How to Use the Price Per TB Calculator:
NOTE – Use the GREEN Bar (ideally for NAS users) to enter your number of bays, RAID failure protection level, budget and whether you want NAS optimized drives only
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| $15 | Seagate 3.5" 14TB Enterprise Hard Drive 7200RPM SATAIII 6Gb/s 256MB Cache SMechanical Hard Disk ST14000NM001G ST14000NM001G | 14TB | CMR | 210 | 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 |
| $17.58 | Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST12000NE0008 | 12TB | CMR | 210 | 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 |
| $19.75 | Seagate Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM002D 512E/4KN SAS 12Gb/s 20TB 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive,Mechanical Hard Disk ST20000NM002D | 20TB | CMR | 395 | Link |
| $20 | Seagate Seagate 2TB Pipeline HD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST2000VM003) ST2000VM003 | 2Tb | CMR | 40 | Link |
| $20.45 | WD Western Digital 22TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD221PURP WD221PURP | 22TB | CMR | 450 | Link |
| $20.83 | WD Western Digital 24TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD241KRYZ WD241KRYZ | 24TB | CMR | 500 | 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 |
| $21.25 | WD WESTERN DI - WD Red PRO Nas Hard Drive WD161KFGX - HD - 6176923 WD161KFGX | 16TB | CMR | 318 | Link |
| $21.5 | Seagate Seagate 4TB HDD 5.9K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: ST4000DM000 DP/N: VF3T3 st4000dm000 | 4TB | CMR | 86 | Link |
| $22 | 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 | 264 | Link |
| $22.29 | Seagate Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0007 12 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200rpm - 256 MB Buffer ST12000VN0007 | 12TB | CMR | 268 | Link |
| $22.5 | Seagate ATP 4TB 7.2K SATA 6G LFF Hard Drive Compatible ST4000NM0033 9PR63 9ZM170-136 ST4000NM0033 | 4TB | CMR | 78 | Link |
| $23.12 | 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 | 362 | Link |
| $23.17 | WD Western Digital 6TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EZAZ WD60EZAZ | 6TB | SMR | 139 | Link |
| $23.28 | 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 | 326 | Link |
| $23.33 | WD Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD60EFPX WD60EFPX | 6TB | CMR | 140 | Link |
| $24.32 | Seagate Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM000D 20 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) Method - Storage System, Video Surveillance System Device Supported - 7200rpm - 285 ST20000NM000D | 20TB | CMR | 486 | 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 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 | 99 | Link |
| $24.91 | WD WD 3 TB 3.5-Inch Desktop Mainstream WDBH2D0030HNC-NRSN WDBH2D0030HNC | 3TB | CMR | 75 | Link |
| $25 | WD Western Digital 8TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EAZZ WD80EAZZ | 8TB | CMR | 200 | 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 |
| $25.9 | WD Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD102PURZ WD102PURZ | 10TB | CMR | 259 | Link |
| $25.9 | 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 | 259 | 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 |
| $26.6 | WD Western Digital 10TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD102KRYZ WD102KRYZ | 10TB | CMR | 266 | Link |
| $26.82 | 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 | 161 | 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 |
| $28.12 | WD Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD82PURZ WD82PURZ | 8TB | CMR | 225 | Link |
| $28.33 | Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM007 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA ST3000DM007 | 3TB | SMR | 85 | Link |
| $28.9 | Toshiba Toshiba X300 10TB Performance & Gaming 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWR11AXZSTA HDWR11AXZSTA | 10TB | CMR | 289 | Link |
