Best 12TB storage, ranked by $/TB

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12TB drives are high-capacity territory, almost always 3.5-inch hard drives for NAS, servers and bulk archives. At this size the price per terabyte is usually at its lowest, which is why 12TB and the 14-18TB band around it are the value sweet spot for mass storage. This table ranks every 12TB drive we track on Amazon.com by live price per terabyte, so you can find the cheapest capacity per dollar.

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Product	Capacity	Price	$ / TB	Tech	Prime	Buy
Quantum LTO-8 Data Cartridge/Tape	12 TB	$72.99	$6.08	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
FujiFilm 16551221 LTO8 Ultrium 12TB Storage Tape with Case	12 TB	$75.99	$6.33	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
Fuji Ultrium 8 12TB/30TB	12 TB	$77.99	$6.50	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
IBM 01PL041 LTO-8 Ultrium, 12TB/30TB, Part # 01PL041	12 TB	$82.99	$6.92	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
IBM 01PL041 LTO-8 Ultrium, 12TB/30TB, Part # 01PL041 cartucho Cinta	12 TB	$86.99	$7.25	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HUH721212AL4200 12TB HDD 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s Interface 4Kn ISE 3.5-Inch Helium Data Center Enterprise Internal Hard Disk Drive, Model: 0F29560Used	12 TB	$300.00	$25.00	SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
Kinhank 12TB Retro Gaming Hard Drive with 96,000+ Games,External Retro Game Hard Drive with 400+ Emulators,USB 3.0 HDD External Game Drive for PC for Win-7/8/10/11,Gifts for Men	12 TB	$309.99	$25.83	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos x12 12TB SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache Enterprise Hard Drive 3.5in (ST12000NM0127) (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$317.99	$26.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X14 ST12000NM0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600)Used	12 TB	$319.59	$26.63	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD (MDD12TSATA25672E) 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive - 5 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$319.99	$26.67	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (MD12TBGSA25672DVR) - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$329.99	$27.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive, MD12TBGSA25672, Mechanical Hard Disk (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$329.99	$27.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD \| HUH721212ALE601 \| 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch \| ISE 512e \| Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$339.49	$28.29	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM 3.5-inch 256MB Cache HUH721212ALE604 0F29592, with Power Disable Feature (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$339.99	$28.33	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA (MDD12TSATA25672E) 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Enterprise Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$339.95	$28.33	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - HUH721212ALE604 (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$339.99	$28.33	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital HUH721212ALE604 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5"	12 TB	$349.00	$29.08	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 512E Format - SATA 600-3.5" Drive - Internal - 7200RPM - 256 MB Buffer - Hot PluggableUsed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Avolusion PRO-G2 12TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) USB-C External Hard Drive for Windows/MacOS (Silver)	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
OSENTRiX GX100 12TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) External Hard Drive with USB Hub for Windows or MacOS Desktop PC/Laptop - 2 Year Warranty	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
TOSHIBA Internal Hard Disk Server for NAS 3.5" Enterprise HDD 12TB SATA 6 Gbit/s 7200rpm 3 Year Warranty MG07ACA12TE (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST Ultrastar He12 \| HUH721212ALE601 \| 0F27454 \| 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Cache \| 512E \| BitLocker Hard Drive Encryption \| Power Disable Function \|	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121PURZUsed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-Inch Data Center Hard Drive - HUH721212ALE600 (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive \| Power-Disable \| HUH721212ALE604 0F29592 (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos x12 12TB SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache Enterprise Hard Drive 3.5in (ST12000NM0007) (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$349.99	$29.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Avolusion PRO-G1 12TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) USB-C External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 HUB for Windows or MacOS Desktop PC/Laptop	12 TB	$359.99	$30.00	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD (MDD12TSATA25672NAS) 12TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal NAS Hard Drive - 5 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$359.99	$30.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (MD12TBGSA25672DVR) - 3 Years Warranty	12 TB	$359.99	$30.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital HUH721212ALE604 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5"Used	12 TB	$359.99	$30.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD (MDD12TSATA25672DVR) 12TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Surveillance Hard Drive - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$369.99	$30.83	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD \| HUH721212ALE600 \| 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk DriveUsed	12 TB	$379.99	$31.67	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate 12TB HDD Exos X14 SATA 6Gb/s 512e 7200RPM 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$379.99	$31.67	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
