The HP 6TB SAS Midline LFF Enterprise is a 6TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $259.45 - $43.24/TB.
Part number: 861754-B21 — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDD 6TB SAS 12G 7200RPM | SAS-12G | Refurb | $21.67 | $129.99 | Buy |
| MDD 6TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Renewed | SAS-12G | Refurb | $23.33 | $139.99 | Buy |
| WD WD Purple 6TB WD60PURX | SATA-6G | Refurb | $30.00 | $179.99 | Buy |
| Seagate SkyHawk 6TB ST6000VX001 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $31.67 | $189.99 | Buy |
All 6TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the HP line we track.
The HP 6TB SAS Midline LFF Enterprise is a 6TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $43.24/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full 5-year warranty.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 33% of them (82 of 245). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $35.83/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. The 6TB SAS Midline LFF Enterprise uses CMR recording which is fully compatible with all RAID levels.
5-year manufacturer warranty.
Compatible with any server or workstation equipped with a SAS HBA or SAS backplane. Tested with Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Supermicro and IBM System x platforms.