31 drives tracked from $27.50/TB. Prices updated every 4 hours.
| $/TB ▲ | Brand / Model | Cap | Interface | Tech | Cache | Sector | Wty | Price | Cond. | 90D | Buy | |
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👑$27.50 ~ 30d avg | MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM Enterprise MDD12TSATA25672E Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $329.95 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
👑$27.50 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 HUH721212ALE604 Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $329.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
👑$27.50 ~ 30d avg | MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM NAS MDD12TSATA25672NAS Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $329.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
👑$27.50 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 HUH721212ALE604 Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $329.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
👑$27.50 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE601 HUH721212ALE601 CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $329.99 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$28.33 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 HUH721212ALE604 Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $339.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$28.33 ~ 30d avg | MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM 256MB NAS MDD12TSATA25672NAS Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $339.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$28.33 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE601 HUH721212ALE601 Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $339.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$29.17 ↓ vs 30d avg | Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 ST12000NE0008 Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$29.17 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600 HUH721212ALE600 Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | 512e | — | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$29.17 ↓ vs 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600 HUH721212ALE600 Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $349.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$30.00 ~ 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 HUH721212ALE604 Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $359.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$32.96 ↓ vs 30d avg | WD WD Purple 12TB WD121PURZ WD121PURZ Refurb · 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | — | 256MB | — | 3yr | $395.49 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$33.33 ↓ vs 30d avg | WD WD Red Pro 12TB WD121KFBX WD121KFBX Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | — | 5yr | $399.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$36.25 ~ 30d avg | Toshiba N300 Pro 12TB CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $435.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$37.00 ↓ vs 30d avg | WD WD Gold 12TB Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $443.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$38.33 ~ 30d avg | WD WD Red Plus 12TB WD120EFGX WD120EFGX CMR · 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | — | 3yr | $459.99 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$38.33 ~ 30d avg | WD WD Red 12TB WD120EFAX WD120EFAX Refurb · CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | — | — | $460.00 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$41.67 ~ 30d avg | WD WD Purple Pro 12TB WD121PURP WD121PURP Refurb · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | — | — | — | 5yr | $499.99 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$44.17 ~ 30d avg | WD Red Pro 12TB NAS WD122KFBX WD122KFBX CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 512MB | — | — | $529.99 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$44.58 ↑ vs 30d avg | Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 ST12000NE0008 CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $534.99 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$44.95 ~ 30d avg | Seagate SkyHawk 12TB ST12000VX0008 ST12000VX0008 | 12TB | SATA-6G | — | — | — | — | $539.45 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$45.83 ~ 30d avg | Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS ST12000NE0008 ST12000NE0008 CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $550.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$49.92 ↑ vs 30d avg | WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE600 HUH721212ALE600 CMR · | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | 256MB | 512e | — | $599.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$50.12 ~ 30d avg | WD WD Gold 12TB CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | — | 5yr | $601.49 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$52.92 ↑ vs 30d avg | WD WD Purple 12TB WD121PURZ WD121PURZ 3yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | — | 256MB | — | 3yr | $635.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$53.28 ~ 30d avg | WD WD Purple Pro 12TB WD122PURP WD122PURP 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | — | 512MB | — | 5yr | $639.39 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$53.67 ↑ vs 30d avg | WD WD Purple Pro 12TB WD121PURP WD121PURP 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | — | — | — | 5yr | $644.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$58.08 ~ 30d avg | Seagate SkyHawk AI 12TB ST12000VE001 ST12000VE001 Refurb · CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G | CMR | 256MB | — | 5yr | $697.00 | REFURB | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$58.17 ↑ vs 30d avg | WD WD Red Pro 12TB WD121KFBX WD121KFBX CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | — | 5yr | $698.00 | new | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Synology HAT5300 12TB NAS HAT5300-12T CMR · 5yr | 12TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ |
6-12TB is the most popular NAS capacity range. IronWolf Pro and Red Pro dominate here with vibration sensors and multi-bay optimization.
IronWolf Pro includes IronWolf Health Management and AgileArray. Ultrastar offers higher workload rating (550 vs 300 TB/yr). Both are CMR and excellent.
8TB+ SATA drives use helium-sealed platters for cooler, quieter operation with lower power draw. Failure rates on helium drives are among the lowest in the industry.
This capacity range often delivers the best $/TB for SATA enterprise storage, especially on 8-12TB Exos and Ultrastar refurb units.
Yes. 12TB SATA drives are the sweet spot for NAS RAID arrays. IronWolf Pro and Red Pro are purpose-built for multi-bay RAID configurations with CMR recording.
Seagate Exos, WD Ultrastar DC, IronWolf Pro, and WD Red Pro dominate. MDD offers competitive new-with-warranty alternatives.
At 12TB, both new and refurbished options offer good value. New MDD drives with 5-year warranties are often priced close to refurbished brand-name units. Renewed Exos and Ultrastar drives are reliable choices for secondary storage.
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SATA enterprise HDDs offer the best $/TB for bulk nearline storage, backup targets and cold archive tiers.