$178.09
Capacity8TB
RecordingSMR
$/TB$22.26/TB
RetailerOffice Depot
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Fetching current data…A recording-tech price tracker for buyers who need to know whether SMR drives are actually cheaper than CMR drives before accepting the workload tradeoff.
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| Drive | Capacity | Recording | Total | $/TB | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate BarraCuda 8TB | 8TB | SMR | $178.09 | $22.26/TB | Office Depot |
| Seagate BarraCuda 8TB | 8TB | SMR | $249.99 | $31.25/TB | Newegg |
| Toshiba MG 10TB | 10TB | CMR | $360.48 | $36.05/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf 8TB | 8TB | CMR | $289.00 | $36.13/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate SkyHawk 32TB | 32TB | CMR | $1,159.99 | $36.25/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB | 14TB | CMR | $508.10 | $36.29/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf 14TB | 14TB | CMR | $510.00 | $36.43/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 14TB | 14TB | CMR | $523.10 | $37.36/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate SkyHawk 18TB | 18TB | CMR | $674.00 | $37.44/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB | 12TB | CMR | $459.99 | $38.33/TB | BestBuy |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB | 24TB | CMR | $949.10 | $39.55/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate SkyHawk 14TB | 14TB | CMR | $574.00 | $41.00/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB | 14TB | CMR | $574.45 | $41.03/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB | 12TB | CMR | $493.19 | $41.10/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 18TB | 18TB | CMR | $748.95 | $41.61/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 24TB | 24TB | SMR | $999.99 | $41.67/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf 16TB | 16TB | CMR | $669.99 | $41.87/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB | 18TB | CMR | $756.00 | $42.00/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate IronWolf 16TB | 16TB | CMR | $673.00 | $42.06/TB | Newegg |
| Western Digital Gold 24TB | 24TB | CMR | $1,039.99 | $43.33/TB | Newegg |
This table mixes current new-condition CMR and SMR HDD offers and sorts them by $/TB. Use the Recording column to see which technology each row uses. The median cards above compare up to 100 matching CMR offers and up to 100 matching SMR offers.
New-condition HDD offers with known CMR or SMR recording technology are compared from the tracked retailer set using median $/TB. Unknown or disputed recording-tech rows are excluded from the comparison.
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