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$15.83 Seagate ATP 6TB 7.2K SAS 6G LFF Hard Drive Compatible ST6000NM0034 NWCCG 1HT27Z-150 ST6000NM0034 6TB CMR(PMR) 80 Link
$16.58 Seagate DiscTech EMC 12TB Enterprise Hard Drive, 3.5-Inch SATA, 6Gbps, 7.2K RPM, 4Kn Compatible with Dell Isilon PowerScale 118000936-01 Seagate Exos X16 ST12000NM005G st12000nm005g 12TB CMR 199 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
$18.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EZAX WD40EZAX 4TB CMR 75 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 Seagate Seagate 2TB Pipeline HD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST2000VM003) ST2000VM003 2Tb CMR 40 Link
$20 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101EFBX WD101EFBX 10TB CMR 200 Link
$20.45 WD Western Digital 22TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD221KFGX WD221KFGX 22TB CMR 450 Link
$20.67 Seagate ATP 3TB 7.2K SAS 6G LFF Hard Drive Compatible ST33000650SS 91K8T 9SM260-150 ST33000650SS 3TB CMR 35 Link
$20.83 Seagate Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0007 12 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200rpm - 256 MB Buffer ST12000VN0007 12TB CMR 250 Link
$20.87 WD Western Digital 22TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD221KRYZ WD221KRYZ 22TB CMR 459 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
$21.53 Seagate Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM002D 512E/4KN SAS 12Gb/s 20TB 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive,Mechanical Hard Disk ST20000NM002D 20TB CMR 431 Link
$21.67 Toshiba Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 12TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA12TE MG07ACA12TE 12TB CMR 260 Link
$23.03 WD Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALE6L4 0F38462 16TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e 512MB 3.5" SE HDD WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB CMR 325 Link
$23.26 Seagate Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM007D 20TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5in Hard Drive ST20000NM007D 20TB CMR 350 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
$24.32 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
$24.9 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
$24.92 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
$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
$25.37 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
$26.41 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
$26.66 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EZAX WD30EZAX 3TB CMR 80 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 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
$27.18 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" NAS HDD (ST16000NE000) ST16000NE000 16TB CMR 290 Link
$27.83 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EZAZ WD30EZAZ 3TB SMR 83 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
$28.33 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM007 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA ST3000DM007 3TB SMR 85 Link
$29.59 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk ST6000VX001 6TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA ST6000VX001 6TB CMR 178 Link
$30.14 Seagate ANTBEE 16TB SATA 256MB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive (ST16000VE002) ST16000VE002 16TB CMR 370 Link
$30.19 Seagate (Old Model) Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare Drive ST8000DM002 st8000DM002 8TB CMR 241 Link
$30.67 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk ST6000VX0023 6 TB Internal Hard Drive ST6000VX0023 6TB CMR 184 Link
$30.83 Seagate Seagate ST6000VN0033 Iron Wolf Multimedia Server Storage 6TB Internal Hard Drive 3.5" - SATA ST6000VN0033 6TB CMR 185 Link
$31 WD RE4 WD2003FYYS Hard Drive WD2003FYYS 2TB CMR 37 Link
$31.25 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD V.5 ST4000NM0035 - hard drive - 4 TB - - By NETCNA ST4000NM0035 4TB CMR 100 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
$32.03 Seagate Seagate ST4000NC001 4TB 5900RPM 64MB CACHE SATA / TERASCALE CLOUD DRIVE ST4000NC001 4TB CMR 127 Link
$32.5 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 65 Link
$32.5 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 390 Link
$33.75 WD WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80EFZX WD80EFZX 8TB CMR 270 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
$34.6 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
$34.87 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST8000NE001 8TB Internal 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm - 256MB - with 2 Years Rescue Data Recovery Service Plan ST8000NE001 8TB CMR 250 Link
$35 Toshiba Toshiba Enterprise MG06ACA800E 3.5 8TB 256MB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive MG06ACA800E 8TB CMR 199 Link
$35.1 Synology Synology HAT5300-16T 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-16T 16TB CMR 562 Link
$36 WD Genuine WD4002FYYZ Gold 4TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 128MB 3.5INCH HDD Original WD4002FYYZ 4TB CMR 144 Link
$36.1 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD23PURZ WD23PURZ 2TB CMR 72 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 142 Link
$37.5 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST4000NE001 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST4000NE001 4TB CMR 150 Link
$38.33 WD WD 6TB HDD Purple Surveillance OEM Internal Hard Drive WD60PURX WD60PURX 6TB CMR 134 Link
$39.5 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST4000NT001 3.5" 4TB SATA ST4000NT001 4TB CMR 158 Link
$40 WD WESTERN DIGITAL WD30EFRX RED 3TB IntelliPower 64MB cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 internal hard drive WD30EFRX 3TB CMR 120 Link
$40.75 Seagate ST8000NC0002 Enterprise NAS 8TB 3.5" SATA 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive ST8000NC0002 8TB CMR 326 Link
