The Dell M40TH 8TB SAS 12G 512E is a 8TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $360.00 - $45.00/TB.
Where this listing sits: every 8TB hard drive · 8TB SAS drives · Dell 8TB SAS — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.
SAS drives do not plug into a normal SATA motherboard port. You need a SAS host bus adapter or a backplane that speaks SAS - an LSI/Broadcom HBA in IT mode is the usual answer. A SATA drive will run on a SAS controller, but not the other way round. HBA and IT-mode guide
| Drive | Interface | Cond | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VN0022 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $37.50 | $299.99 | Buy on Amazon |
| WD Purple 8TB WD81PURZ | SATA-6G | Refurb | $37.81 | $302.48 | Buy on Amazon |
| WD Ultrastar 8TB SAS | SAS-12G | Refurb | $38.62 | $308.99 | Buy on Amazon |
| WD Purple 8TB WD84PURZ | SATA-6G | Refurb | $40.00 | $319.99 | Buy on Amazon |
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The Dell M40TH 8TB SAS 12G 512E is a 8TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $45.00/TB - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. New unit with full manufacturer warranty.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 75% of them (181 of 241). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $38.33/TB.
These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.
Yes. At our last check it was $360.00 ($45.00 per terabyte at its 8TB capacity), sold new under ASIN B086Q2NCC1. Amazon sets the final price at checkout.
This listing (M40TH, ASIN B086Q2NCC1) carries no renewed, recertified, refurbished or pulled claim in its title, and Amazon reports it as new. On this site that is what "new" means: sold as factory-new.