| $29 | 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 | 290 | Link |
| $29.09 | 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 |
| $29.17 | WD Western Digital 12TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121KRYZ WD121KRYZ | 12TB | CMR | 350 | Link |
| $29.34 | Seagate Seagate 10TB IronWolf Pro ST10000NE000 NAS ST10000NE000 | 10TB | CMR | 293 | Link |
| $29.83 | 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 | 179 | Link |
| $30 | Seagate Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache – Frustration Free Packaging (ST2000DM008/ST2000DMZ08) ST2000DMZ08 | 2TB | SMR | 60 | Link |
| $30 | WD Western Digital 2TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EARZ WD20EARZ | 2TB | CMR | 60 | Link |
| $30 | WD Seagate Wd Purple 4tb Surveillance Hard Drive - 5400 Rpm Class, Sata 6 Gb/s, 64 Mb Cache, 3.5" - Wd40purz, 1.1 Lb WD40PURZ | 4TB | CMR | 102 | Link |
| $30.71 | WD WD Red Pro WD141KFGX - 14 TB 7200 RPM 512 MB 3,5 Zoll SATA 6 Gbit/s WD141KFGX | 14TB | CMR | 420 | Link |
| $31.25 | HGST HUS724040ALA640 Hitachi Ultrastar 7k4000 4tb 7200rpm Sata 6gbps 64mb Buffer 3.5inch Internal Hard Drive. New Retail Factory Sealed With Full Man HUS724040ALA640 | 4TB | CMR | 77 | Link |
| $32.47 | WD Western Digital 4TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EZAZ WD40EZAZ | 4TB | SMR | 130 | Link |
| $32.5 | WD WD 2 TB WD AV-GP SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM AV Hard Drive WD20EURX WD20EURX | 2TB | CMR | 65 | Link |
| $32.5 | 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 | 195 | Link |
| $32.5 | 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 | 195 | Link |
| $33.75 | 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 | 135 | Link |
| $34.17 | WD Genuine WD60PURZ 6TB Purple SATA GB/S 5400 RPM Original WD60PURZ | 6TB | CMR | 140 | Link |
| $34.29 | 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 | 480 | Link |
| $34.75 | 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 | 348 | Link |
| $35 | Seagate HD P/Desktop Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 2TB SATA III - ST2000DM008 ST2000DM008 | 2TB | SMR | 60 | Link |
| $35.12 | Synology Synology HAT5300-12T 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-12T | 12TB | CMR | 421 | Link |
| $37.25 | WD 4TB WD4000FYYZ RE4 SATA 7200 RPM 64MB 3.5IN 6GB/S WD4000FYYZ | 4TB | CMR | 130 | Link |
| $37.31 | Synology Synology HAT5300-16T 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-16T | 16TB | CMR | 597 | Link |
| $37.38 | Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST8000NE001 8 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST8000NE001 | 8TB | CMR | 279 | Link |
| $37.5 | WD OEM bare Drive WD Red 8tb NAS hard drive 256MB Cache WD80EFAX WD80EFAX | 8TB | CMR | 258 | Link |
| $37.5 | Toshiba TOSHIBA 6TB HDD 7.2K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: MG04ACA600E DP/N: KP22D MG04ACA600E | 6TB | CMR | 80 | Link |
| $38.33 | WD WD 6TB HDD Purple Surveillance OEM Internal Hard Drive WD60PURX WD60PURX | 6TB | CMR | 145 | Link |
| $38.33 | WD WD WD30PURX 3TB Purple Surveillance OEM Internal Hard Drive WD30PURX | 3TB | CMR | 90 | Link |
| $38.73 | WD TDSOURCING WESTERN DIGITAL WD Green Desktop WD40EZRX 4 TB Hard Drive - SATA (SATA/600) - 3.5" Drive - Internal - 64 MB Buffer wd40ezrx | 4TB | CMR | 112 | 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 | Seagate (Old Model) Seagate 4TB Surveillance HDD 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST4000VX000) ST4000VX000 | 4TB | CMR | 159 | 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 |
| $40.67 | 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 | 244 | Link |
| $40.75 | Seagate ST8000NC0002 Enterprise NAS 8TB 3.5" SATA 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive ST8000NC0002 | 8TB | CMR | 326 | Link |
| $41.33 | 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 | 233 | Link |
