What HDD is best for NAS?

What HDD is best for NAS?

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

How to calculate price per GB / TB?

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

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

How to use the table below?

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

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

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

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

TOTAL CAPACITY NEEDED IN TB? HDD bays available? Redundancy? Budget? NAS HDD ONLY?
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$13.33 Toshiba Toshiba MG04ACA 6 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive MG04ACA600E MG04ACA600E 6TB CMR 80 Link
$17.5 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 512E Format - SATA 600-3.5" Drive - Internal - 7200RPM - 256 MB Buffer - Hot Pluggable ST12000NE0008 12TB CMR 210 Link
$18.13 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro ST16000NE000 16 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600), Mechanical Hard Disk ST16000NE000 16TB CMR 290 Link
$18.33 WD Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KFGX WD181KFGX 18TB CMR 330 Link
$18.33 Seagate Seagate Enterprise ST18000NM004J Internal Hard Drive 3.5" 18TB SAS ST18000NM004J 18TB CMR 330 Link
$18.57 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI 14TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD–3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache with Drive Health Management + 3-Year Rescue Service (ST14000VE0008) ST14000VE0008 14TB CMR 260 Link
$18.69 Seagate Seagate Exos X18 16TB Enterprise HDD - CMR 3.5 Inch Hyperscale SATA 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 512e and 4Kn FastFormat, Low Latency with Enhanced Caching (ST16000NM000J) ST16000NM000J 16TB CMR 190 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
$19.5 Seagate Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST4000NM0033 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA ST4000NM0033 4TB CMR 78 Link
$19.61 Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0008 Hard Drive ST12000VN0008 12TB CMR 235 Link
$19.64 Seagate Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM003G 16 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST16000NM003G 16TB CMR 314 Link
$20.06 WD Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181PURP WD181PURP 18TB CMR 361 Link
$20.19 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 81 Link
$20.19 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFPX WD80EFPX 8TB CMR 161 Link
$20.45 Seagate Seagate Exos X20 ST20000NM002D 512E/4KN SAS 12Gb/s 20TB 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive,Mechanical Hard Disk ST20000NM002D 20TB CMR 409 Link
$20.71 Toshiba Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 14TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA14TE MG07ACA14TE 14TB CMR 290 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
$21.46 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD64PURZ WD64PURZ 6TB CMR 129 Link
$21.87 WD Western Digital 16TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD161KRYZ WD161KRYZ 16TB CMR 350 Link
$23 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60PURZ WD60PURZ 6TB CMR 138 Link
$23 Seagate Seagate SkyHawk 10TB Surveillance Hard Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive (ST10000VX0004) ST10000VX0004 10TB CMR 230 Link
$23 WD WD Purple 4TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD40PURX [Old Version] WD40PURX 4TB CMR 86 Link
$23.1 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST10000NM017B 10 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA [SATA/600] ST10000NM017B 10TB CMR 231 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
$23.3 WD WD WUS721010ALE6L4 Ultrastar DC HC330 0B42266 10TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB CMR 233 Link
$23.7 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD40EFPX WD40EFPX 4TB CMR 95 Link
$23.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD42PURZ WD42PURZ 4TB CMR 95 Link
$24 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD140PURZ WD140PURZ 14TB CMR 336 Link
$24.17 WD WD Purple 6TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD60PURX [Old Version] WD60PURX 6TB CMR 145 Link
$24.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40PURZ WD40PURZ 4TB CMR 99 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
$25.24 WD WD 6TB 3.5" Re+ SATA III 128 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive (WD6005FRPZ) WD6005FRPZ 6TB CMR 151 Link
$25.87 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD84PURZ WD84PURZ 8TB CMR 207 Link
$26.25 Toshiba Toshiba 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 128M Enterprise Hard Drive - MG04ACA400N MG04ACA400N 4TB CMR 105 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
$26.82 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
$27.04 Seagate Seagate BarraCuda Pro Performance Internal Hard Drive SATA HDD 12TB 6GB/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch (ST12000DM0007) ST12000DM0007 12TB CMR 324 Link
$27.68 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 | ST8000NM0075 | 8TB 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s 256MB Cache | 512e | Internal Hard Disk Drive ST8000NM0075 8TB CMR 145 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
$28.12 WD Western Digital - WD 8TB Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5", Crypto Chia Mining - WD82PURZ - BROAGE HDMI Cable, Solid State Drive 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 3TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD33PURZ WD33PURZ 3TB CMR 87 Link
$29.32 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 352 Link
$29.62 HGST HGST Ultrastar HUS724040ALE640 (0F14683) 4TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" Hard Drive HUS724040ALE640 4TB CMR 110 Link
$29.72 WD Western Digital 20TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD201KRYZ WD201KRYZ 20TB CMR 594 Link
$29.9 WD 10TB Western Digital WD100EMAZ Hard Drive SATA 6Gb/s 256MB WD100EMAZ 10TB CMR 299 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
$32.5 WD Western Digital WD4000FYYZ ENTERPRISE 4TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 internal hard drive WD4000FYYZ 4TB CMR 130 Link
$32.66 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30PURZ WD30PURZ 3TB CMR 98 Link
$32.88 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFZZ WD80EFZZ 8TB CMR 263 Link
$33.17 HGST HGST 6TB SATAIII 128MB, RAID 24x7 RAID, ENTERPRISE, HUS726060ALE610 (RAID, ENTERPRISE ULTRASTAR 7K6000) HUS726060ALE610 6TB CMR 199 Link
