Live prices for the storage this page recommends: SATA hard drives and 10TB drives.
NAS-optimized drives include rotational vibration sensors and firmware tuning for multi-bay enclosures. They are rated for 24/7 operation in Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, and Unraid systems.
IronWolf Pro, WD Red Pro, and Synology HAT series are the top choices for NAS deployments. Always use CMR drives in RAID arrays - SMR drives cause severe rebuild performance issues.
On the recording question, Western Digital's own 2020 blog post recommended its CMR-based Red drives, naming Red Pro and Red Plus, specifically in the context of ZFS resilvering, and stated that sustained random writes during a resilver leave device-managed shingled drives no idle time to reorganise. The WD Red page decodes which model numbers are which and lists every shingled model currently in stock, and the exact-model resolver answers for any part number you paste, OEM suffixes included.
| $/TB ▲ | Brand / Model | Capacity | Interface | Tech | Workload | Form | Warranty | Price | Cond. | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
👑$30.00 Lowest $/TB | WD Red 10TB WD100EFAX Refurb · | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $299.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$31.25 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS ST16000NE000 Refurb · 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $499.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$31.25 ✓ Great | WD Red 8TB WD80EFAX Refurb · | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $249.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$31.25 ✓ Great | WD Red 8TB WD80EFAX Refurb · | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $249.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$32.72 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 18TB WD181KFGX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 18TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $589.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$33.00 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 10TB WD101KFBX Refurb · | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $329.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$33.33 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 12TB WD121KFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $399.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$33.33 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6002FFWX Refurb · | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $200.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$34.39 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 18TB WD181KFGX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 18TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 5yr | $619.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$35.00 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VN0008 Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$35.00 ✓ Great | WD Red Plus 10TB WD100EFGX Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$35.00 ✓ Great | WD Red Plus 10TB WD101EFBX Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$35.23 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 22TB NAS WD221KFGX Refurb · CMR · | 22TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $774.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$36.87 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 5yr | $589.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$37.50 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VN0022 Refurb · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 3yr | $299.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$38.00 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VN0004 Refurb · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $379.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$38.12 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 16TB WD161KFGX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $609.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$38.33 ✓ Great | WD Red 12TB WD120EFAX Refurb · | 12TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $460.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$40.00 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NE0008 Refurb · 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $399.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$40.00 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NEZ008 Refurb · 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $399.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$40.00 ✓ Great | Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS ST6000VN001 Refurb · 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $239.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$40.00 ✓ Great | WD Red Pro 20TB WD201KFGX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $799.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$41.25 | WD Red Pro 8TB NAS WD8003FFBX Refurb · CMR · | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $329.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$41.67 | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6003FFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $249.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$43.50 | Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VNZ00 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $434.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$43.71 | WD Red Pro 22TB NAS WD221KFGX CMR · | 22TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $961.70 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$43.75 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 32TB NAS HAMR CMR · 5yr | 32TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nearline | 3.5" | 5yr | $1,399.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$43.75 | WD Red Pro 8TB WD8005FFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$44.00 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB NAS 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 5yr | $879.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$44.58 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $534.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$44.87 | WD Red Pro 20TB WD202KFGX CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $897.33 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$44.91 | WD Red Pro 16TB WD161KFGX CMR · 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $718.48 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.00 | Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VN0004 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $449.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.00 | WD Red Pro 10TB NAS WD103KFBX Refurb · CMR · | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $449.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.00 | WD Red Pro 12TB NAS WD122KFBX CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $539.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.00 | WD Red Plus 12TB WD120EFGX CMR · 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $539.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.58 | WD Red Plus 10TB WD100EFGX CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $455.75 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.59 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS ST16000NE000 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $729.44 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$45.90 | Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VN0008 CMR · 3yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $459.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$47.10 | WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZX Refurb · | 4TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $188.39 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$47.49 | Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN008 Refurb · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $189.97 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$47.50 | WD Red Plus 8TB NAS Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nearline | 3.5" | 3yr | $379.