| $41.5 | WD Western Digital Gold WD6003FRYZ 6 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) WD6003FRYZ | 6TB | CMR | 230 | Link |
| $42.12 | Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST4000NM000B - Hard Drive - 4 TB - SATA 6Gb/s st4000nm000b | 4TB | CMR | 168 | Link |
| $42.25 | Seagate SEAGATE - ESG SINGLE ST4000NM0053 4TB CONSTELLATION ES SATA 7200 ST4000NM0053 | 4TB | CMR | 149 | Link |
| $42.25 | Seagate ST8000NM0075 8TB SAS 1RM212 7E8 7.2K 12Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive ST8000NM0075 | 8TB | CMR | 145 | Link |
| $42.5 | Seagate ST6000NM0095 RHVWG 0RHVWG 3.5" 6TB 7.2K 12GBPS 512E Hard Drive HDD st6000nm0095 | 6TB | CMR | 116 | 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 |
| $44.5 | Seagate IMS Spare - Seagate-IMSourcing Barracuda 7200.14 ST2000DM001 2 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200rpm ST2000DM001 | 2TB | SMR | 60 | Link |
| $44.92 | WD WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6001FZWX WD6001FZWX | 6TB | CMR | 269 | Link |
| $46.67 | WD WD Gold 6TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6002FRYZ WD6002FRYZ | 6TB | CMR | 280 | Link |
| $48 | WD WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6002FZWX WD6002FZWX | 6TB | CMR | 288 | Link |
| $48.05 | Seagate ST6000NM0024 ST6000NM0024 | 6TB | CMR | 112 | Link |
| $48.12 | Seagate Seagate Barracuda® 6TB Internal Hard Drive 8.9 cm (3.5 Inches) SATA III ST6000DM003 Bulk ST6000DM003 | 6TB | SMR | 289 | 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 |
| $48.63 | Seagate ST8000NM000A Enterprise-Class Hard Disk Monitoring Dedicated 8TB 7.2K SATA3 3.5" Storage Disk ST8000NM000A | 8TB | CMR | 249 | 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 |
| $49.5 | Seagate (Old Model) Seagate 2TB Surveillance HDD 5900RPM SATA 6.0GB/s 64MB Hard Drive (ST2000VX003) ST2000VX003 | 2TB | CMR | 67 | Link |
| $50 | WD Western Digital 2TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD2002FFSX WD2002FFSX | 2TB | CMR | 100 | 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 | 92 | Link |
| $50 | WD Genuine WD40PURX 4TB 5400RPM 64MB SATA 6GB/S 3.5 Hard Drive Original WD40PURX | 4TB | CMR | 86 | Link |
| $51.25 | WD Western DI - WD Black WD4005FZBX - HDD - 4 TB - Inter - 4638059 WD4005FZBX | 4TB | CMR | 167 | Link |
| $51.25 | Toshiba Toshiba 4.0TB MD04ACA400 SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Disk Drive MD04ACA400 | 4TB | CMR | 205 | Link |
| $52.26 | Seagate Seagate FireCuda HDD 4TB Internal Hard Drive HDD - 3.5 Inch CMR SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM 256MB Cache 300TB/year with Rescue Services (ST4000DX005) ST4000DX005 | 4TB | CMR | 209 | Link |
| $52.62 | Seagate Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Bare Drive ST33000651AS ST33000651AS | 3TB | CMR | 158 | Link |
| $52.77 | Seagate Seagate Exos X24 ST24000NM001H - 24TB ST24000NM001H | 24TB | CMR | 1266 | Link |
| $54 | WD WD Red Pro 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4001FFSX WD4001FFSX | 4TB | CMR | 216 | 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 |
| $56 | 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 | 112 | Link |
| $57.39 | Seagate Seagate Skyhawk HDD ST2000VX015-2TB ST2000VX015 | 2TB | SMR | 79 | Link |
| $57.5 | WD WD WD2000F9YZ New Wd2000f9yz | 2TB | CMR | 79 | Link |
| $58.33 | Seagate Seagate ST3000VX009 Hard Drive 3.5" 3000 GB Serial ATA III ST3000VX009 | 3TB | CMR | 168 | Link |
| $58.51 | WD WD RE WD2000FYYZ 2 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD2000FYYZ | 2TB | CMR | 39 | Link |
| $58.67 | WD WD64PURZ Surveillance HDD, 6TB WD64PURZ | 6TB | CMR | 127 | Link |
| $59.99 | WD 2TF3649 - Western Digital WD Black WD2003FZEX 2 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive WD2003FZEX | 2TB | CMR | 93 | Link |
| $60 | Seagate Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA Hard Drive ST500DM002 16MB Cache Bulk/OEM 7200 RPM Desktop ST500DM002 | 500GB | SMR | 28 | Link |
