Seagate 1TB SATA Enterprise HDD - Prices

6 drives tracked. From $43.59/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?

✓ Buy if: you want 39% below-average pricing on 1TB Seagate 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 $43.59

Best $/TB

$43.59

Drives

Condition

New + Refurb

At $43.59/TB, Seagate 1TB SATA drives are $88.15/TB cheaper than the 1TB SATA category average of $131.74/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Seagate 1TB SATA - worth it?

Seagate 1TB SATA drives span the Exos X enterprise line and IronWolf Pro NAS series, both CMR and RAID-safe. Starting at $43.59/TB.

1TB costs $43.59/TB right now against $22.22/TB at 18TB, today's best-value capacity - a 96% premium per terabyte. See the full value-frontier curve for the arithmetic, including when the premium is still the right buy for a fixed bay count.

Condition

Capacity

2 of 2 part numbers

						Buy
$43.59 Lowest $/TB	Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010 ST1000DM010	1TB SATA-6G	Not sourced	$43.59	Refurb	Buy on Amazon
Part number:ST1000DM010 RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:BarraCuda ASIN:B0767D1BZY Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Multi-Com Computers (All Serial Numbers Recorded) · Amazon says Used / LikeNew Full page for this listing
$99.99 ~ 30d avg	Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010 ST1000DM010	1TB SATA-6G	Not sourced	$99.99	New	Buy on Amazon
Part number:ST1000DM010 RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:BarraCuda ASIN:B0767D1BZY Warranty:2 yr manufacturer warranty (vendor document) This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by TechnoDealsUSA · Amazon says New / Unknown · TechnoDealsUSA's note: x Full page for this listing

$43.59/TB$43.59
Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010
ST1000DM010
1TB · SATA-6G
Refurb
Buy on Amazon
$99.99/TB$99.99
Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010
ST1000DM010
1TB · SATA-6G
New
Buy on Amazon

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Drive Specifications

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010

ST1000DM010

REFURB

This offer: sold by Multi-Com Computers (All Serial Numbers Recorded) · Amazon says Used / LikeNew

$43.59/TB

$43.59 total

Capacity

1TB

Interface

SATA-6G

Form Factor

3.5"

Recording

Not sourced

RPM

N/A

Cache

N/A

Sector Size

—

Workload

—

Warranty

—

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010

ST1000DM010

This offer: sold by TechnoDealsUSA · Amazon says New / Unknown · TechnoDealsUSA's note: x

$99.99/TB

$99.99 total

Capacity

1TB

Interface

SATA-6G

Form Factor

3.5"

Recording

Not sourced

RPM

N/A

Cache

N/A

Sector Size

—

Workload

—

Warranty

—

Other Seagate SATA capacities

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Frequently Asked Questions

2 in-stock listings out of 6 tracked; the cheapest is the Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010 at $43.59 ($43.59/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 1 new and 1 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010 at $99.99, the cheapest recertified or used the Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010 at $43.59 - a 56% 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 6 tracked listings (including the Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010) 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.

~ Good 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

1TB 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 1 hours for 1TB. 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 1TB 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.