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$47.50 | WD Red Legacy 6TB WD60EFRX Refurb · | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $285.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$47.62 | WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFPX Refurb · CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $380.93 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$48.75 | WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZZ CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $194.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$50.00 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB NAS ST8000NEZ01 Refurb · 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $399.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$50.00 | WD Red Pro 8TB WD8005FFBX CMR · 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $399.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$50.00 | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6003FFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 5yr | $300.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$51.00 | WD Red Pro 10TB NAS WD103KFBX CMR · | 10TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $509.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$53.85 | WD Red Pro 14TB NAS WD142KFGX CMR · | 14TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | — | $753.95 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$53.93 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NE0004 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 5yr | $539.32 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$54.33 | WD Red Legacy 3TB WD30EFRX Refurb · | 3TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $163.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$54.66 | WD Red Pro 24TB WD241KFGX CMR · 5yr | 24TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $1,311.83 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$54.71 | WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFPX CMR · 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $437.66 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$55.00 | Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS ST8000VN0022 3yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 3yr | $440.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$55.00 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB NAS ST8000NE001 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $440.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$55.00 | WD Red 8TB WD80EFAX | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $439.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$58.17 | Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS ST6000VN0041 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $349.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$58.17 | Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS ST6000VN001 3yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 3yr | $349.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$59.05 | WD Red Pro 16TB NAS | 16TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | — | $944.75 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$59.16 | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6005FFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $354.93 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$59.59 ↑ High | WD Red Legacy 2TB WD20EFRX Refurb · | 2TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $119.17 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$60.00 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 20TB WD201KFGX CMR · 5yr | 20TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $1,199.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$60.70 ↑ High | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NE0008 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $607.02 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$62.50 ↑ High | Synology HAT5300 16TB NAS 5yr | 16TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nearline | 3.5" | 5yr | $999.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$63.51 ↑ High | Toshiba N300 8TB 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | 5yr | $508.10 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$64.45 ↑ High | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NEZ008 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $644.45 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$65.45 ↑ High | Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS ST10000NT001 5yr | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $654.45 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$67.47 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 10TB WD101KFBX | 10TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $674.75 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$67.50 ↑ High | WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFBX | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $539.99 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$67.50 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 4TB WD4003FFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 4TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 5yr | $269.99 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$69.92 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6005FFBX CMR · 5yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $419.50 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$71.81 ↑ High | Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB NAS ST8000NEZ01 5yr | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $574.45 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$74.31 ↑ High | WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFZX | 8TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $594.45 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$87.33 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6003FFBX CMR · 5yr | 6TB | SATA-6G | CMR | nas | 3.5" | 5yr | $524.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$88.58 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 6TB WD6002FFWX | 6TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $531.45 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$93.00 ↑ High | WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRX Refurb · | 1TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $93.00 | REFURB | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$97.50 ↑ High | WD Red Pro 4TB WD4003FFBX CMR · 5yr | 4TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 3.5" | 5yr | $390.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$107.50 ↑ High | WD Red Legacy 2TB WD20EFRX | 2TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $215.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$109.95 ↑ High | WD Red 2TB WD20EFAX 3yr | 2TB | SATA-6G | SMR | — | 3.5" | 3yr | $219.90 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
$161.00 ↑ High | WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRX | 1TB | SATA-6G | Not sourced | — | 3.5" | — | $161.00 | new | Buy on AmazonDetails | ▼ |
NAS-optimized drives include rotational vibration sensors and firmware tuning for multi-bay enclosures. They are rated for 24/7 operation in Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, and Unraid systems.
IronWolf Pro, WD Red Pro, and Synology HAT series are the top choices for NAS deployments. Always use CMR drives in RAID arrays - SMR drives cause severe rebuild performance issues.
For appropriate use cases yes. Refurbished enterprise drives from MDD and similar resellers source from decommissioned hyperscale environments and carry 3-5 year reseller warranties. SMART-verify on arrival and deploy in RAID 6 with monitoring. Not recommended for single-drive configurations without redundancy.
Prices are sourced from Amazon US via the Amazon Creators API and updated about once a day. Each drive page shows a timestamp of the last successful price refresh.