MDD

MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise

MDD10TSAS25672E
MDD EnterprisenearlineCMR10TBSAS-12G3.5"
$14.00/TB
$139.99
newNot available
Price updated
Price accurate as of Sep 3, 2026, 10:31 AM
No current offer

The MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise is a 10TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It has no current offer on Amazon; the in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.

In stock instead - nearest to 10TB

6 in-stock listings · this listing has no current offer on Amazon · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed every few hours

DriveCapacityInterfaceRecordingCondition$/TBPrice
MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM
MDD10TSAS25672E
10TBSAS-12GCMRNEW$23.00$230Buy
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
HUH721010AL5200
10TBSAS-12GCMRREFURB$23.50$235Buy
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
ST10000NM0096
10TBSAS-12GCMRREFURB$25.00$250Buy
WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600
HUH721010ALE600
10TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$25.90$259Buy
WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600
HUH721010ALE600
10TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$26.00$260Buy
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS
HUH721010AL4200
10TBSAS-12GCMRREFURB$26.53$265Buy

This drive is sold under the MDD (MaxDigitalData) label. Who is MDD? → — the trademark record, what the warranty covers, and the checks to run on arrival.

Before you buy: this is a SAS drive

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

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPMSAS-12GNew$23.00$229.99Buy
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12GSAS-12GRefurb$23.50$235.00Buy
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS HeliumSAS-12GRefurb$25.00$250.00Buy
WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALE600SATA-6GRefurb$25.90$259.00Buy

All 10TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

Part of the MDD line we track.

Quick Verdict

The MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise is a 10TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $14.00/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full 5-year warranty.

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Specifications

Capacity10TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS-12G
Recording TechCMR
RPM7200
Cache256MB
Sector Size512e
Workload Rating
Warranty5 years
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Market context

We do not have enough in-stock comparators of this type today to place this price against the rest of the market. The category page below ranks everything we do have.

Where the wider market has moved

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.

Compare against every 10TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 10TB SAS-12G
#1MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM EnterpriseTHIS DRIVE
$14.00/TB
#2MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM
$23.00/TB
#3HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
$23.50/TB
#4Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
$25.00/TB
#5HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS
$26.53/TB

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM 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.

Use Case Scenarios

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Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
CMR recording is RAID-safe and fully compatible with Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS and UnRAID. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
10TB SAS drives are ideal for backup targets. Dual-port SAS suits dual-path backup infrastructure.
🏗️
Virtualization Host Storage
VM images and snapshots on Proxmox, VMware or Hyper-V.
~ Good fit
Suitable for VM storage where workloads are not IOPS-intensive. SAS dual-port suits HA cluster shared storage. Consider NVMe cache for latency-sensitive VMs.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installCheck SMART baseline on arrival
Run smartctl -a /dev/sdX and record: Reallocated_Sector_Ct, Power_On_Hours, Spin_Retry_Count. Establishes baseline for future comparison.
MonthlyRun SMART short self-test
smartctl -t short /dev/sdX — takes 1-2 minutes, catches most developing issues. Schedule during off-peak.
QuarterlyRun SMART long self-test
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX — full surface scan, takes 5 hours for 10TB. Any test failure is grounds for immediate replacement.
QuarterlyCheck RAID array health
Verify no degraded drives. A degraded array with no hot spare is one failure from data loss. Check mdstat or controller UI.
AnnuallyVerify drive firmware version
Check MDD support site for firmware updates. Some versions have known bugs affecting integrity.
Every 3-5 yearsPlan proactive replacement
Enterprise HDDs have higher failure rates after year 4-5. At 10TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: HBA not initialized, SAS expander issue, cable fault, or incompatible controller.
Fix: Verify HBA firmware. Check SAS topology with sas2ircu or StorCLI. Test with known-good cable. Confirm drive is SAS not SATA.