Dell 1.8TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

1 Dell 1.8TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $80.56/TB. Updated every 4 hours.

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

Condition

New

At $80.56/TB, Dell 1.8TB SAS drives are $14.43/TB above the 1.8TB SAS category average of $66.13/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.

$/TB ▲	Brand / Model	Cap	Interface	Tech	Cache	Sector	Wty	Price	Cond.	90D	Buy
👑$80.56 ↑ vs 30d avg	Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E VJ7CD CMR ·	1.8TB	SAS-12G 10,000 RPM	CMR	—	512e	—	$145.00	new		Buy →Details	▼

Drive Specifications

Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E

VJ7CD

$80.56/TB

$145.00 total

Capacity

1.8TB

Interface

SAS-12G

Form Factor

2.5"

Recording

CMR

RPM

10,000

Cache

N/A

Sector Size

512e

Workload

—

Warranty

—

Other Dell SAS capacities

1TB 1.2TB 1.8TB 2TB 4TB 6TB 8TB

Other brands at 1.8TB SAS

Dell HP Toshiba

Frequently Asked Questions

Dell 1.8TB SAS drives are enterprise-grade and designed for 24/7 datacenter operation. Check individual model specs for MTBF and workload ratings.

New Dell 1.8TB SAS drives are available with manufacturer warranty. Worth the premium for mission-critical deployments.

At 1.8TB, RAID 1 mirrors or RAID 5 are typical. These smaller capacities rebuild quickly, reducing the window of vulnerability.

Use Case Scenarios

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Home & SMB NAS

Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.

~ Good fit

CMR recording is RAID-safe and fully compatible with Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS and UnRAID. New drives come with full warranty.

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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.

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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.