| $60.12 | WD Western Digital Ultrastar HUS722T1TALA604 3.5" 1000 GB Serial ATA III HUS722T1TALA604 | 2TB | CMR | 100 | Link |
| $62 | Seagate Seagate 1TB SATA 3.5 BarraCuda SingPk (ST1000DM010) st1000dm010 | 1TB | CMR | 62 | Link |
| $62.13 | WD WD84PURZ Purple Surveillance Hard Drive, 8TB WD84PURZ | 8TB | CMR | 207 | Link |
| $63.5 | WD WD Red Pro 2TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2001FFSX WD2001FFSX | 2TB | CMR | 127 | 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 |
| $66.5 | WD WD42PURZ 3.5" Purple Surveillance Hard Drive, 4TB, SATA Gb/s WD42PURZ | 4TB | CMR | 97 | Link |
| $66.63 | Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST2000NM001B - Hard Drive - 2 TB - SAS 12Gb/s ST2000NM001B | 2TB | CMR | 133 | 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 |
| $68.4 | Toshiba Toshiba 500GB SATAIII 32MB, DT01ACA050 DT01ACA050 | 500GB | CMR | 26 | Link |
| $70.67 | Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST6000DMA03 3.5 Inch 6000 GB Series ATA III Hard Drive st6000dma03 | 6TB | SMR | 424 | Link |
| $75 | WD WD AV-GP 1 TB AV Video Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD10EURX WD10EURX | 1TB | CMR | 30 | Link |
| $81.19 | WD WD WD5001FZWX 5TB WD WD5001FZWX SATA Black WD5001FZWX | 5TB | CMR | 406 | Link |
| $84.99 | Seagate HP ST91000640NS New ST91000640NS | 1TB | CMR | 85 | Link |
| $93.73 | 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 | 34 | Link |
| $94.5 | WD Western Digital 1TB WD1000FYPS 7200RPM SATA 3.0 Gbps 3.5 inch Hard Drive WD1000FYPS | 1TB | CMR | 61 | Link |
| $95 | WD 2PR7551 - WD Red WD10EFRX 1 TB 3.5quot; Internal Hard Drive WD10EFRX | 1TB | CMR | 95 | Link |
| $100 | WD Genuine WD1002FAEX 1TB 7.2K 6G LFF SATA Hard Drive Original WD1002FAEX | 1TB | CMR | 100 | Link |
| $105.38 | WD 1TB SATA WD10PURZ-85U8XY0 5400rpm 64MB 3.5" HDD Hard Drive WD10PURZ | 1TB | CMR | 60 | Link |
| $111.2 | Hitachi HGST HTS545050A7E680 P/N: 0J45805 MLC: DA6851 500GB HTS545050A7E680 | 500GB | CMR | 56 | Link |
| $116 | WD Wd10Eads Hard Drive 1Tb Dcm:Danchv2Mgb 29Aug2009 WD10EADS | 1TB | CMR | 100 | Link |
| $126.67 | Seagate Box 4T 765251-001 ST4000nm0024 7.2k 3.5'' SATA ST4000NM0024 | 4TB | CMR | 122 | Link |
| $138.89 | WD Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD15EARS wd15ears | 1.5TB | CMR | 137 | Link |
| $144.38 | Toshiba Davitu Remote Controls - 100% in original 1 year warranty MG03ACA400 4TB 720PRM 64M SATA3 Need more pictures, please contact me mg03aca400 | 4TB | CMR | 110 | Link |
| $190.42 | Seagate 500 GB SATA ST3500312CS 7200 RPM 32MB Hard Drive st3500312cs | 500GB | SMR | 21 | Link |
| $317 | WD HlKVlSl0N HIK-WD10JUCT WD 1TB Hard Disk Drive WD10JUCT | 1TB | CMR | 67 | Link |
| $726 | WD PHDD-2200 - WD WD1005FBYZ 1TB 3.5" Hard Disk Drive, 7200 RPM, 128MB Cache WD1005FBYZ | 1TB | CMR | 82 | Link |
What is the cost of 500GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £15 [UK] $21 [US]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £33 [UK] $34.36 [US]
What is the cost of 1TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £22.99 [UK] $30 [US]
What is the cost of 1.5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £92.03 [UK] $137.03 [US]
What is the cost of 2TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £39.99 [UK] $38.55 [US]
What is the cost of 3TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £58 [UK] $74.74 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £69 [UK] $76.89 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £173.64 [UK] $405.97 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £103.62 [UK] $79.99 [US]
What is the cost of 8TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £127.83 [UK] $145 [US]
What is the cost of 10TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £143.28 [UK] $232.99 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £152.6 [UK] $204 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £190 [UK] $210 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £192 [UK] $317.86 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £243.66 [UK] $474.45 [US]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £390.95 [UK] $395 [US]
