Seagate 4TB SATA Enterprise HDD - Prices

15 drives tracked. From $36.25/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 30% below-average pricing on 4TB 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 $144.99
Best $/TB
$36.25
Drives
6
Condition
New + Refurb

At $36.25/TB, Seagate 4TB SATA drives are $16.87/TB cheaper than the 4TB SATA category average of $53.12/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Seagate 4TB SATA - worth it?

Seagate 4TB SATA drives span the Exos X enterprise line and IronWolf Pro NAS series, both CMR and RAID-safe. Starting at $36.25/TB.

4TB costs $29.34/TB right now against $21.76/TB at 20TB, today's best-value capacity - a 35% 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
6 of 6 part numbers
  • $36.25/TB$144.99
    Seagate BarraCuda 4TB ST4000DMZ04
    ST4000DMZ04
    4TB · SATA-6G
    Refurb
  • $37.50/TB$149.99
    Seagate SkyHawk 4TB ST4000VX007
    ST4000VX007
    4TB · SATA-6G
    Refurb
  • $45.62/TB$182.49
    Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN008
    ST4000VN008
    4TB · SATA-6G
    Refurb
  • $50.99/TB$203.95
    Seagate SkyHawk 4TB ST4000VX013
    ST4000VX013
    4TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $70.54/TB$282.15
    Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS ST4000VN008
    ST4000VN008
    4TB · SATA-6G
    New
  • $70.84/TB$283.37
    Seagate IronWolf Pro 4TB NAS ST4000NT001
    ST4000NT001
    4TB · SATA-6G
    New

Guides for this capacity: fanxiang 4tb for gta 6 · skyhawk ai 32tb vs 24tb · wd purple pro 26tb vs 24tb · seagate exos 25tb vs 24tb · synology hat5320 24tb vs ultrastar hc590 · hpe 26tb vs 24tb · dell 32tb vs 24tb hard drive · dell 24tb sas vs sata · the HDD price forecast · fill a NAS at today's prices

Other brands at 4TB SATA

Frequently Asked Questions

6 in-stock listings out of 15 tracked; the cheapest is the Seagate BarraCuda 4TB ST4000DMZ04 at $144.99 ($36.25/TB). The table on this page is the live ranking.

Both are in stock: 3 new and 3 recertified or used. The cheapest new is the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB ST4000VX013 at $203.95, the cheapest recertified or used the Seagate BarraCuda 4TB ST4000DMZ04 at $144.99 - a 29% shelf gap between two different models, not a like-for-like discount. New carries the manufacturer's warranty; recertified a reseller's.

3 of the 15 tracked listings carry a manufacturer-sourced conventional (CMR/ePMR) recording value, including the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB ST4000VX007 and the Seagate SkyHawk 4TB ST4000VX007. 11 are not sourced either way - an unsourced drive is never assumed CMR here.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range 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
4TB 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 2 hours for 4TB. 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 4TB 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.