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.ca by live price per terabyte, so you can find the cheapest capacity per dollar.

Best price per TB
CA$9.18
Products tracked
30
Prices updated
4 hours ago
Price per
30 products
ProductCapacityPriceCA$ / TBTechPrime
MR-L8MQN-01- Quantum LTO Ultrium 8, 12TB/ 30TB, Part # MR-L8MQN-0112 TBCA$110.19CA$9.18Tape · SAS-
Microsoft Lto Ultrium 8 Data Cartridge12 TBCA$117.68CA$9.81Tape · SAS-
FujiFilm 16551221 LTO8 Ultrium 12TB Storage Tape with Case12 TBCA$117.96CA$9.83Tape · SAS-
HPE Standard Storage Media - LTO Ultrium Green (Q2078A)12 TBCA$165.20CA$13.77Tape · SAS-
Dell 12TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5 HDD 512e (9HXK6) (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$399.00CA$33.25SAS-
Seagate Exos 12TB 3.5 7200RPM 256MB SAS 12GB s Enterprise Bare HDD ST12000NM0027 (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$414.39CA$34.53SAS-
Seagate IronWolf 12 TB NAS RAID Internal Hard Drive - 7,200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5-inch - Frustration Free Packing (ST12000VN0007)12 TBCA$550.00CA$45.83HDD · SATA-
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 Men12 TBCA$556.23CA$46.35HDD · USB-
HP/Seagate Exos X16 ST12000NM006J 12TB 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512e 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive MB012000JYCJF P44753-001 (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$574.39CA$47.87SAS-
HP/HGST Ultrastar DC HC520 HUH721212AL5204 0F29534 12TB 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512e 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive MB012000JWDFD 868210-001 (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$574.39CA$47.87SAS-
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 HDD (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$594.40CA$49.53SAS-
Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 TB Enterprise NAS Internal HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 256 MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST12000NTZ01/ST12000NT001)12 TBCA$594.99CA$49.58HDD · SATA-
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (MD12TBGSA25672DVR) - 3 Years Warranty12 TBCA$615.58CA$51.30HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFGX12 TBCA$624.99CA$52.08HDD · SATAPrime
Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 HUH721212ALN600 12TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$625.82CA$52.15HDD · SATA-
Seagate Exos X24 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 12TB, Single, SATA III 6 Gb/s12 TBCA$664.99CA$55.42HDD · SATA-
Seagate IronWolf 3.5" 12TB Internal Hard Disk HDD 3 Year Warranty 256MB 7200rpm 24 Hours Service for PC NAS RV Sensor ST12000VN000812 TBCA$684.99CA$57.08HDD · SATA-
HGST Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD 12TB 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s Interface 3.5-Inch 512e ISE Helium Data Center Enterprise Internal Hard Disk Drive HUH721212AL5200 (0F29530) (Renewed)Renewed12 TBCA$693.11CA$57.76SAS-
Western Digital HUH721212ALE604 12TB Ultrastar DC HC520 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5"12 TBCA$699.00CA$58.25HDD · SATA-
WESTERN DIGITAL Gold 12TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5" - WD121KRYZ 256 MB Cache 3.5" Internal Bare or OEM Drives12 TBCA$699.50CA$58.29HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 12TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD122KRYZ12 TBCA$729.50CA$60.79HDD · SATA-
WD 12TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Backup Software - WDBBGB0120HBK-NESN12 TBCA$730.63CA$60.89HDD · USBPrime
Western Digital 12TB WD Elements Desktop Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.0, Compatible with PC, Mac, PS4 & Xbox - WDBWLG0120HBK-NESN12 TBCA$734.99CA$61.25HDD · USBPrime
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD122PURP12 TBCA$736.15CA$61.35HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 12TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.012 TBCA$762.60CA$63.55HDD · USB-
Seagate Exos 12TB Internal Hard Drive Enterprise HDD – 3.5 Inch 6Gb/s 128MB Cache for Enterprise, Data Center – Frustration Free Packaging (ST12000NM0007)12 TBCA$820.13CA$68.34HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD121PURP12 TBCA$975.33CA$81.28HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD120EFBX12 TBCA$1,004.69CA$83.72HDD · SATA-
10 Pack Q2078A- HP LTO Ultrium 8, 12TB/ 30TB, Part # Q2078A- 10 HP LTO-8 Tapes12 TBCA$1,150.00CA$95.83Tape · SAS-
HPE LTO-8 Ultrium 30TB RW Custom Labeled Library Pack 20 Data Cartridges with Cases - LTO-8 - Rewritable - Labeled - 12 TB (Native) / 30 TB (Compressed) - 3149.61 ft Tape Length - 20 Pack - TAA Compl12 TBCA$1,889.84CA$157.49Tape · SAS-

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.ca.

12TB SSD or hard drive?

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

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