5 drives tracked. From $32.67/TB. Updated about once a day.
At $32.67/TB, WD 3TB SATA drives are $14.42/TB cheaper than the 3TB SATA category average of $47.09/TB — strong value at this capacity.
WD 3TB SATA drives include the Ultrastar DC enterprise line and Red Pro NAS series. Both use CMR recording and carry 5-year warranties. From $32.67/TB.
3TB costs $30.00/TB right now against $21.97/TB at 20TB, today's best-value capacity - a 37% 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.
| Buy | Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32.67 Lowest $/TB | WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX WD30PURX | 3TB SATA-6G | Not sourced | $98.00 | Refurb | Buy on Amazon | |
Part number:WD30PURX RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:WD Purple ASIN:B00IMPO5N8 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 | |||||||
| $51.00 ~ 30d avg | WD Red Legacy 3TB WD30EFRX WD30EFRX | 3TB SATA-6G | Not sourced | $153.00 | Refurb | Buy on Amazon | |
Part number:WD30EFRX RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:WD Red Legacy ASIN:B07DGSJZ4W Warranty:not stated by a source This offer, in its own words (the seller's note is verbatim): This offer: sold by Tech Original · Amazon says Used / Good · title says Renewed | |||||||
| $57.67 ~ 30d avg | WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX WD30PURX | 3TB SATA-6G | Not sourced | $173.00 | New | Buy on Amazon | |
Part number:WD30PURX RPM:— Cache:— Sector:— Workload:— DWPD:— Form factor:3.5" Series:WD Purple ASIN:B00IMPO5N8 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 New / Unknown | |||||||
Guides for this capacity: the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices
3 in-stock listings out of 5 tracked; the cheapest is the WD WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX at $98.00 ($32.67/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.
Both are in stock: 1 new and 2 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the WD WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX at $173.00, the cheapest recertified or used the WD WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX at $98.00 - a 43% 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 5 tracked listings (including the WD WD Purple 3TB WD30PURX) has a manufacturer-sourced recording value yet, so this page states none - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR.