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HGST 6TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

2 HGST 6TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $41.50/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you specifically need HGST at this capacity for compatibility.
✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.
Buy on Amazon $249.00
Best $/TB
$41.50
Drives
1
Condition
New

At $41.50/TB, HGST 6TB SAS drives are $10.84/TB above the 6TB SAS category average of $30.66/TB.

HGST 6TB SAS - should you buy?

HGST Ultrastar 6TB SAS drives are the reliability benchmark for enterprise HDD. Hyperscale datacenter pulls at $41.50/TB offer exceptional value.

Condition
Capacity
1 of 1 part numbers
  • $41.50/TB$249.00
    HGST HUS726060AL5210 6TB SAS 12G
    HUS726060AL5210
    6TB · SAS-12G
    New
    Buy on Amazon

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Drive Specifications

HGST HUS726060AL5210 6TB SAS 12G
HUS726060AL5210
This offer: sold by ONLINE USA OUTLET · Amazon says New / Unknown
$41.50/TB
$249.00 total
Capacity
6TB
Interface
SAS-12G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512e
Workload
—
Warranty
—

Other HGST SAS capacities

1.2TB3TB4TB6TB8TB10TB12TB

Other brands at 6TB SAS

DellHGSTHPMDDSeagate

Frequently Asked Questions

1 in-stock listing out of 2 tracked; the cheapest is the HGST HUS726060AL5210 6TB SAS 12G at $249.00 ($41.50/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

All 1 in-stock listings are sold new, so the warranty is the manufacturer's own.

None of the 2 tracked listings (including the HGST HUS726060ALS641 6TB 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.
✓ 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
6TB 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. 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 3 hours for 6TB. 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 HGST 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 6TB 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.