What HDD is best for NAS?

What HDD is best for NAS?

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

How to calculate price per GB / TB?

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

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

How to use the table below?

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

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

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

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

TOTAL CAPACITY NEEDED IN TB? HDD bays available? Redundancy? Budget? NAS HDD ONLY?
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$17 WD Western Digital HUH721212ALE604 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" HUH721212ALE604 12TB CMR 204 Link
$17.5 Seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro 14 TB NAS RAID Internal Hard Drive - 7,200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5-inch (ST14000NE0008) ST14000NE0008 14TB CMR 245 Link
$17.86 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 250 Link
$19.25 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI ST20000VE002 - Hard Drive - 20 TB - SATA 6Gb/s ST20000VE002 20TB CMR 385 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
$19.99 Seagate DBG 3.5in 7E8 Enterprise Dry Drive 18TB SATA HDD 7200RPM 6GB/S Mechanical Hard Drive ST18000NM000J ST18000NM000J 18TB CMR 360 Link
$20.62 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 330 Link
$20.9 Seagate Genuine ST16000NM002G X16 16TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512e/4Kn 256MB 3.5 HDD Original ST16000NM002G 16TB CMR 334 Link
$21.36 Toshiba Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 14TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA14TE MG07ACA14TE 14TB CMR 299 Link
$21.75 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD43PURZ WD43PURZ 4TB CMR 87 Link
$21.83 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60PURZ WD60PURZ 6TB CMR 131 Link
$21.84 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
$22.15 Seagate Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB ENT CAP 3.5 HDD SATA 7200 RPM 128MB 3.5IN NO ENCRYPTION ST6000NM0024 6TB CMR 133 Link
$22.75 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E8 4TB 512n SATA 128MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive (ST4000NM0035), Mechanical Hard Disk ST4000NM0035 4TB CMR 91 Link
$22.78 WD Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALE6L4 0F38462 16TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e 512MB 3.5" SE HDD WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB CMR 328 Link
$23 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk AI ST10000VE0008 10 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST10000VE0008 10TB CMR 230 Link
$23.75 WD Western Digital WD Ultrastar dc hc310 hus726t4tale6l4 - HDD - 4 TB - sata 6gb/s 0b36040 HUS726T4TALE6L4 4TB CMR 95 Link
$24 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk ST4000VX013 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Network Video Recorder, Video Surveillance System Device Supported ST4000VX013 4TB SMR 96 Link
$24.15 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 145 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 ST4000VX007 4TB CMR 99 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
$24.87 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 199 Link
$24.88 HGST HGST HUH728080ALE600 0F25739 8000GB 7,2K RPM SATA 128MB 3.5" HDD HUH728080ALE600 8TB CMR 199 Link
$25 HGST HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM SATA Internal Enterprise Hard Drive 64 MB Buffer 6.0Gb/s - HUS724040ALA640 / 0F14688 64 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare or OEM Drives 0F14688 HUS724040ALA640 4TB CMR 77 Link
$25.92 Toshiba Toshiba MG10ADA800E internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 512 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III MG10ADA800E 8TB CMR 207 Link
$25.99 Toshiba Toshiba 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 128M Enterprise Hard Drive - MG04ACA400N MG04ACA400N 4TB CMR 104 Link
$26.55 Seagate Seagate Exos X24 ST24000NM001H - 24TB ST24000NM001H 24TB CMR 637 Link
$26.67 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity ST6000NM0095 6TB 7200RPM SAS 12.0 GB/S 256MB 512E Enterprise Hard Drive st6000nm0095 6TB CMR 116 Link
$26.81 WD WD30EZRX - WD WD30EZRX WD30EZRX 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
$27.04 Seagate Seagate BarraCuda Pro Performance Internal Hard Drive SATA HDD 12TB 6GB/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch (ST12000DM0007) ST12000DM0007 12TB CMR 324 Link
$27.23 Toshiba MG03ACA - 4 TB - INTERNAL - 3.5IN - 7200 RPM - 64 MB (MG03ACA400) - mg03aca400 4TB CMR 109 Link
$27.47 WD Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD180PURZ WD180PURZ 18TB CMR 494 Link
$27.5 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
$27.5 Seagate Seagate Exos 7E10 ST8000NM017B 8 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SATA (SATA/600) ST8000NM017B 8TB CMR 220 Link
$27.8 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101EFAX WD101EFAX 10TB CMR 278 Link
$27.83 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 167 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 WD Western Digital Purple 3TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30PURX [Old Version] WD30PURX 3TB CMR 85 Link
