16 TB drives ranked by $/TB

Live SSD, NVMe, NAS and hard drive prices from Amazon.com, ranked by price per terabyte.

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Every in-stock 16 TB drive we track, from SSDs to hard drives, ranked by price per terabyte. 16 TB is a popular sweet spot between and 20 TB capacity tiers for both desktops and NAS bays.

Best price per TB
$5.93
Products tracked
42
Prices updated
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Price per
42 products
ProductCapacityPrice$ / TBTechPrimeBuy on Amazon
Quantum Tape, Lto, Ultrium-9, Mr-L9Mqn-01 18Tb/45Tb, Lto-918 TB$106.67$5.93Tape · SAS-Buy on Amazon
MaxDigitalData 16TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed16 TB$349.99$21.87HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD 16TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for Surveillance Storage (MD16TGSA25672DVR) - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)Renewed16 TB$369.99$23.12HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Avolusion PRO-G2 18TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) External Hard Drive for Windows/MacOS (Silver)18 TB$459.99$25.56HDD · USB-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital WD WUH721818AL5204 18TB SAS 12Gb/s 7.2K RPM 512M 0F38353 512e/4Kn SE HDDUsed18 TB$476.64$26.48SAS-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X20 18TB 7200 RPM 512e SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive - ST18000NM003D (Renewed)Renewed18 TB$499.99$27.78HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
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-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB External Hard Drive – USB 3.0, 3.5" HDD for Windows & Mac, Plug-and-Play Backup Storage - STKP1600040016 TB$495.31$30.96HDD · USBPrimeBuy on Amazon
Seagate ST18000NM003D 18TB Exos X20 SATA Hard Drive, 3.5" HDD, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 256MB Cache, 512E, 4.16ms, NCQUsed18 TB$579.99$32.22HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Toshiba Enterprise MG Series 3.5" 16TB SATA 316 TB$519.99$32.50HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Enterprise ST18000NM004J Internal Hard Drive 3.5" 18TB SAS18 TB$599.00$33.28SAS-Buy on Amazon
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$599.99$33.33HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 18TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KRYZUsed18 TB$599.99$33.33HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 18 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATAUsed18 TB$599.99$33.33HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X18 ST18000NM005J 18 TB Hard Drive - Internal - SAS (12Gb/s SAS) - 7200rpm - 5 Year Warranty18 TB$660.00$36.67SAS-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Enterprise 3.5" 18000 GB 7200 RPM 18 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM SATA ST18000NM00J18 TB$694.00$38.56HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 18 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA18 TB$694.45$38.58HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital WD WUH721818AL5204 18TB SAS 12Gb/s 7.2K RPM 512M 0F38353 512e/4Kn SE HDD18 TB$694.75$38.60SAS-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 18TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 for plug-and-play storage - Western DigitalBWLG0180HBK-NESN18 TB$699.93$38.89HDD · USB-Buy on Amazon
Seagate ST18000NM003D 18TB Exos X20 SATA Hard Drive, 3.5" HDD, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 256MB Cache, 512E, 4.16ms, NCQ18 TB$715.00$39.72HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Skyhawk AI 16TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management and in-House Rescue Services (ST16000VE000)16 TB$641.45$40.09HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
WD 16TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 for plug-and-play storage - WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN16 TB$642.46$40.15HDD · USBPrimeBuy on Amazon
Seagate ST16000NM002G-R - Seagate 16TB 3.5" SAS 7.2K 12Gb/s Hard Drive (Renewed)Renewed16 TB$644.44$40.28SAS-Buy on Amazon
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 · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181PURP18 TB$734.99$40.83HDD · SATAPrimeBuy on Amazon
Western Digital 16TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD161KFGX16 TB$654.99$40.94HDD · SATAPrimeBuy on Amazon
WD 18TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Auto Backup Software - WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN18 TB$754.99$41.94HDD · USB-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 18TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KRYZ18 TB$756.00$42.00HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
WD 16TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Backup Software - WDBBGB0160HBK-NESN16 TB$674.99$42.19HDD · USBPrimeBuy on Amazon
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-Buy on Amazon
Seagate IronWolf 18TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, Rescue Services – Frustration Free Packaging (ST18000VNZ00)18 TB$774.45$43.03HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise Class, 16TB, Enterprise Internal Hard Drive, SATA, 3,5" 6Gbit/s, 128MB Cache (ST16000NM000J)16 TB$689.97$43.12HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALE6L4 0F38462 16TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e 512MB 3.5" SE HDD16 TB$694.45$43.40HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Seagate Exos X18 16TB Enterprise HDD - CMR 3.5 Inch Hyperscale SATA 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 512e and 4Kn FastFormat, Low Latency with Enhanced Caching (Renewed)Renewed16 TB$719.00$44.94HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 16TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD161KRYZ16 TB$721.35$45.08HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Toshiba MG09ACA18TE 18 TB Hard Drive - 3.5 Internal - SATA [SATA/600]18 TB$849.99$47.22HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
WD Red Pro 16TB NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512MB Cache16 TB$824.75$51.55HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
Apricorn 18TB Aegis Padlock DT 256-Bit Encrypted USB 3.0 Hard Drive (ADT-3PL256-18TB)18 TB$936.00$52.00HDD · USB-Buy on Amazon
Q2079A HPE LTO 9 - 10 Pack of Data cartridges18 TB$959.99$53.33Tape · SAS-Buy on Amazon
Western Digital 18TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD180PURZ18 TB$994.45$55.25HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon
LaCie 2big RAID 16TB External Hard Drive Desktop HDD – USB-C, 7200 RPM Enterprise Class Drives, for Mac and PC Desktop, Rescue Services (STHJ16000800)16 TB$918.94$57.43HDD · USB-Buy on Amazon
DiskStation DS925+ 4-Bay NAS 16TB Combo with 4X 4TB SATA HDDs, 4GB RAM16 TB$1,799.00$112.44HDD · SATA-Buy on Amazon

16TB: near the best price per terabyte

16TB is one of the best capacities for price per terabyte and a standard choice for larger NAS builds and big archives. These drives are almost always CMR and use helium-sealed designs, so they run cool and are built for continuous operation. Fewer, larger drives also mean less power and fewer bays used for the same total capacity, which matters in a multi-bay NAS.

Most 16TB drives are NAS or enterprise models (WD Red Pro, Seagate IronWolf Pro, Exos, Ultrastar). Recertified enterprise 16TB drives often post the very lowest $/TB; if you buy one, factor in the shorter warranty and keep a backup copy.

Frequently asked questions

Is a 16TB hard drive good value?

Yes, 16TB is one of the best capacities for price per terabyte. These drives are typically CMR helium models built for NAS and continuous use. The table shows live 16TB prices ranked by $/TB.

What is the best 16TB drive for a NAS?

A CMR NAS or enterprise model such as WD Red Pro, Seagate IronWolf Pro, Exos or Ultrastar. Recertified enterprise drives can offer the lowest price per terabyte at the cost of a shorter warranty.

Are 16TB drives CMR?

Almost all 16TB drives use CMR and helium-sealed designs, which suit NAS, RAID and continuous operation. Always confirm on the datasheet, but SMR is rare at this capacity.