Best value NAS drives, ranked by $/TB

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NAS drives are CMR hard drives rated for 24/7 operation and vibration in multi-bay enclosures. The best value is usually found in the 8-18TB band, where price per terabyte is low and capacity is high. This table ranks NAS-rated drives on Amazon.com by live price per terabyte, so you can fill bays at the lowest cost per terabyte. For SMR pitfalls to avoid, see our CMR vs SMR guide.

Best price per TB
$23.89
Products tracked
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ProductCapacityPrice$ / TBTechPrime
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD (MDD18TS25672NAS) 18TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal NAS Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed18 TB$429.99$23.89HDD · SATA-
WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80EFZXUsed8 TB$199.99$25.00HDD · SATA-
MDD (MD14TSATA25672NAS) 14TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal NAS Hard Drive - 5 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed14 TB$349.95$25.00HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 20TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal Hard Drive (for NAS, Network Storage) - 5 Years Warranty20 TB$499.99$25.00HDD · SATA-
MDD (MDD22TS25672NAS) 22TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5inch Internal NAS Hard Drive - 5 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed22 TB$559.99$25.45HDD · SATA-
Western Digital Internal Hard Drives 18Tb DC HC550 Surveillance,Wd 3.5 HDD Sata 6Gb/s 7200 PRM NAS 512 mb Cache for Dvr Nvr18 TB$469.99$26.11HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 2021 MDD (MDD10TSATA25672NAS) 10TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal NAS Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed10 TB$268.99$26.90HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6GB/S 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Raid Network Attached Storage, with Rescue Service (ST16000VN001)Used16 TB$449.99$28.12HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MaxDigitalData 6TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Helium Platform NAS Hard Drive - w/3 Year Warranty (Renewed)Renewed6 TB$169.99$28.33HDD · SATA-
MDD (MDD12TSATA25672NAS) 12TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal NAS Hard Drive - 5 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed12 TB$339.99$28.33HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 14 TB NAS RAID Internal Hard Drive - 7,200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5-inch (ST14000NE0008)Used14 TB$399.99$28.57HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB NAS HDD, ST18000NE000 SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" (Renewed)Renewed18 TB$519.99$28.89HDD · SATA-
MaxDigitalData 6TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for NAS Network Storage (MD6000GSA12872NAS) - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed6 TB$179.99$30.00HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal Hard Drive for NAS Network Storage (MD8000GSA25672NAS) - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed8 TB$239.99$30.00HDD · SATA-
TOSHIBA N300 16TB SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS Hard Drive16 TB$498.99$31.19HDD · SATA-
Seagate (Recertified) IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST16000NE000)Renewed16 TB$499.99$31.25HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS Hard Drive, 7200 RPM - 20TB, 2-PackUsed40 TB$1,289.00$32.23HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MaxDigitalData 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Hard Drive for NAS Network Storage (MD8000GSA25672NAS)8 TB$258.99$32.37HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 12TB, Interne Harde Schijf, voor NAS RAID, NAS, 3.5", SATA 6 GB/s, 7200 RPM, 265 MB Cache, FFP, Data Rescue Service (ST12000VNZ008)Used12 TB$399.99$33.33HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KFGXUsed18 TB$629.99$35.00HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 20TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD202KFGX20 TB$699.99$35.00HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB Enterprise NAS Internal HDD Hard Drive – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 512MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, Rescue Services (ST24000NT002)24 TB$859.99$35.83HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro, 20 TB, Enterprise NAS Internal HDD –CMR 3.5 Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7,200 RPM, 256 MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST20000NT001)20 TB$719.99$36.00HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 28TB Enterprise NAS Internal HDD Hard Drive – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 512MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, Rescue Services (ST28000NT000)28 TB$1,019.99$36.43HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 12TB, Interne Harde Schijf, voor NAS RAID, NAS, 3.5", SATA 6 GB/s, 7200 RPM, 265 MB Cache, FFP, Data Rescue Service (ST12000VNZ008)12 TB$442.13$36.84HDD · SATAPrime
White Label WL 4TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s (Enterprise Grade) 3.5" Hard Drive (for Server, RAID, NAS, DVR, Desktop PC)4 TB$149.99$37.50HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage – Frustration Free Packaging (ST8000VNZ04/N004)8 TB$299.99$37.50HDD · SATAPrime
Toshiba N300 20TB NAS 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 512 MB Cache - HDWG62AXZSTA20 TB$749.95$37.50HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive, 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM, CMR, RAID Optimized, IronWolf Health Management – for NAS Systems (ST10000VNZ00)10 TB$378.00$37.80HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro, 12 TB, Enterprise NAS Internal HDD –CMR 3.5 Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7,200 RPM, 256 MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST12000NT001)12 TB$459.99$38.33HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital 10TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD100EFGX10 TB$388.99$38.90HDD · SATAPrime
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, with Rescue Service (ST10000VN0008)Used10 TB$389.90$38.99HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache RAID Network Attached Storage Home Servers - (ST10000VN0008)Used10 TB$389.99$39.00HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, with Rescue Service (ST10000VN0008)10 TB$399.00$39.90HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 24TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD241KFGX24 TB$960.87$40.04HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KFGX18 TB$732.00$40.67HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAXUsed6 TB$249.99$41.67HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6GB/S 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Raid Network Attached Storage, with Rescue Service (ST16000VN001)16 TB$679.00$42.44HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS Hard Drive, 7200 RPM - 20TB, 2-Pack40 TB$1,699.98$42.50HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 14 TB NAS RAID Internal Hard Drive - 7,200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5-inch (ST14000NE0008)14 TB$602.99$43.07HDD · SATA-
Western Digital WD Red Plus Internal Hard Drive 6 TB CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 5400 rpm 256 MB NAS (Amazon.co.jp Limited)6 TB$262.24$43.71HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFBXUsed8 TB$349.99$43.75HDD · SATA-
Western Digital WD Red Plus Internal Hard Drive 8TB CMR 3.5 inch SATA 5640 RPM 256MB NAS WD80EFPX-AJP Eco Package8 TB$366.36$45.80HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital 14TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD142KFGX14 TB$649.95$46.43HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 8Tb NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6GB/S 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Raid Network Attached Storage (ST8000VN0022),Silver8 TB$384.00$48.00HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFZZ4 TB$194.99$48.75HDD · SATAPrime
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache RAID Network Attached Storage Home Servers - (ST10000VN0008)10 TB$500.00$50.00HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf Pro SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS Hard Drive, 7200 RPM - 8TB, 2-Pack16 TB$799.98$50.00HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf, Pro 8TB, Enterprise Internal NAS HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch, SATA 6GB/s, 7,200 RPM, 256 MB Cache for RAID NAS - Frustration Free Packaging (ST8000NTZ01)8 TB$417.14$52.14HDD · SATAPrime
Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 5400 RPM 64MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage Rescue Services (ST4000VNZ06/006)4 TB$210.99$52.75HDD · SATA-
WD Red Plus 4TB NAS Hard DriveUsed4 TB$211.29$52.82HDD · SATAPrime
WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80EFZX8 TB$439.00$54.88HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFBX8 TB$450.00$56.25HDD · SATA-
Toshiba 10TB N300 NAS Internal HDD - 3.5" SATA-3 512MB Cache 6GB/s 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 7/24 NAS Unit Server and Security Disk (MN10ADA10TS)10 TB$636.16$63.62HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX6 TB$399.90$66.65HDD · SATA-
WD Red Plus 4TB NAS Hard Drive4 TB$316.99$79.25HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EFRXUsed1 TB$91.00$91.00HDD · SATA-
WD Red Plus 2TB NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64MB CacheUsed2 TB$194.90$97.45HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 16 MB Cache, 2.5" - WD10JFCX1 TB$123.88$123.88HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EFRX1 TB$169.94$169.94HDD · SATA-

Frequently asked questions

What is the best value NAS drive?

Usually an 8-18TB CMR NAS drive, where price per terabyte is lowest. The table ranks NAS drives by $/TB on Amazon.com.

Do NAS drives need to be CMR?

Strongly preferred. SMR drives can stall during RAID rebuilds and heavy writes. NAS-rated lines are CMR; see our CMR vs SMR guide.

Can I use renewed enterprise drives in a NAS?

Yes, many home-lab builders do for the low price per terabyte. Keep redundancy and check drive health on arrival.

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