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HP 3TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

3 HP 3TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $19.84/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 33% below-average pricing on 3TB HP 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 $59.53
Best $/TB
$19.84
Drives
2
Condition
New + Refurb

At $19.84/TB, HP 3TB SAS drives are $3.48/TB cheaper than the 3TB SAS category average of $23.32/TB — strong value at this capacity.

HP 3TB SAS - should you buy?

HP OEM 3TB SAS drives are enterprise-grade units from ProLiant servers. Typically Seagate or HGST internals at $19.84/TB.

Condition
Capacity
2 of 2 part numbers
  • $19.84/TB$59.53
    HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G
    MB3000FBUCN
    3TB · SAS-6G
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $39.58/TB$118.75
    HP 653959-001 3TB SAS 6G
    653959-001
    3TB · SAS-6G
    New
    Buy on Amazon

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

Drive Specifications

HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G
MB3000FBUCN
REFURB
This offer: sold by Redefine IT · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed
$19.84/TB
$59.53 total
Capacity
3TB
Interface
SAS-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512n
Workload
—
Warranty
—
HP 653959-001 3TB SAS 6G
653959-001
This offer: sold by Digicom Technology LLC · Amazon says New / Unknown
$39.58/TB
$118.75 total
Capacity
3TB
Interface
SAS-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512n
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other HP SAS capacities

1TB1.2TB1.8TB2TB3TB4TB6TB8TB12TB

Other brands at 3TB SAS

HGSTHPMDDSeagate

Frequently Asked Questions

2 in-stock listings out of 3 tracked; the cheapest is the HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G at $59.53 ($19.84/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 1 new and 1 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the HP 653959-001 3TB SAS 6G at $118.75, the cheapest recertified or used the HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G at $59.53 - a 50% 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 3 tracked listings (including the HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G) 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. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
3TB 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 2 hours for 3TB. 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 HP 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 3TB 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.