$29.58 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 355 Link
$30 Toshiba ILQMEHV Enterprise 16TB HDD SATA 3 Hard Drive 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (MG08ACA16TE) MG08ACA16TE 16TB CMR 480 Link
$30 WD 3.5 WD60EFAX WD60EFRX 6TB SATA 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256M Cache 3.5" WD Red NAS Hard Drive WD60EFRX 6TB CMR 180 Link
$30 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 180 Link
$30 Seagate Seagate Video 3.5 HDD Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - 1000GB (ST1000VM002) ST1000VM002 1TB PMR 30 Link
$30.08 Toshiba Toshiba P300 HDWD240UZSVA 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM 64MB Cache SATA III Internal HDD HDWD240UZSVA 4TB SMR 120 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
$30.83 Synology Synology HAT5300-12T 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-12T 12TB CMR 370 Link
$32.5 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
$32.61 Seagate ST8000VX0022 Monitoring Dedicated Hard Disk 8TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" Hard Drive ST8000VX0022 8TB CMR 261 Link
$32.71 WD Western Digital 10TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD101KFBX (Old Version) WD101KFBX 10TB CMR 327 Link
$32.86 WD Western Digital 14TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD140EFGX WD140EFGX 14TB CMR 460 Link
$33.17 HGST HGST 6TB SATAIII 128MB, RAID 24x7 RAID, ENTERPRISE, HUS726060ALE610 (RAID, ENTERPRISE ULTRASTAR 7K6000) HUS726060ALE610 6TB CMR 199 Link
$33.49 Toshiba Toshiba 14TB N300 NAS 3.5’’ SATA Internal Hard Drive. 24/7 Operation, Supports 1-8 Bay Systems, 256MB Cache, 180TB/Year workload, 3yr Warranty (HDWG21EUZSVA). HDWG21EUZSVA 14TB CMR 469 Link
$33.63 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 269 Link
$34.49 WD Western Digital RE4 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5" OEM HDD WD2003FYYS WD2003FYYS 2TB CMR 37 Link
$35 WD Western Digital 4TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD4003FFBX WD4003FFBX 4TB CMR 140 Link
$35 Seagate Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache RAID Network Attached Storage Home Servers - (ST10000VN0008) ST10000VN0008 10TB CMR 350 Link
$35.27 Toshiba Toshiba S300 4TB Internal Surveillance Hard Drive, 3.5’’ SATA HDD, Supports up to 64 HD Cameras at a 180TB/Year workload (HDWT840UZSVA) HDWT840UZSVA 4TB SMR 141 Link
$35.87 HGST HPE HGST 2TB HUS724020ALS640 0B26887 7.2K SATA 6Gbps 3.5" LFF HUS724020ALS640 2TB CMR 69 Link
$36.33 Seagate (Old Model) Seagate Surveillance HDD 8TB 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST8000VX0002) ST8000VX0002 8TB CMR 291 Link
$36.42 Seagate Seagate IronWolf ST6000VN001 6 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Storage System Device Supported - 7200rpm - 256 MB Buffer St6000vn001 6TB CMR 219 Link
$36.44 Seagate Seagate FireCuda HDD 4TB, interne harde schijf, 3,5", CMR SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache 300TB/jaar, Data Rescue Service (ST4000DXZ05) ST4000DXZ05 4TB CMR 146 Link
$36.67 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6003FZBX WD6003FZBX 6TB CMR 220 Link
$37 seagate Seagate ST2000VX017 2TB Skyhawk 5400 Hard Drive ST2000VX017 2TB CMR 74 Link
$37.75 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 377 Link
$37.97 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD22PURZ WD22PURZ 2TB CMR 76 Link
$38.54 WD Western Digital 2TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EZBX WD20EZBX 2TB SMR 77 Link
$38.92 Seagate Seagate 6TB IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 128MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST6000VN0041) st6000vn0041 6TB CMR 234 Link
$39.2 Seagate Seagate Barracuda ST5000DM000 5TB 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive, SATA, 5900 Rpm, 128 Mb Buffer ST5000DM000 5TB SMR 196 Link
$39.99 TOSHIBA Toshiba MAIN-47587 3.5-Inch 1TB 7200 RPM SATA3/SATA 6.0 GB/s 32MB Hard Drive DT01ACA100 / HDKPC03 DT01ACA100 1TB CMR 40 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
$40.17 WD WD_BLACK 6TB Gaming Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6004FZWX WD6004FZWX 6TB CMR 241 Link
$40.67 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
$40.75 Seagate ST8000NC0002 Enterprise NAS 8TB 3.5" SATA 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive ST8000NC0002 8TB CMR 326 Link
$41 Toshiba Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare/OEM Drive DT01ACA200 2TB CMR 82 Link
$42.83 WD Western Digital 6TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD6003FFBX WD6003FFBX 6TB CMR 257 Link
$42.99 WD Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EZEX wd10ezex 1TB CMR 43 Link
$43.4 WD 8 TB SATA WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 5400rpm 256MB 3.5" Hard Drive WD80EZAZ 8TB CMR 347 Link
$45 WD WD Black 4TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4001FAEX WD4001FAEX 4TB CMR 180 Link
$45 WD WD Black 6TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6001FZWX WD6001FZWX 6TB CMR 270 Link
$45.33 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 272 Link
$47.44 WD Western Digital Caviar Blue 640 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD6400AAKS WD6400AAKS 640GB CMR 30 Link
