal Hard Drive 3.5" - SATA ST6000VN0033 6TB CMR 185 Link
$30.99 Toshiba Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1000 GB Internal MQ01ABD100 1TB SMR 31 Link
$31.13 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD82PURZ WD82PURZ 8TB CMR 232 Link
$31.19 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD 8TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 4Kn 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Disk Drive (ST8000NM0045) ST8000NM0045 8TB CMR 249 Link
$31.25 Toshiba Toshiba X300 8TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive – CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 128 MB Cache - HDWF180XZSTA HDWF180XZSTA 8TB CMR 250 Link
$31.25 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD V.5 ST4000NM0035 - hard drive - 4 TB - - By NETCNA ST4000NM0035 4TB CMR 108 Link
$31.94 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 255 Link
$32 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30PURZ WD30PURZ 3TB CMR 96 Link
$32.71 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101KFBX (Old Version) WD101KFBX 10TB CMR 327 Link
$32.86 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 460 Link
$34.6 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 346 Link
$34.75 Synology Synology HAT5300-16T 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-16T 16TB CMR 556 Link
$34.83 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6003FFBX WD6003FFBX 6TB CMR 209 Link
$35 Toshiba Toshiba Enterprise MG06ACA800E 3.5 8TB 256MB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive MG06ACA800E 8TB CMR 199 Link
$35 WD WD Red 5TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD50EFRX WD50EFRX 5TB CMR 175 Link
$35 Seagate Genuine ST4000VX016 4TB 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Original st4000vx016 4TB CMR 110 Link
$35.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFAX WD40EFAX 4TB SMR 143 Link
$36.06 WD WD181PURP – AI Surveillance Hard Drive (18TB) WD181PURP 18TB CMR 352 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
$38.26 Toshiba TOSHIBA HD Surveillance S300 6TB 3.5 SATA 5400 HDWT860UZSVA HDWT860UZSVA 6Tb SMR 230 Link
$38.32 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 230 Link
$39.5 Seagate SEAGATE ST2000VX015 3.5 in. 256 MB & 2TB Skyhawk Lite Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD ST2000VX015 2TB SMR 79 Link
$39.58 Synology Synology HAT5300 HAT5310-8T 8 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5310-8T 8TB CMR 317 Link
$39.75 Toshiba Toshiba X300 6TB High Performance Internal Hard Drive 3.5’’ SATA. 7200rpm, 128MB Buffer, 3 Yr Warranty (HDWR460UZSVA) HDWR460UZSVA 6TB CMR 238 Link
$39.77 WD WD Green 6TB 3.5-Inch SATA 6.0Gb/s IntelliPower 64MB Cache Hard Drive (WD60EZRX) WD60EZRX 6TB CMR 239 Link
$39.79 Synology Synology HAT5300-12T 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-12T 12TB CMR 477 Link
$39.83 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFRX WD60EFRX 6TB CMR 239 Link
$39.83 wd Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFRX wd60efrx 6tb cmr 239 Link
$41.99 Seagate Seagate Compatible IronWolf ST4000VN006 - Festplatte - 4 TB - SATA 6Gb/s ST4000VN006 4TB CMR 112 Link
$42.25 Seagate SEAGATE - ESG SINGLE ST4000NM0053 4TB CONSTELLATION ES SATA 7200 ST4000NM0053 4TB CMR 149 Link
$42.5 HGST HGST WD 0B26887 - HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724020ALS640 2 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Dr HUS724020ALS640 2TB CMR 70 Link
$43.02 Seagate Seagate ST4000VX007 ST4000VX007 4TB CMR 99 Link
$43.4 WD 8 TB SATA WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 5400rpm 256MB 3.5" Hard Drive WD80EZAZ 8TB CMR 347 Link
$44.19 WD 14TB SATA NX HA500 WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 7200rpm 512MB HDD 3.5 Inch Hard Drive WD140EFFX 14TB CMR 470 Link
$45 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 135 Link
$45 WD WD SE 3TB Datacenter Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD3000F9YZ WD3000F9YZ 3TB CMR 135 Link
$45.78 Seagate 10TB SATA ST10000NE0008 7200rpm 256MB 3.5" Hard Drive ST10000NE0008 10TB CMR 250 Link
$46.99 TOSHIBA Toshiba 1TB 7.2K 3.5 SATA 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive DT01ACA100 DT01ACA100 1TB CMR 45 Link
$47.25 WD WD Black 4TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4001FAEX WD4001FAEX 4TB CMR 189 Link
$47.5 WD WESTERN DI - WD Black WD8001FZBX - HDD - 8 TB - Inter - 6158155 WD8001FZBX 8TB CMR 380 Link
$48.11 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST4000NM000B - Hard Drive - 4 TB - SATA 6Gb/s st4000nm000b 4TB CMR 192 Link
