The WD WD Gold 12TB is a 12TB SATA-6G HDD in used condition. It is in stock at $439.99 - $36.67/TB.
Recertified enterprise drives are pulled from datacentre fleets, tested and resold. They are usually the cheapest route to bulk capacity, and the risk is concentrated in the first weeks - so check SMART data the day it arrives rather than the day you need it. What recertified means · Refurbished warranty terms · Verify on arrival
| Drive | Interface | Cond | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $25.00 | $299.95 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SAS HUH721212AL5204 | SAS-12G | Refurb | $26.58 | $319.00 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE601 | SATA-6G | New | $27.50 | $329.99 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $27.50 | $329.99 | Buy |
All 12TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the WD line we track.
The WD WD Gold 12TB is a 12TB SATA-6G enterprise drive at $36.67/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 51% of them (126 of 248). The cheapest we can currently buy is $12.50/TB; the middle of the market is $37.11/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.
Resolved against manufacturer compatibility lists we read and dated, capped at 4. Vendor-listed means the manufacturer names this exact part number; fit-verified is our own check of form factor, interface and recording technology against a published requirement. Neither is a guess, and a drive the registry cannot resolve shows nothing here rather than a maybe. How compatibility actually works
Yes. The WD Gold 12TB uses CMR recording which is fully compatible with all RAID levels.
5-year manufacturer warranty. This listing is a refurbished/renewed unit - verify seller warranty before purchase.
Compatible with any server, NAS or workstation with a SATA port. Works in Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, UnRAID and all major NAS platforms.