What is the cost of 22TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £504.95 [UK] $449.99 [US]
What is the cost of 24TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £592.46 [UK] $499.99 [US]
What is the cost of 8GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £197.07 [UK]
What is the cost of 250GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £48.87 [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]
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 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)
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 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
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
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.
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HDD Price per TB (best cost Hard Drives). Is it better to get bigger size drives or smaller drives but more of them to achieve desired storage space?
Yes, this is a popular question. Especially with bigger size hard drives. Those 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?
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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What’s the 3 Best HDD for a DAS enclosure with RAID
WD Red plus, Ironwolf for up to 8 bays. Red Pro, Gold, Ironwolf Pro, Exos for 8 + bays.
Can somebody please help me.
I have a QNAP NAS with 4 x 10TB SG IronWolf + a 500GB M.2 (cache) in a raid 6.
Sometimes drive performance seems to be quite slow (< 30MBytes per sec) If I add 1 or 2 HDDs (nas max is 6 HDDs + 2 M.2s) will it improve, reduce or not effect performance? Thanks <3
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Can somebody please help me.
I have a QNAP NAS with 4 x 10TB SG IronWolf + a 500GB M.2 (cache) in a raid 6.
Sometimes drive performance seems to be quite slow (< 30MBytes per sec) If I add 1 or 2 HDDs (nas max is 6 HDDs + 2 M.2s) will it improve, reduce or not effect performance? Thanks <3
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If you really wanted the best price of course you would buy used. But I get that there is no affiliate income in that suggestion. So I’ll just say it here.
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I picked up 4x WD UltraStar DC HC550 16TB for my raid at just under $14/TB. I think I did pretty good.
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This tool really highlights how the UK is paying more per TB than the US.
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I think your videos and reviews are excellent, and the hard drive pricing comparison tool looks very useful (thank you), BUT, I was staggered when I visited the nascompares website and opened the Vendor Preferences section of the cookies permissions…more than 1500 (yes, one thousand five hundred !!!) “Legitimate Interest” and other cookie permissions which seemingly can only be turned off (or activated, if that’s what the website visitor wants to do) MANUALLY. Yes, it took a looong time. Please, just provide a simple and all-encompassing “Reject All” option in cookie preferences. Cookies should be (IMO) opt-in. not ‘gotcha’.
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Wow that’s super useful! I wish it also did Europe but I get that’s probably pretty tricky to do.
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Do you have a video on different ways to migrate to a new NAS with same/different bays. Maybe you could add to the tool a migration option that can calculate the least number of drives / steps required e.g. go from raid 5 to raid 1 larger drives and then reuse the raid 5 drives once migrated. Hopefully this makes sense. What do people do with old working drives?