$49.5 Seagate (Old Model) Seagate 2TB Surveillance HDD 5900RPM SATA 6.0GB/s 64MB Hard Drive (ST2000VX003) ST2000VX003 2TB CMR 67 Link
$49.83 Seagate Seagate IronWolf PC NAS, ST6000VN001/FFP St6000vn001 6TB CMR 224 Link
$50 Toshiba Toshiba 2TB HDD 7.2K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: DT01ACA200 DP/N: 6HFW3 DT01ACA200 2TB CMR 68 Link
$50 Toshiba Toshiba X300 4TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive – CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWR440XZSTA HDWR440XZSTA 4TB CMR 200 Link
$50 WD Genuine WD40PURX 4TB 5400RPM 64MB SATA 6GB/S 3.5 Hard Drive Original WD40PURX 4TB CMR 86 Link
$51.11 Seagate Wiring Connecting Terminals - Enterprise Hard Disk 6TB SATA 7.2K 3.5" 256M Hard Drive ST6000NM0115 ST6000NM0115 6TB CMR 161 Link
$51.25 WD Western DI - WD Black WD4005FZBX - HDD - 4 TB - Inter - 4638059 WD4005FZBX 4TB CMR 177 Link
$51.67 Seagate Seagate ST3000VX009 Hard Drive 3.5" 3000 GB Serial ATA III ST3000VX009 3TB CMR 145 Link
$52.8 Seagate 3TB,Internal,7200 RPM,3.5 inch ST3000DM001 Hard Drive st3000dm001 3TB CMR 33 Link
$53.5 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD20EFZX WD20EFZX 2TB CMR 107 Link
$54.99 Seagate Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB 5900RPM SATA 3 GB/s 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive ST32000542AS-Bare Drive ST32000542AS 2TB SMR 110 Link
$55.42 WD WESTERN DIGITAL ULTRASTAR DC HC310 HUS726T6TALE6L4 3.5" 6000 GB SERIAL ATA III HUS726T6TALE6L4 6TB CMR 191 Link
$56.2 WD WD Ultrastar DC HC330 WUS721010ALE6L4 - Vaste schijf - Gecodeerd - 10 TB - Internal - 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 7200 tpm - Buffer: 256 MB - Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) (0B42266) WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB CMR 232 Link
$57.83 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST6000NM000B 6TB 512N SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive ST6000NM000B 6TB CMR 347 Link
$58.38 WD WD8003FFBX Hard Disk Drive, 8TB Red Pro NAS Hard Drive WD8003FFBX 8TB CMR 260 Link
$59.36 Seagate Seagate 1TB SATA 3.5 BarraCuda SingPk (ST1000DM010) ST1000DM010 1TB SMR 59 Link
$59.36 Seagate Seagate 1TB SATA 3.5 BarraCuda SingPk (ST1000DM010) st1000dm010 1TB CMR 59 Link
$59.98 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 30 Link
$59.99 HGST HGST HTS541010A9E680 P/N: 0J34283 MLC: DA5972 1TB China HTS541010A9E680 1TB CMR 60 Link
$61.25 Seagate (Old Model) Seagate Surveillance 3 Tb Serial ATA-600 5900 Rpm 64mb Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive (St3000vx006) ST3000VX006 3TB CMR 184 Link
$62.25 Seagate Seagate 4TB HDD 5.9K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: ST4000DM005 DP/N: 6N7YD ST4000dm005 4TB SMR 146 Link
$62.5 Seagate Seagate ST2000VX008 Skyhawk Hard Drive ST2000VX008 2TB CMR 75 Link
$63.77 WD Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5-Inch 7200rpm 64MB Cache NAS Hard Drive (WD4002FFWX) WD4002FFWX 4TB CMR 255 Link
$66.25 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 265 Link
$66.85 Seagate Multitools Accessories 4T 695507-004 ST4000NM0023 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS 100% in Box - (Color: G7) ST4000NM0023 4TB CMR 60 Link
$66.99 WD Wd10juct Western Digital 1Tb 5400Rp 16Mb Sata 3Gb/S WD10JUCT 1TB CMR 67 Link
$67.89 Seagate ST8000VX0002 ST8000VX0002 8TB CMR 291 Link
$68 WD Western Digital 2TB WD NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFAX, Red WD20EFAX 2TB SMR 136 Link
$68.32 Seagate 2T ST2000VN000 NAS ST2000VN000 2TB CMR 137 Link
$68.4 Toshiba Toshiba 500GB SATAIII 32MB, DT01ACA050 DT01ACA050 500GB CMR 24 Link
$69.44 Toshiba Toshiba 4TB HDD 7.2K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: MG04ACA400N DP/N: 4N6CY MG04ACA400N 4TB CMR 104 Link
$69.9 WD Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AZLX 500 GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200rpm - 32 MB Buffer wd5000azlx 500GB CMR 33 Link
$70.11 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST2000NM001B - Hard Drive - 2 TB - SAS 12Gb/s ST2000NM001B 2TB CMR 140 Link
$70.87 HGST HUS726060ALE610 6TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gbps 128MB Cache 3.5 inch HUS726060ALE610 6TB CMR 199 Link
$72.88 WD Wiring Connecting Terminals - WD40EFRX 4T 3.5" NAS Storage Server Hard Disk 5400 RPM 64M SATA WD40EFRX 4TB CMR 228 Link
$73.56 WD WD Bare Drives 2TB WD Green SATA III Intellipower 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD20NPVX WD20NPVX 2TB CMR 147 Link
$74 WD WD WD10EZRX WD10EZRX 1TB CMR 74 Link