$33.5 Seagate Seagate S-series ST2000VX003 Hard Disk Drive ST2000VX003 2TB CMR 67 Link
$33.75 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E8 ST8000NM000A - HDD - 8 TB - Internal - 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 7200 RPM - Buffer: 256 MB ST8000NM000A 8TB CMR 249 Link
$33.75 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
$33.76 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD23PURZ WD23PURZ 2TB CMR 68 Link
$34.12 WD WD_BLACK 6TB Gaming Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6004FZWX WD6004FZWX 6TB CMR 205 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
$35.3 Synology Synology HAT5300-12T 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-12T 12TB CMR 385 Link
$36.37 HGST HPE HGST 2TB HUS724020ALS640 0B26887 7.2K SATA 6Gbps 3.5" LFF HUS724020ALS640 2TB CMR 70 Link
$37 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD22PURZ WD22PURZ 2TB CMR 74 Link
$37 seagate Seagate ST2000VX017 2TB Skyhawk 5400 Hard Drive ST2000VX017 2TB CMR 74 Link
$37.19 WD WD Gold 8TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8003FRYZ WD8003FRYZ 8TB CMR 298 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 Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8004FRYZ WD8004FRYZ 8TB CMR 300 Link
$38.3 Toshiba TOSHIBA HD Surveillance S300 6TB 3.5 SATA 5400 HDWT860UZSVA HDWT860UZSVA 6Tb SMR 230 Link
$38.33 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6003FRYZ WD6003FRYZ 6TB CMR 230 Link
$39.32 WD Western Digital 6TB Ultrastar DC HC310 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - HUS726T6TALE6L4 HUS726T6TALE6L4 6TB CMR 236 Link
$39.5 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 237 Link
$39.74 Toshiba Toshiba 3TB 7.2K 3.5 SATA 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive DT01ACA300 DT01ACA300 3TB CMR 70 Link
$39.75 Seagate (Old Model) Seagate 4TB Surveillance HDD 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST4000VX000) ST4000VX000 4TB CMR 159 Link
$39.75 WD WD Gold 10TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD101KRYZ WD101KRYZ 10TB CMR 398 Link
$39.99 Seagate Seagate 2TB HDD 7.2K RPM 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Disk Drive Model: ST2000DM001 DP/N: NYR3N ST2000DM001 2TB SMR 60 Link
$40 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD20EFPX WD20EFPX 2TB CMR 80 Link
$40 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EZRZ WD30EZRZ 3TB CMR 120 Link
$40.63 hgst HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080ALE604 0F23668 / 0F25721 8TB 7,2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB 3.5" HDD 512E HUH728080ALE604 8tb cmr 271 Link
$41.33 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EFRX WD30EFRX 3TB CMR 120 Link
$41.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD4005FZBX WD4005FZBX 4TB CMR 167 Link
$42 Seagate Seagate 500 GB Pipeline HD SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 8MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3500312CS) st3500312cs 500GB SMR 21 Link
$42.32 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST6000NM000B 6TB 512N SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise Hard Drive ST6000NM000B 6TB CMR 254 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
$43.75 Seagate Seagate Constellation ES 4TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128 MB Cache 3.5 Inch Self Encrypting Internal Hard Drive ST4000NM0053 ST4000NM0053 4TB CMR 149 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
$45.99 Toshiba Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare/OEM Drive DT01ACA200 2TB CMR 92 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
$47.5 WD WD Black 4TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4001FAEX WD4001FAEX 4TB CMR 190 Link
$48.33 WD Western Digital 3TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EFAX WD30EFAX 3TB SMR 145 Link
$48.48 Seagate Seagate Barracuda® 6TB Internal Hard Drive 8.9 cm (3.5 Inches) SATA III ST6000DM003 Bulk ST6000DM003 6TB SMR 291 Link
$49.31 WD WD Gold 8TB Datacenter Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8002FRYZ WD8002FRYZ 8TB CMR 394 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 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
$50.7 WD Western Digital 1 TB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD1002FBYS wd1002fbys 1TB CMR 43 Link
$50.93 Synology Synology HAT5300-4T 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-4T 4TB CMR 204 Link
$51.91 WD Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive (WD20EARS) (Old Model) wd20ears 2TB CMR 104 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
$56 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ESA-3502 Internal Hard Drive 3.5 Inches - 500 GB (ST500DM002) + Silicone HDD 3.5 Inch Protective Cover - White ST500DM002 500GB SMR 28 Link
$56.33 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk ST3000VX009 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 256 MB Buffer ST3000VX009 3TB CMR 168 Link
$57.07 WD WD40EFRX 4T 3.5" NAS Storage Server Hard Disk 5400 RPM 64M SATA WD40EFRX 4TB CMR 228 Link
$58.97 WD WESTERN DIGITAL WD10EALX Caviar Blue 1TB 32MB cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 internal hard drive (Bare Drive) WD10EALX 1TB CMR 59 Link
$62.06 WD WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX WD5000AAKX 500GB CMR 20 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
$68.61 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 274 Link
$72.22 Seagate Seagate ST1000LM048 Barracuda Harddisk ST1000LM048 1TB SMR 72 Link
$74 WD WD WD10EZRX WD10EZRX 1TB CMR 74 Link
$79.25 WD Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive - WD2002FAEX WD2002FAEX 2TB CMR 140 Link
$84 WD WESTERN DIGITAL WD50EZRX Caviar Green 5TB 64MB cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" internal hard drive Bare Drive WD50EZRX 5TB CMR 420 Link
$84.99 Seagate HP ST91000640NS New ST91000640NS 1TB CMR 85 Link
$90 WD Western Digital Blue WD5000AZLX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive wd5000azlx 500GB CMR 35 Link
$108.99 HGST HGST HTS541010A9E680 P/N: 0J33073 MLC: DA5286 1TB HTS541010A9E680 1TB CMR 60 Link
$111.2 Hitachi HGST HTS545050A7E680 P/N: 0J45805 MLC: DA6851 500GB HTS545050A7E680 500GB CMR 56 Link
$112.1 Seagate Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive ST3500418AS 500GB cmr 40 Link
$119.96 WD Western Digital WD5003AZEX 500GB 7.2K RPM SATA-6GB/s 64MB 3.5" HDD WD5003AZEX 500GB CMR 41 Link
$120.16 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EFRX WD10EFRX 1TB CMR 95 Link
$124.73 Seagate Seagate HD 2T ST2000NM000B R ST2000NM000B 2TB CMR 249 Link
$28612.5 WD Western Digital 8TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8005FFBX WD8005FFBX 8T CMR 229 Link

