WD 8TB hard drives prices by $/TB

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Western Digital offers 8TB drives across externals, NAS and desktop lines. For a NAS, the CMR WD Red Plus is the pick; for backup and bulk storage, an Elements or My Book external often gives the best price per terabyte; and shucking an 8TB desktop external is a known way to get a CMR drive cheaply. The table ranks in-stock WD 8TB drives by live $/TB.

Best price per TB
$22.46
Products tracked
24
Prices updated
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Price per
24 products
ProductCapacityPrice$ / TBTechPrime
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8001PURPUsed8 TB$179.64$22.46HDD · SATAPrime
WD Gold 8TB Datacenter Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8002FRYZUsed8 TB$229.99$28.75HDD · 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$599.99$33.33HDD · SATA-
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-
WD Gold 8TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8003FRYZUsed8 TB$299.99$37.50HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 8TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 external hard drive for plug-and-play storage - Western DigitalBWLG0080HBK-NESN, BlackUsed8 TB$303.38$37.92HDD · USBPrime
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-
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD84PURZUsed8 TB$319.99$40.00HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Backup Software - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESNUsed8 TB$325.00$40.63HDD · USB-
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-
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 · SATAPrime
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-
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-
Western Digital 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Backup Software - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN8 TB$348.00$43.50HDD · USB-
Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8004FRYZUsed8 TB$349.99$43.75HDD · SATA-
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-
WD 28TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.1, With Password Protection and Auto Backup Software - WDBFBE0280JBK-NESN28 TB$1,334.99$47.68HDD · USBPrime
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-
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-
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8001PURP8 TB$541.45$67.68HDD · SATA-
WD Gold 8TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8003FRYZ8 TB$554.23$69.28HDD · SATA-
Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8004FRYZ8 TB$574.45$71.81HDD · SATA-
WD Red Pro 8TB 3.5-Inch SATA III 7200rpm 128MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD8001FFWX)8 TB$581.25$72.66HDD · SATA-
WD Gold 8TB Datacenter Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8002FRYZ8 TB$594.45$74.31HDD · SATA-

Choosing a WD 8TB drive

  • NAS: WD Red Plus 8TB (CMR) for home and small-business RAID.
  • Backup/bulk: Elements or My Book 8TB external, usually the best $/TB.
  • Enterprise: WD Gold or Ultrastar for datacentre-class reliability.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best WD 8TB hard drive?

For a NAS, the CMR WD Red Plus; for value bulk storage, an Elements or My Book external; for enterprise, WD Gold or Ultrastar. The table ranks WD 8TB drives by live price per terabyte.

Is the WD 8TB external good value?

Often yes: desktop externals like Elements and My Book usually offer the best price per terabyte, and many contain a CMR drive. The trade-off is USB rather than internal SATA.

Can I use a WD 8TB Red Plus in a desktop?

Yes. The Red Plus is a standard SATA CMR drive that works in any desktop as well as a NAS, and its NAS tuning does no harm in a PC.