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Best Enterprise SAS Drives by Price per TB

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. 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 Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #1 at $14.99/TB — 49% below the typical 1TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  2. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 2TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (MD2TSAS12872E) - [NOT a SATA HDD] (Renewed)

    $29.99 · $15.00/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #2 at $15.00/TB — 49% below the typical 2TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  3. Hitachi HUS723030ALS640 0B26311 3TB 7.2k 64MB SAS-6Gb/s 3.5in HDD (Renewed)

    $47.35 · $15.78/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #3 at $15.78/TB — 12% below the typical 3TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  4. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 3TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (MD3TSAS12872E) - [ NOT a SATA HDD ] (Renewed)

    $49.99 · $16.66/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #4 at $16.66/TB — 7% below the typical 3TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  5. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA X18 MACH.2 (Dual Actuator) 18TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive (MDD18TSAS51272E-2X18) - [Not a SATA HDD] (Renewed)

    $299.99 · $16.67/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #5 at $16.67/TB — 43% below the typical 18TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

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

    $69.99 · $17.50/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #6 at $17.50/TB — 40% below the typical 4TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

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

    $53.94 · $17.98/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #7 at $17.98/TB. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

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

    $19.95 · $19.95/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #8 at $19.95/TB — 66% below the typical 1TB SAS. New condition, SAS, 3.5".

  9. MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 6TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SAS 12.0Gb/s 3.5inch Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (MD6TSAS12872E) - [NOT a SATA HDD] (Renewed)

    $119.99 · $20.00/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #9 at $20.00/TB — 32% below the typical 6TB SAS. Renewed condition, SAS, 3.5".

  10. Seagate Constellation 3TB ES.2 ST33000650SS 3.5in Enterprise SAS Hard Drive (Renewed)

    $61.54 · $20.51/TB as of Jul 04, 02:25 AM

    Ranks #10 at $20.51/TB — 14% above the typical 3TB 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.