$48.33 WD Western Digital Re WD3001FYYG 3TB 7200 RPM SAS 6Gb/s 32MB Cache 3.5 Inch Datacenter Capacity Enterprise Hard Drive WD3001FYYG 3TB SMR 145 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
$49.67 Seagate Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance ST3000VX009 3TB SATA 6.0 Gb/s 256MB Hard Drive ST3000VX009 3TB CMR 149 Link
$50.91 Synology Synology HAT5300-4T 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) HAT5300-4T 4TB CMR 204 Link
$60 WD WD Bare Drives 2TB WD Green SATA III Intellipower 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD20NPVX WD20NPVX 2TB CMR 120 Link
$63.77 WD Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5-Inch 7200rpm 64MB Cache NAS Hard Drive (WD4002FFWX) WD4002FFWX 4TB CMR 255 Link
$65 WD WD Purple 1TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10PURX [Old Version] WD10PURX 1TB CMR 65 Link
$67.1 WD Western Digital Ultrastar HUS722T1TALA604 3.5" 1000 GB Serial ATA III HUS722T1TALA604 2TB CMR 110 Link
$69.68 WD Western Digital 2TB Ultrastar DC HA200 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 128MB Cache, 3.5" - HUS722T2TALA604 HUS722T2TALA604 2TB CMR 139 Link
$69.78 Seagate Seagate Compatible IronWolf ST3000VN006 - Festplatte - 3 TB - SATA 6Gb/s ST3000VN006 3TB CMR 167 Link
$71.24 WD NUJDCNO 1-4TB Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD40EFZX(WD20EFZX(2TB)) WD20EFZX 2TB CMR 106 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
$74.34 Seagate SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS 1 TB Internal Hard Drive (Catalog Category: Computer Technology / Storage Components) ST31000524AS 1TB CMR 74 Link
$80.99 WD WD WD5001FZWX 5TB WD WD5001FZWX SATA Black WD5001FZWX 5TB CMR 405 Link
$82.99 WD WD Black 1TB SATA 6.0 3.5" Desktop HDD WD1003FZEX WD1003FZEX 1TB CMR 83 Link
$83 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Value HDD - Cloud Storage - 3 TB 7200RPM 6Gb/s 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3000NC000) ST3000NC000 3TB CMR 249 Link
$85.2 Seagate Tucus Multitool Accessories - ST4000VN008 4TB SATA 5.9K 3.54inch 64MB Ensure in box. Promised to send in ST4000VN008 4TB CMR 341 Link
$88.28 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 88 Link
$99 Seagate Seagate SkyHawk 1TB Surveillance Hard Drive - Sata 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive (ST1000VX005) ST1000VX005 1TB CMR 99 Link
$105.32 WD WESTERN DIGITAL WD7500BPKX (004) Western Digital Wd Scorpio Black 750 Gb Sata 3 Gb/S 7200 Rpm 16 Mb WD7500BPKX 750GB CMR 75 Link
$107.99 HGST HGST HTS541010A9E680 P/N: 0J33073 MLC: DA5286 1TB HTS541010A9E680 1TB CMR 60 Link
$110.19 HGST Tucus Multitool Accessories - 100% In box 3 year HTS541010B7E610 1T Need more angles photos, please contact me HTS541010B7E610 1TB SMR 110 Link
$119.5 Seagate 4TB SSD SSHD 3.5" Desktop Hybrid SATA3 64MB Hard Drive ST4000DX001 ST4000DX001 4TB CMR 478 Link
$119.5 WD Scorpio Blue Wd6400Bpvt 640 Gb Plug WD6400BPVT 640GB CMR 76 Link
$140.6 Seagate Seagate Barracuda 7200 500 GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive ST3500418AS-Bare Drive ST3500418AS 500GB cmr 40 Link
$160 Seagate Seagate Enterprise ST2000NM004A 3.5" 2000GB SAS Hard Drive ST2000NM004A 2TB CMR 320 Link
$192.03 Seagate Seagate IronWolf 1 TB NAS Raid Internal Hard Drive - 5,900 RPM Sata 6 Gb/s 3.5-Inch (ST1000VN002) ST1000VN002 1TB CMR 192 Link

What is the cost of 500GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £14.99 [UK] $39.99 [US]
What is the cost of 640GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £33 [UK] $30.36 [US]
What is the cost of 750GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £109 [UK] $74.99 [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 £63.17 [UK] $80.42 [US]
What is the cost of 4TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £67.99 [UK] $76.89 [US]
What is the cost of 5TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £175 [UK] $195.99 [US]
What is the cost of 6TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £110.99 [UK] $116 [US]
What is the cost of 8TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £118 [UK] $145 [US]
What is the cost of 10TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £169.89 [UK] $229.98 [US]
What is the cost of 12TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £145.61 [UK] $204 [US]
What is the cost of 14TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £219.99 [UK] $245 [US]
What is the cost of 16TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £219.99 [UK] $327.99 [US]
What is the cost of 18TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £283.99 [UK] $359.79 [US]
What is the cost of 20TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £430.49 [UK] $384.93 [US]
What is the cost of 24TB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £614.96 [UK] $637.23 [US]
What is the cost of 8GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £159.2 [UK]
What is the cost of 250GB drive?
The price of the cheapest drive is £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 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 £526.92 [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 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 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 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 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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