What is the cost of 0.008TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is $228.9 [US]
What is the cost of 500GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £15 [UK] $20 [US]
What is the cost of 1TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £22.99 [UK] $43 [US]
What is the cost of 2TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £39.99 [UK] $60 [US]
What is the cost of 3TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £57.72 [UK] $69.98 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £69 [UK] $78 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £173.64 [UK] $420 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £102.43 [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 £123.11 [UK] $230 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £143.06 [UK] $210 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £238.8 [UK] $259.99 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £192 [UK] $189.99 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £240.67 [UK] $329.99 [US]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £389.78 [UK] $409.04 [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 £196.89 [UK]
What is the cost of 250GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £49.77 [UK]
What is the cost of 320GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £26.95 [UK]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £33 [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 22TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £522.79 [UK]



How much can 0.008TB hold?
0.008TB 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 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 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 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 0.008TB drive?
0.008TB HDD can have around 7 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 500GB drive?
500GB HDD can have around 466 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 24TB drive?
24TB HDD can have around 22.352 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 8GB drive?
8GB HDD can have around 7 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 250GB drive?
250GB HDD can have around 233 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 320GB drive?
320GB HDD can have around 298 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 500GB drive?
500GB HDD can have around 466 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 640GB drive?
640GB HDD can have around 596 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 750GB drive?
750GB HDD can have around 698 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 1TB drive?
1TB HDD can have around 931 GB usable storage space
Actual size of 1.5TB drive?
1.5TB HDD can have around 1.397 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 2TB drive?
2TB HDD can have around 1.863 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 3TB drive?
3TB HDD can have around 2.794 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 4TB drive?
4TB HDD can have around 3.725 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 5TB drive?
5TB HDD can have around 4.657 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 6TB drive?
6TB HDD can have around 5.588 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 8TB drive?
8TB HDD can have around 7.451 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 10TB drive?
10TB HDD can have around 9.313 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 12TB drive?
12TB HDD can have around 11.176 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 14TB drive?
14TB HDD can have around 13.039 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 16TB drive?
16TB HDD can have around 14.901 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 18TB drive?
18TB HDD can have around 16.764 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 20TB drive?
20TB HDD can have around 18.626 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 22TB drive?
22TB HDD can have around 20.489 TB usable storage space
Actual size of 24TB drive?
24TB HDD can have around 22.352 TB usable storage space

 

 

How do I find the actual hard drive size?

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



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