WD 14TB SATA Enterprise HDD - Prices

13 drives tracked. From $27.14/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 30% below-average pricing on 14TB WD 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 $379.99
Best $/TB
$27.14
Drives
7
Condition
New + Refurb

At $27.14/TB, WD 14TB SATA drives are $11.61/TB cheaper than the 14TB SATA category average of $38.75/TB — strong value at this capacity.

WD 14TB SATA - worth it?

WD 14TB SATA drives include the Ultrastar DC enterprise line and Red Pro NAS series. Both use CMR recording and carry 5-year warranties. From $27.14/TB.

Condition
Capacity
5 of 5 part numbers (7 offers)
  • $27.14/TB$379.99
    WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604
    WUH721414ALE604
    14TB · SATA-6G · 3 offers
    Refurb
  • $40.29/TB$564.00
    WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $41.50/TB$581.00
    WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE6L4
    WUH721414ALE6L4
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $52.14/TB$729.99
    WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH722014CLE6L4
    WUH722014CLE6L4
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $53.16/TB$744.25
    WD Red Pro 14TB NAS WD142KFGX
    WD142KFGX
    14TB · SATA-6G
    New

Guides for this capacity: best 14TB hard drive · the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices

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Frequently Asked Questions

7 in-stock listings out of 13 tracked; the cheapest is the WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604 at $379.99 ($27.14/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 4 new and 3 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA at $564.00, the cheapest recertified or used the WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604 at $379.99 - a 33% shelf gap between two different models, not a like-for-like discount. New carries the manufacturer's warranty; recertified a reseller's.

2 of the 13 tracked listings carry a manufacturer-sourced conventional (CMR/ePMR) recording value, including the WD WD Red Pro 14TB WD141KFGX and the WD Red Pro 14TB NAS WD142KFGX. 11 are not sourced either way - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR here.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a high-capacity 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
14TB SATA drives are ideal for backup targets. SATA gives maximum $/TB for backup repositories.
🏗️
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. SATA is fine for single-host VM 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 7 hours for 14TB. 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 WD 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 14TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: Loose SATA data or power cable, failed port, or drive not spinning up.
Fix: Reseat both cables. Try a different port. Listen for spin-up sound. Test with a known-good cable.