9 drives tracked from $25.00/TB. Prices updated every 4 hours.
| $/TB ▲ | Brand / Model | Cap | Interface | Tech | Cache | Sector | Wty | Price | Cond. | 90D | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
👑$25.00 ~ Fair | Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN006 CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 5,400 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 3yr | $99.99 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$27.00 ↓ Good | WD Ultrastar 7K4000 4TB SATA NAS HMS5C4040ALE640 Refurb · CMR · | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $108.00 | REFURB | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$28.50 ~ Fair | Seagate ST4000NM0033 4TB SATA Enterprise ST4000NM0033 CMR · | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $114.00 | new | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$28.50 ~ Fair | Seagate ST4000NM0033 4TB SATA Enterprise ST4000NM0033 Refurb · CMR · | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $114.00 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$36.25 ↑ High | WD Ultrastar 7K4000 4TB SATA NAS HMS5C4040ALE640 CMR · | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $145.00 | new | ▼ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$50.00 ~ Fair | WD MegaScale DC 4000.B 4TB SATA Enterprise HMS5C4040ALE640 Refurb · CMR · | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | — | 512n | — | $199.99 | REFURB | ▲ | Buy →Details | ▼ |
$— | Synology HAT5300 4TB NAS HAT5300-4T CMR · 5yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 256MB | 512e | 5yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN008 CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 5,900 RPM | CMR | 64MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ | |
$— | Toshiba N300 4TB NAS HDWG440XZSTA CMR · 3yr | 4TB | SATA-6G 7,200 RPM | CMR | 128MB | 512e | 3yr | $— | — | Buy →Details | ▼ |
Small-capacity SATA enterprise drives are often available as refurb datacenter pulls at rock-bottom prices. Check seller ratings and SMART data on arrival.
2-4TB external drives rarely contain enterprise mechanisms. At this capacity, buying bare enterprise drives is usually cheaper than shucking.
Perfect for home NAS builds, media servers, and development environments. At these capacities even consumer-grade is adequate, but enterprise CMR ensures RAID safety.
If you need IOPS over capacity, consider 10K SAS 2.5" drives instead. For pure storage, 7.2K SATA at 2-4TB is the cheapest entry point.
4TB SATA drives work well in RAID arrays for home labs and small NAS builds. At this capacity, consider RAID 10 for performance or RAID 5 for capacity.
Seagate Barracuda, WD Red, and MDD Enterprise offer the widest selection at this capacity. Refurbished Exos and Ultrastar pulls are also common.
Refurbished 4TB SATA drives from datacenter pulls offer 40-60% savings. For home NAS and non-critical storage, refurb is excellent value. For business NAS, new IronWolf Pro or Red Pro with full warranties provide peace of mind.
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SATA enterprise HDDs offer the best $/TB for bulk nearline storage, backup targets and cold archive tiers.