$75.34 Seagate SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS 1 TB Internal Hard Drive (Catalog Category: Computer Technology / Storage Components) ST31000524AS 1TB CMR 75 Link
$83 WD WD102KFBX Hard Disk Drive, 10TB Red Pro NAS Hard Drive WD102KFBX 10TB CMR 325 Link
$83 Seagate Seagate Constellation CS ST3000NC000 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 6Gb/s SATA - 7200 RPM - 64 MB Buffer - Secure Erase - Hot Pluggable - 7200rpm - 3 Year Warranty ST3000NC000 3TB CMR 249 Link
$85.2 Seagate Tucus Multitool Accessories - ST4000VN008 4TB SATA 5.9K 3.54inch 64MB Ensure in box. Promised to send in ST4000VN008 4TB CMR 341 Link
$87.48 WD Western Digital 640 GB 3.5-Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD6400AAKS (Caviar Blue) WD6400AAKS 640GB CMR 30 Link
$93 WD 2PR7551 - WD Red WD10EFRX 1 TB 3.5quot; Internal Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB CMR 88 Link
$99 Seagate Seagate SkyHawk 1TB Surveillance Hard Drive - Sata 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive (ST1000VX005) ST1000VX005 1TB CMR 99 Link
$100 WD Genuine WD1002FAEX 1TB 7.2K 6G LFF SATA Hard Drive Original WD1002FAEX 1TB CMR 60 Link
$103 WD WD WD10EARS 1Tb Sata Hard Drive WD10EARS 1TB CMR 103 Link
$105.38 WD 1TB SATA WD10PURZ-85U8XY0 5400rpm 64MB 3.5" HDD Hard Drive WD10PURZ 1TB CMR 60 Link
$110.19 HGST Tucus Multitool Accessories - 100% In box 3 year HTS541010B7E610 1T Need more angles photos, please contact me HTS541010B7E610 1TB SMR 110 Link
$110.4 WD 1TB SATA WD10EALX-408EA0 7200rpm 32MB HDD 3.5" Hard Drive WD10EALX 1TB CMR 57 Link
$119.5 Seagate 4TB SSD SSHD 3.5" Desktop Hybrid SATA3 64MB Hard Drive ST4000DX001 ST4000DX001 4TB CMR 478 Link
$124.73 Seagate Seagate HD 2T ST2000NM000B R ST2000NM000B 2TB CMR 249 Link
$126.67 Seagate Box 4T 765251-001 ST4000nm0024 7.2k 3.5'' SATA ST4000NM0024 4TB CMR 122 Link
$174.53 WD Western Digital WD10JFCX RED WD10JFCX 1TB CMR 175 Link
$193.25 Seagate Seagate IronWolf 1 TB NAS Raid Internal Hard Drive - 5,900 RPM Sata 6 Gb/s 3.5-Inch (ST1000VN002) ST1000VN002 1TB CMR 193 Link
$207.82 HGST Tucus Multitool Accessories - HUC106060CSS600 And Within HUC106060CSS600 600GB CMR 52 Link
$270.76 Seagate Generic FST 9RZ168-047 WHD721-80C 9RZ168-197 CSL-G ST91000640NS 1TB ST91000640NS 1TB CMR 271 Link

What is the cost of 500GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £15.75 [UK] $23.99 [US]
What is the cost of 600GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is $52 [US]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £48.9 [UK] $30.36 [US]
What is the cost of 1TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £22.99 [UK] $30.99 [US]
What is the cost of 2TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £39.99 [UK] $40.59 [US]
What is the cost of 3TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £59.28 [UK] $33.2 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £69 [UK] $60 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £173.64 [UK] $175 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £87.54 [UK] $89.99 [US]
What is the cost of 8TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £131.45 [UK] $195 [US]
What is the cost of 10TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £136.86 [UK] $231.59 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £144.35 [UK] $204 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £195.28 [UK] $245 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £219.99 [UK] $279 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £265.99 [UK] $351.99 [US]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £403.87 [UK] $495 [US]
What is the cost of 8GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £177.06 [UK]
What is the cost of 250GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £46.2 [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 24TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £614.96 [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 600GB hold?
600GB can hold around
200000 MP3 songs
OR 120000 5MB Photos
OR 40000 FLAC audio files
OR 857 HD Movies or Audio CDs
OR 71 4K Movies or DVDs
OR 12 Blu-ray
OR 0.6 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 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 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 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 600GB drive?
600GB HDD can have around 559 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 20TB drive?
20TB HDD can have around 18.626 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 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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