15 drives tracked from $11.33/TB. Prices updated every 4 hours.
| $/TB ▲ | Brand / Model | Cap | Interface | Tech | Cache | Sector | Wty | Price | Cond. | 90D | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
👑$11.33 ~ Fair | MDD 3TB SAS 6G 7200RPM MD3TSAS12872E CMR · 5yr | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512n | 5yr | $33.99 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$11.63 ↓ Good | Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS ST33000650SS Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $34.90 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$11.67 ↓ Good | Seagate 3TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 6G ST3000NM0023 Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512n | — | $35.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$12.00 ↓ Good | Seagate ST3000NM0023 3TB SAS 6G 7.2K ST3000NM0023 Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $36.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$15.13 ↓ Good | HGST HUS724030ALS640 3TB SAS 6G HUS724030ALS640 Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $45.39 | REFURB | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$17.49 ~ Fair | Seagate 3TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 6G ST3000NM0023 CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512n | — | $52.47 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$17.49 ~ Fair | Seagate ST3000NM0023 3TB SAS 6G 7.2K ST3000NM0023 CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $52.47 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$17.67 ↓ Good | Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS Enterprise ST33000650SS Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $53.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$18.00 ~ Fair | HGST Ultrastar HUS723030ALS640 3TB SAS 6G HUS723030ALS640 Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $54.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$20.51 ~ Fair | Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS ST33000650SS CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $61.54 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$23.00 ~ Fair | HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G MB3000FBUCN Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $69.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$23.00 ↓ Good | HP 653959-001 3TB SAS 6G 653959-001 Refurb · CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $69.00 | REFURB | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$25.00 ↑ High | Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS Enterprise ST33000650SS CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $75.00 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$29.00 ↑ High | HGST HUS724030ALS640 3TB SAS 6G HUS724030ALS640 CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $86.99 | new | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$39.58 ↑ High | HP 653959-001 3TB SAS 6G 653959-001 CMR · | 3TB | SAS-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $118.75 | new | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
3TB SAS vs 3TB SATA → (coming soon)
Small-capacity 10K RPM SAS drives are the cheapest way into low-latency enterprise storage. OEM pulls from Dell and HP often come with caddy trays included.
Dell, HP, and IBM OEM-branded drives are the same Seagate or HGST mechanisms with custom firmware. They work in any SAS controller and are significantly cheaper.
512n drives are universally compatible. 512e drives emulate 512-byte sectors on 4K physical sectors. Both work, but 512n avoids alignment edge cases on older controllers.
10K 2.5" drives suit small-database IOPS workloads. 7.2K 3.5" nearline drives at this capacity are ultra-cheap bulk storage for dev/test or cold data.
3TB SAS drives work in RAID 6 but the small capacity means you need many drives to build a useful array. These are better suited for RAID 1 mirrors or JBOD configurations for dev/test environments.
At this capacity, HP, Dell, and HGST OEM pulls dominate. Seagate Constellation and Enterprise Capacity series are also common. Most are refurbished datacenter pulls.
Most 3TB SAS drives are only available refurbished since this capacity is no longer manufactured new. Refurb quality is generally excellent - these are low-hours datacenter pulls. Verify SMART data on arrival.
Get emailed when 3TB SAS drops below your target $/TB.
SAS enterprise HDDs suit nearline and backup workloads requiring dual-port multipath and high sustained throughput.