MDD 10TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

2 MDD 10TB SAS hard drives tracked. Updated about once a day.

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MDD 10TB SAS - should you buy?

MDD MaxDigitalData 10TB SAS drives offer some of the best $/TB in this capacity class with a 5-year warranty on new units. At competitive prices these are a strong choice for nearline RAID arrays and NAS deployments.

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    No seller we track has a MDD 10TB SAS drive in stock right now. That describes today's listings only - it says nothing about whether these models are discontinued. The tracked listings above return here when stock does.

    In stock now: other 10TB SAS drives

    6 in-stock listings · Live prices; the cheapest offer per drive. · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed about once a day

    DriveCapacityInterfaceRecordingCondition$/TBPrice
    HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
    HUH721010AL5200
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$23.50$235Buy on Amazon
    Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
    ST10000NM0096
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$25.00$250Buy on Amazon
    HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS
    HUH721010AL4200
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$30.90$309Buy on Amazon
    Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS 12G
    ST10000NM0096
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$32.76$328Buy on Amazon
    WD Ultrastar 10TB SAS HUH721010AL5200
    HUH721010AL5200
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$34.73$347Buy on Amazon
    WD Ultrastar 10TB SAS HUH721010AL5204
    HUH721010AL5204
    10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$40.60$406Buy on Amazon

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    Drive Specifications

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    None right now: all 2 tracked MDD 10TB SAS listings are out of stock. The table fills back in when an offer returns; nearby capacities are linked on this page.

    None of the 2 tracked listings (including the MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise) 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. New drives come with full warranty.
    💾
    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.
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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 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 MDD 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.