HGST 10TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

4 HGST 10TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $23.50/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?

✓ Buy if: you want 31% below-average pricing on 10TB HGST drives. These are datacenter pulls - verify SMART data on arrival.

✗ Skip if: you require new-only drives for production RAID or need guaranteed OEM warranty - consider new alternatives.

Buy on Amazon $235.00

Best $/TB

$23.50

Drives

Condition

New + Refurb

At $23.50/TB, HGST 10TB SAS drives are $10.91/TB cheaper than the 10TB SAS category average of $34.41/TB — strong value at this capacity.

HGST 10TB SAS - should you buy?

HGST Ultrastar 10TB SAS drives are the reliability benchmark for enterprise HDD. Hyperscale datacenter pulls at $23.50/TB offer exceptional value.

Condition

Capacity

4 of 4 part numbers

						Buy
$23.50 Lowest $/TB	HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G HUH721010AL5200	10TB SAS-12G	Not sourced	$235.00	Refurb	Buy on Amazon
Part number:HUH721010AL5200 RPM:7200 Cache:256MB Sector:512e Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:Ultrastar He ASIN:B071Z6K2QQ Warranty:5 yr - seller claim, not the maker's This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Computer Supply · Amazon says Used / LikeNew Full page for this listing
$30.90 ~ 30d avg	HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS HUH721010AL4200	10TB SAS-12G	Not sourced	$308.99	Refurb	Buy on Amazon
Part number:HUH721010AL4200 RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:1 Form factor:3.5" Series:Ultrastar He10 ASIN:B07R6P78KL Warranty:5 yr - seller claim, not the maker's This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Tech on Time (SN RECORDED) · Amazon says Used / LikeNew Full page for this listing
$38.45 ~ 30d avg	HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS HUH721010AL4200	10TB SAS-12G	Not sourced	$384.45	New	Buy on Amazon
Part number:HUH721010AL4200 RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:1 Form factor:3.5" Series:Ultrastar He10 ASIN:B07R6P78KL Warranty:5 yr - not confirmed by a vendor document This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Brute Networks Corporation · Amazon says New / Unknown Full page for this listing
$42.50 ~ 30d avg	HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G HUH721010AL5200	10TB SAS-12G	Not sourced	$425.00	New	Buy on Amazon
Part number:HUH721010AL5200 RPM:7200 Cache:256MB Sector:512e Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:Ultrastar He ASIN:B071Z6K2QQ Warranty:5 yr - not confirmed by a vendor document This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by ONLINE USA OUTLET · Amazon says New / Unknown Full page for this listing

$23.50/TB$235.00
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
HUH721010AL5200
10TB · SAS-12G
Refurb
Buy on Amazon
$30.90/TB$308.99
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS
HUH721010AL4200
10TB · SAS-12G
Refurb
Buy on Amazon
$38.45/TB$384.45
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS
HUH721010AL4200
10TB · SAS-12G
New
Buy on Amazon
$42.50/TB$425.00
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
HUH721010AL5200
10TB · SAS-12G
New
Buy on Amazon

Guides for this capacity: best 10TB hard drive · the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices

Other HGST SAS capacities

1.2TB 3TB 4TB 6TB 8TB 10TB 12TB

Other brands at 10TB SAS

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Frequently Asked Questions

4 in-stock listings out of 4 tracked; the cheapest is the HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G at $235.00 ($23.50/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 2 new and 2 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS at $384.45, the cheapest recertified or used the HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G at $235.00 - a 39% shelf gap between two different models, not a like-for-like discount. New carries the manufacturer's warranty; recertified a reseller's.

None of the 4 tracked listings (including the HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G) has a manufacturer-sourced recording value yet, so this page states none - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR.

Use Case Scenarios

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Home & SMB NAS

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

✓ Excellent fit

Verify CMR recording before using in RAID. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.

💾

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. Critical for refurb drives — refuse any with reallocated sectors > 0.

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 HGST 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.