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Seagate 3TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

8 Seagate 3TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $11.63/TB. Updated every 4 hours.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 30% below-average pricing on 3TB Seagate 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 → $34.90
Best $/TB
$11.63
Drives
8
Condition
New + Refurb

At $11.63/TB, Seagate 3TB SAS drives are $7.87/TB cheaper than the 3TB SAS category average of $19.50/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Seagate 3TB SAS - should you buy?

Seagate 3TB SAS drives include the Exos X and Enterprise Capacity series, rated 550TB/year for 24/7 datacenter operation. Starting at $11.63/TB.

$/TB ▲Brand / ModelCapInterfaceTechCacheSectorWtyPriceCond.90DBuy
👑$11.63
↓ Good
Seagate
Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS
ST33000650SS
Refurb · CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$34.90REFURB▲Buy →Details▼
$11.67
↓ Good
Seagate
3TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 6G
ST3000NM0023
Refurb · CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR128MB512n—$35.00REFURB▲Buy →Details▼
$12.00
↓ Good
Seagate
ST3000NM0023 3TB SAS 6G 7.2K
ST3000NM0023
Refurb · CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$36.00REFURB▲Buy →Details▼
$17.49
~ Fair
Seagate
3TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 6G
ST3000NM0023
CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR128MB512n—$52.47new▲Buy →Details▼
$17.49
~ Fair
Seagate
ST3000NM0023 3TB SAS 6G 7.2K
ST3000NM0023
CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$52.47new▲Buy →Details▼
$17.67
↓ Good
Seagate
Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS Enterprise
ST33000650SS
Refurb · CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$53.00REFURB▲Buy →Details▼
$20.51
~ Fair
Seagate
Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS
ST33000650SS
CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$61.54new▲Buy →Details▼
$25.00
↑ High
Seagate
Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS Enterprise
ST33000650SS
CMR ·
3TB
SAS-6G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512n—$75.00new▲Buy →Details▼

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Frequently Asked Questions

Seagate enterprise SAS drives (Exos, Enterprise Capacity) are rated for 2.5M hours MTBF and 550TB/year workload. Standard choice for Dell, HP, and Supermicro servers.

Both are available. Refurbished Seagate SAS drives are typically low-hours datacenter pulls - excellent value for non-critical storage. New drives with full warranty are recommended for production RAID arrays.

At 3TB, RAID 1 mirrors or RAID 5 are typical. These smaller capacities rebuild quickly, reducing the window of vulnerability.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
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. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
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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 Seagate 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.