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Seagate 8TB SAS Enterprise HDD - Prices

1 Seagate 8TB SAS hard drives tracked. Prices from $21.88/TB. Updated every 4 hours.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you specifically need Seagate at this capacity for compatibility. 5-year warranty included.
✗ Skip if: you require new-only drives for production RAID or need guaranteed OEM warranty - consider new alternatives.
Buy on Amazon → $175.00
Best $/TB
$21.88
Drives
1
Condition
Refurb

At $21.88/TB, Seagate 8TB SAS drives are $7.21/TB cheaper than the 8TB SAS category average of $29.09/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Seagate 8TB SAS - should you buy?

Seagate 8TB SAS drives include the Exos X and Enterprise Capacity series, rated 550TB/year for 24/7 datacenter operation. Starting at $21.88/TB.

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Seagate
Enterprise Capacity 8TB SAS 12G
ST8000NM0075
Refurb · CMR · 5yr
8TB
SAS-12G
7,200 RPM
CMR—512e5yr$175.00REFURB▲Buy →Details▼

Drive Specifications

Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB SAS 12G
ST8000NM0075
REFURB
$21.88/TB
$175.00 total
Capacity
8TB
Interface
SAS-12G
Form Factor
3.5"
Recording
CMR
RPM
7,200
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
512e
Workload
550TB/yr
Warranty
5 years

Other Seagate SAS capacities

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Other brands at 8TB SAS

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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.

Currently only refurbished units are available. These are datacenter pulls with low power-on hours. Verify SMART data on arrival and look for sellers with 90+ day warranty.

RAID 6 is recommended for 8TB SAS drives. Rebuild times are moderate and dual parity protects against the second-drive failure that can occur during lengthy rebuilds.

Use Case Scenarios

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Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent 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
8TB SAS drives are ideal for backup targets. Dual-port SAS suits dual-path backup infrastructure.
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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 4 hours for 8TB. 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 8TB 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.