$42.44 Toshiba Toshiba X300 6TB High Performance Internal Hard Drive 3.5’’ SATA. 7200rpm, 128MB Buffer, 3 Yr Warranty (HDWR460UZSVA) HDWR460UZSVA 6TB CMR 255 Link
$43.02 Seagate Seagate ST4000VX007 ST4000VX007 4TB CMR 99 Link
$43.75 WD Genuine HUS726T4TALE6L4 4TB SATA 7.2K 6Gb/s HDD 64MB HDD Original HUS726T4TALE6L4 4TB CMR 95 Link
$44.19 WD 14TB SATA NX HA500 WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 7200rpm 512MB HDD 3.5 Inch Hard Drive WD140EFFX 14TB CMR 470 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
$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
$46.5 WD WD181KFGX Hard Disk Drive, WD Red Pro 18TB WD181KFGX 18TB CMR 330 Link
$46.66 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 140 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
$46.99 Toshiba Toshiba 1TB 7.2K 3.5 SATA 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive DT01ACA100 dt01aca100 1TB CMR 38 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
$50.46 Seagate Seagate, Built-in HDD 3TB SATA 6.0 GB/S 5900rpm MB, ST3000VN000 ST3000VN000 3TB CMR 151 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
$51.67 Seagate Seagate ST3000VX009 Hard Drive 3.5" 3000 GB Serial ATA III ST3000VX009 3TB CMR 145 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
$56.2 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk HDD ST2000VX015-2TB ST2000VX015 2TB SMR 79 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
$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
$62.36 WD Wiring Connecting Terminals - Monitoring Desktop Hard Disk Enterprise Server 7200 RPM WD4000FYYZ 4T 3.5" - (Style: A) WD4000FYYZ 4TB CMR 125 Link
$62.72 WD Western Digital Ultrastar HUS722T1TALA604 3.5" 1000 GB Serial ATA III HUS722T1TALA604 2TB CMR 110 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
$66.42 Toshiba Toshiba X300 8TB High Performance Internal Hard Drive 3.5’’ SATA. 7200rpm, 256mb Buffer, 3 Yr Warranty (HDWR480UZSVA) HDWR480UZSVA 8TB CMR 531 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
$69.99 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EZRZ wd10ezrz 1TB CMR 46 Link
$70 WD WD2002FAEX Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6.... WD2002FAEX 2TB CMR 140 Link
$70.67 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST6000DMA03 3.5 Inch 6000 GB Series ATA III Hard Drive st6000dma03 6TB SMR 424 Link
$72.08 Hitachi MNEXQML 1Pcs Server Hard Drive 12T SAS 12Gb 256M HDD HUH721212AL5200 09HXK6 HUH721212AL5200 12TB CMR 249 Link
$72.5 Seagate 1Pcs New ST2000LM007 ST2000LM007 2TB SMR 83 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
$74 WD WD WD10EZRX WD10EZRX 1TB CMR 74 Link
$75 Seagate Seagate ST1000VM002 1 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 5900 RPM - 64 MB Buffer ST1000VM002 1TB PMR 30 Link
$75.04 WD WD Blue WD10SPCX Hard Drive WD10SPCX 1TB SMR 75 Link
$79.67 Seagate Tucus Multitool Accessories - 100% in box 3 year 6T 3.5inch SATA 7.2K 6GB ST6000NM0024 Need more angles photos, please contact me ST6000NM0024 6TB CMR 112 Link
$80.99 WD WD WD5001FZWX 5TB WD WD5001FZWX SATA Black WD5001FZWX 5TB CMR 405 Link
$84.99 WD WD Black 1TB SATA 6.0 3.5" Desktop HDD WD1003FZEX WD1003FZEX 1TB CMR 85 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
$93 WD 2PR7551 - WD Red WD10EFRX 1 TB 3.5quot; Internal Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB CMR 93 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
$109.98 WD Western Digital WD5000LPLX-60ZNTT0 DCM: EAOTJBB WX21E 500GB WD5000LPLX 500GB CMR 20 Link
$110.4 WD 1TB SATA WD10EALX-408EA0 7200rpm 32MB HDD 3.5" Hard Drive WD10EALX 1TB CMR 57 Link
$119.5 WD Scorpio Blue Wd6400Bpvt 640 Gb Plug WD6400BPVT 640GB CMR 76 Link
$153.5 WD WD2005FBYZ Gold Enterprise Class SATA HDD, 7200RPM, 6GB/S, 128MB, 2TB WD2005FBYZ 2TB CMR 90 Link
$174.53 WD Western Digital WD10JFCX RED WD10JFCX 1TB CMR 175 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] $20 [US]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £48.9 [UK] $76.48 [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 2TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £39.99 [UK] $37 [US]
What is the cost of 3TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £59.28 [UK] $35 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £62.99 [UK] $74.99 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £173.64 [UK] $404.97 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £87.54 [UK] $79.99 [US]
What is the cost of 8TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £131.45 [UK] $199 [US]
What is the cost of 10TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £134.74 [UK] $199.99 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £144.35 [UK] $199 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £195.28 [UK] $333.5 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £219.99 [UK] $290 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £265.99 [UK] $329.99 [US]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £416.12 [UK] $350 [US]
What is the cost of 22TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £544.72 [UK] $449.99 [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 £45.74 [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 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 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 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 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 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?

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

 

 

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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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31 thoughts on “HDD Price per TB

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. @NASCompares
    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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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