HP/HGST Ultrastar DC HC520 HUH721212AL5204 0F29534 12TB 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512e 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive MB012000JWDFD 868210-001 (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$389.00	$32.42	SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
MDD 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive, MD12TBGSA25672	12 TB	$389.99	$32.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 12TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA12TEUsed	12 TB	$418.29	$34.86	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Blue Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EAGZUsed	12 TB	$419.76	$34.98	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121KRYZUsed	12 TB	$420.00	$35.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
WD 12TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Auto Backup Software - WDBBGB0120HBK-NESNUsed	12 TB	$429.00	$35.75	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Expansion 12TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP12000402)	12 TB	$429.99	$35.83	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X14 ST12000NM0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600)	12 TB	$444.99	$37.08	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Expansion 12TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP12000400)	12 TB	$445.36	$37.11	HDD · USB	-	Buy on Amazon
Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 12TB 3.5’’ SATA 6Gbit/s Internal HDD 7200RPM 550TB/year 24/7 Operation. MG07ACA12TE	12 TB	$469.99	$39.17	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFBXUsed	12 TB	$499.99	$41.67	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Blue Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EAGZ	12 TB	$504.99	$42.08	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFGXUsed	12 TB	$507.12	$42.26	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD Gold 12TB Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 GB/S, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121KRYZ (Renewed)Renewed	12 TB	$509.00	$42.42	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121PURPUsed	12 TB	$520.00	$43.33	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFGX	12 TB	$533.81	$44.48	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD122KFBX	12 TB	$539.99	$45.00	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD \| HUH721212ALE600 \| 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive	12 TB	$541.45	$45.12	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 external hard drive for plug-and-play storage - Western DigitalBWLG0120HBK-NESN	12 TB	$549.99	$45.83	HDD · USB	Prime	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X24 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 12TB, Single, SATA III 6 Gb/s	12 TB	$569.99	$47.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Skyhawk 12TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management – Frustration Free Packaging (ST12000VX0008)	12 TB	$573.60	$47.80	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate IronWolf Pro ST12000NE0008 12 TB Hard Drive - 512E Format - SATA 600-3.5" Drive - Internal - 7200RPM - 256 MB Buffer - Hot Pluggable	12 TB	$588.45	$49.04	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121KRYZ	12 TB	$594.45	$49.54	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD122KRYZ	12 TB	$594.99	$49.58	HDD · SATA	Prime	Buy on Amazon
Seagate Skyhawk AI 12TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-House Rescue Services – Frustration Free Packaging (ST12000VE003)	12 TB	$599.99	$50.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Seagate IronWolf ST12000VN0007 12 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200rpm - 256 MB Buffer	12 TB	$629.44	$52.45	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Fuji LTO 8 Tape cartridges Pack of 10	12 TB	$680.00	$56.67	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
Toshiba N300 12TB NAS 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 512 MB Cache - HDWG51CXZSTA	12 TB	$689.88	$57.49	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121PURZ	12 TB	$719.99	$60.00	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Sandisk Professional 12Tb G Drive Desktop HDD \| 7200RPM	12 TB	$749.99	$62.50	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFBX	12 TB	$789.00	$65.75	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
10 Pack Q2078A- HP LTO Ultrium 8, 12TB/ 30TB, Part # Q2078A- 10 HP LTO-8 Tapes	12 TB	$829.99	$69.17	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
10 Pack 01PL041 - IBM LTO-8 Ultrium, 12TB/ 30TB, Part # 01PL041	12 TB	$889.99	$74.17	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
12Tb Sandisk Prof G DriveUsed	12 TB	$935.74	$77.98	HDD · SATA	-	Buy on Amazon
IBM LTO-8 Tape Cartridge 20-Pack Part# 01PL054	12 TB	$1,469.99	$122.50	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon
Hewlett Packard Enterprise LTO8 12TB/30TB Data Cartridge (LTO Ultrium 8, 20 Ribbons, Label-Fix)	12 TB	$1,709.99	$142.50	Tape · SAS	-	Buy on Amazon

Frequently asked questions

Is a 12TB drive good value?

Often yes. High-capacity drives usually have the lowest price per terabyte, so 12TB can be excellent value for bulk storage.

What is the cheapest 12TB drive?

The table above is sorted by price per terabyte, so the best value 12TB options are at the top. Prices update daily from Amazon.com.

12TB SSD or hard drive?

12TB is almost always a hard drive; SSDs at this size are rare and expensive.

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