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Cool
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I hope you will be able and willing to answer my question. I have a DS218+ with 2 8TB seagate iron wolf harddrives. I want to have an upgrade so I’m buying a DS420+ nas and 2 18TB seagate iron wolf harddrives. My plan is to replace my 2bay synology to the new 4bay synology and I want to know if I can just put the 2 8TB drives into the new synology and then also add the 2 new 18TB drive in bay 3 and 4..
I want all of them to be configured with SHR and the 2 8TB drives are already in SHR. According to the synology website (the nas RAID calculater) it tells me that with my setup (2x 8Tb and 2x 18TB) I should get 32TB available space and 16TB Protection.
So.. can I just take the 2 older 8TB drives (in SHR) out of my 2bay synology and put them together with the 2 18Tb drives into the new 4 bay synology without losing my data or without having to figure out a way to transfer the data off the drives first.. I do not have the external drive space to temporary store 8Tb worth of data. I don’t really care all that much about any settings from my old nas, all I want is to keep all my own data safe when transferring to the new nas.
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Price per TB crossed tabbed with with Mtbf [actual], size and noise, are the items I try to balance.
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What’s better for the NAS HDD’s health: keep the NAS running all the time, or turn it on only when needed?
I use it maybe 3 times per week, for about 4 hours each time.
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Can I shuck 12tb wd my book external drives for a nas that i plan to build, they are 40% cheaper than the cheapest 12tb nas drive.
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Looks a bit messy on iPad. Be nice to have a mobile version of the tool so it’s easier to use. Maybe you could follow in Money Saving Expert footsteps and creat a dedicated app for your site
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Didn’t quite think things through enough when I ordered drives for my first NAS. Had to decide between Synology IronWolf, and WD Red (not Pro or Plus). Ended up going with the standard Red based on some reviews that weren’t quite… complete. So now I have a drive that isn’t officially supported and for a reason I still don’t quite understand is just worse in the long run than the IronWolf. All of this because I wanted to save 15€
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I went with Raid5 – 4 x 18tb drives for my 4 bay for best price, reliability, space balance for me. Seagate x18 drives at $15 per TB.
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No offense to the work you’ve put in on this tool, but none of your calculators have ever worked for me. Disabling ad blocker and different browsers, just doesn’t work. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. ????????♂
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Even better! ????????????
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Funny you posted this. I’ve actually been comparing prices all morning. Idc about noise I just want reliability/capacity.
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Kewllll
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Thank you guys!!! Anestis from Greece here, just got my first NAS, a Qnap 464, thanks to your recommendations for 4bay Nas and now trying to decide what kind of hard drives to buy. I need a lot of space (50tb to 60tb) usable space in RAID5 and the cost is very high. Do you think that Ultrastar series is suitable for my case? I’m going to use my NAS for multimedia library and PC backup mainly. THANKS AGAIN for your great articles and useful videos!!!
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It would be great if you did the same for shucked drives. Many Synology users use them. Frankly, I have one server with (7) 14TB drives and another with (6) and not a peep about them for over two years so far. Still healthy. ????
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One thing I would add, is an actual $/TB column, as it helps to work out Amazon’s sales versus other retailers during various promotional periods.
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I think reliability and loudness would be the big secondary factors. My nas is my office where I work from home, those exos drives probably too loud?
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This video + That tool Eddie Created = You guys are awesome!
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Your timeline/chapter markers in comments are messed up sir.
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Nice tool!
Thanks Eddie! (and Robbie, of course)
And that in the weekend! Wow.
Even Though it is not (yet?) including my region, still quite useful.
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Thank you very much. This is exactly what I can use. Have a great weekend
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Ty for this. I have a ext4 shr2 raid in synology, and am considering getting a newer model and using that to switch from ext4 to btrfs… I wish there was an easy way to switch between ext4 and btrfs without new drives… but I may just expand my drive sizes at the same time as transitioning from ext4.
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