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Best Enterprise SAS Drives by Price per TB

The best enterprise SAS drive deal right now is whichever offer on this page has the lowest price per TB — usually a renewed datacenter drive, and only worth buying if you already have a SAS HBA and plan to run it in a redundant array.

SAS drives are how homelabbers and small-server builders buy enterprise hardware at consumer prices — especially renewed units retired from datacenters. This list ranks current Amazon SAS offers by price per TB, refreshed with every snapshot.

Fair warning before the bargains: SAS drives do not plug into a normal desktop. You need a SAS HBA or RAID controller and the right cables. If you have those, some of the best price-per-TB numbers on the whole site live here.

  1. IBM 45W7766 3TB SAS 7200RPM 6GBPS 64MB cache

    $34.00 · $11.33/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #1 at $11.33/TB — 69% below the typical 3TB SAS. Used condition, SAS.

  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2TB SAS mid-line - 7200 RPM 3.5-inch large form factor, 743403-001 (3.5-inch large form factor 6 Gb/s SAS interface) (Renewed)

    $23.32 · $11.66/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #2 at $11.66/TB — 53% below the typical 2TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  3. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 1TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (MD1TSAS12872E) - [ NOT a SATA HDD ] (Renewed)

    $14.99 · $14.99/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #3 at $14.99/TB — 40% below the typical 1TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  4. HP 695842-001 4TB 6G SAS 7.2KRPM LFF HD

    $59.99 · $15.00/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #4 at $15.00/TB — 70% below the typical 4TB SAS. New condition, SAS.

  5. SEAGATE ST4000NM0023 Constellation ES.3 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB cache SAS 6.0Gb/s 3.5 internal hard drive (Bare Drive) (Renewed)

    $68.00 · $17.00/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #5 at $17.00/TB — 18% below the typical 4TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS.

  6. HGST Ultrastar HUS723030ALS640 3TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gbps 3.5-inch 64MB Cache Enterprise Internal Bare or OEM Hard Disk Drives (Renewed)

    $51.00 · $17.00/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #6 at $17.00/TB — 54% below the typical 3TB SAS. Used condition, SAS, 3.5".

  7. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 4TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SAS 12Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (MD4TSAS12872E) - [ Not a SATA HDD ] (Renewed)

    $69.95 · $17.49/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #7 at $17.49/TB — 15% below the typical 4TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  8. Seagate 3TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3000NM0023) (Renewed)

    $53.95 · $17.98/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #8 at $17.98/TB — 28% below the typical 3TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  9. Dell 6TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5 HDD (NWCCG) (Renewed)

    $119.00 · $19.83/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #9 at $19.83/TB — 8% below the typical 6TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS.

  10. Seagate 4TB Enterprise Capacity SAS 12Gb s 512n 3.5in Internal Hard Drive Model ST4000NM0025 (Renewed)

    $79.89 · $19.97/TB as of Sep 05, 02:30 AM

    Ranks #10 at $19.97/TB — 3% below the typical 4TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

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What to look for

Condition dominates this category. Renewed enterprise drives can be excellent value — they were built for 24/7 duty — but assume reduced remaining life and buy with redundancy (RAID/ZFS) in mind, never as a lone copy.

Check the interface generation: 12 Gb/s SAS3 is the current mainstream; older 6 Gb/s SAS2 drives work on newer controllers but cap throughput. Both appear in the ranking because capacity, not interface, drives price per TB.

Enterprise drives are louder and hungrier than desktop drives. A shelf of them needs airflow and tolerable placement — factor the chassis, not just the drive price.

FAQ

Can I use a SAS drive in my desktop PC?

Not directly. SATA drives work on SAS controllers, but SAS drives require a SAS controller (HBA). Budget an extra card and cable if you're starting from scratch.

Are renewed enterprise drives safe to buy?

For redundant arrays, generally yes — they're engineered for continuous operation and vendors typically wipe and test them. Check the listed warranty and run your own health check (SMART/long self-test) on arrival.

Why do SAS drives often beat consumer drives on price per TB?

Datacenter refresh cycles push large quantities of high-capacity drives onto the market at once. That supply glut is exactly what this ranking is built to catch.