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Dell 1.8TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

1 Dell 1.8TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $80.56/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you specifically need Dell at this capacity for compatibility.
✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.
Buy on Amazon $145.00
Best $/TB
$80.56
Drives
1
Condition
New

At $80.56/TB, Dell 1.8TB SAS drives are $19.24/TB above the 1.8TB SAS category average of $61.32/TB.

Dell 1.8TB SAS - should you buy?

Dell OEM 1.8TB SAS drives are enterprise-grade units from PowerEdge servers. Typically Seagate or HGST internals at $80.56/TB.

Condition
Capacity
1 of 1 part numbers
  • $80.56/TB$145.00
    Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E
    VJ7CD
    1.8TB · SAS-12G
    New
    Buy on Amazon

Guides for this capacity: the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices

Drive Specifications

Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E
VJ7CD
This offer: sold by RENEW COMPONENTS · Amazon says New / New
$80.56/TB
$145.00 total
Capacity
1.8TB
Interface
SAS-12G
Form Factor
2.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
10,000
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512e
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other Dell SAS capacities

1TB1.2TB1.8TB2TB4TB6TB8TB

Other brands at 1.8TB SAS

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Frequently Asked Questions

1 in-stock listing out of 1 tracked; the cheapest is the Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E at $145.00 ($80.56/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

All 1 in-stock listings are sold new, so the warranty is the manufacturer's own.

None of the 1 tracked listings (including the Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E) has a manufacturer-sourced recording value yet, so this page states none - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
~ Good fit
Verify CMR recording before using in RAID. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
1.8TB 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 1 hours for 1.8TB. 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 Dell 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 1.8TB 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.