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Dell 4TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

5 Dell 4TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $21.25/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 24% below-average pricing on 4TB Dell 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 $85.00
Best $/TB
$21.25
Drives
3
Condition
New + Refurb

At $21.25/TB, Dell 4TB SAS drives are $7.29/TB cheaper than the 4TB SAS category average of $28.54/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Dell 4TB SAS - should you buy?

Dell OEM 4TB SAS drives are enterprise-grade units from PowerEdge servers. Typically Seagate or HGST internals at $21.25/TB.

Condition
Capacity
3 of 3 part numbers
  • $21.25/TB$85.00
    Dell 012GYY 4TB SAS 6G Renewed
    012GYY
    4TB · SAS-6G
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $22.50/TB$89.98
    Dell DRMYH Compellent 4TB NL SAS Renewed
    DRMYH
    4TB · SAS-6G
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $40.00/TB$160.00
    Dell 202V7 4TB SAS 6G Near Line
    202V7
    4TB · SAS-6G
    New
    Buy on Amazon

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Drive Specifications

Dell 012GYY 4TB SAS 6G Renewed
012GYY
REFURB
This offer: sold by Computer Supply · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed
$21.25/TB
$85.00 total
Capacity
4TB
Interface
SAS-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512n
Workload
—
Warranty
—
Dell DRMYH Compellent 4TB NL SAS Renewed
DRMYH
REFURB
This offer: sold by Redefine IT · Amazon says New / New · title says Renewed
$22.50/TB
$89.98 total
Capacity
4TB
Interface
SAS-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512n
Workload
—
Warranty
—
Dell 202V7 4TB SAS 6G Near Line
202V7
This offer: sold by AMTECH · Amazon says New / Unknown
$40.00/TB
$160.00 total
Capacity
4TB
Interface
SAS-6G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512n
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other Dell SAS capacities

1TB1.2TB1.8TB2TB4TB6TB8TB

Other brands at 4TB SAS

DellHGSTHPSeagate

Frequently Asked Questions

3 in-stock listings out of 5 tracked; the cheapest is the Dell 012GYY 4TB SAS 6G Renewed at $85.00 ($21.25/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 1 new and 2 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the Dell 202V7 4TB SAS 6G Near Line at $160.00, the cheapest recertified or used the Dell 012GYY 4TB SAS 6G Renewed at $85.00 - a 47% 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 5 tracked listings (including the Dell 202V7 4TB SAS 6G Near Line) 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.
✓ 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
4TB 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 4TB. 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 Dell 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 4TB 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.