A condition-gap tracker for checking whether refurbished, recertified, or used HDD offers are actually cheaper than comparable new HDD offers.
Benchmark for comparison
Recertified, refurbished, and used
Refurb/used median is below new
Current tracked offers, ordered for comparison.
| Drive | Capacity | Condition | Total | $/TB | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Constellation ES 4TB | 4TB | Refurbished | $84.00 | $21.00/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate ST3000NM0023 3TB | 3TB | Refurbished | $74.75 | $24.92/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Expansion 16TB | 16TB | New | $399.99 | $25.00/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Expansion 20TB | 20TB | New | $499.99 | $25.00/TB | Seagate |
| Toshiba MG07 14TB | 14TB | Refurbished | $354.00 | $25.29/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Seagate ST10000NM0096 10TB | 10TB | Refurbished | $259.00 | $25.90/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Seagate ST12000NM002G 12TB | 12TB | Refurbished | $319.00 | $26.58/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Seagate ST10000NM0096 10TB | 10TB | Refurbished | $269.00 | $26.90/TB | Newegg |
| Toshiba MG 10TB | 10TB | Refurbished | $279.00 | $27.90/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Seagate Exos 25TB | 25TB | Recertified | $699.00 | $27.96/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Seagate ST33000650SS 3TB | 3TB | New | $87.10 | $29.03/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 16TB | 16TB | Refurbished | $469.00 | $29.31/TB | ServerPartDeals |
| Western Digital Gold 10TB | 10TB | Refurbished | $295.00 | $29.50/TB | Newegg |
| HGST Ultrastar 12TB | 12TB | Refurbished | $355.00 | $29.58/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 16TB | 16TB | Refurbished | $475.00 | $29.69/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Exos 16TB | 16TB | Refurbished | $478.95 | $29.93/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Constellation ES 4TB | 4TB | New | $120.00 | $30.00/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate Expansion 28TB | 28TB | New | $849.99 | $30.36/TB | BestBuy |
| Seagate Exos 16TB | 16TB | Used | $488.65 | $30.54/TB | Newegg |
| Seagate BarraCuda 8TB | 8TB | Refurbished | $245.00 | $30.63/TB | Newegg |
This table mixes new, recertified, refurbished, and used HDD offers and sorts them by $/TB. Use the Condition column to check whether a second-hand row is actually cheaper than the new rows around it. The median cards above compare up to 100 matching offers per side, so one unusually cheap listing does not define the page.
New HDD offers are compared with refurbished, recertified, and used HDD offers from the tracked retailer set using median $/TB. A refurb or used row is only a better price when its $/TB is below the new-condition benchmark or comparable new rows.
These pages update from the tracked market data used by ListofDisks charts and capacity pages. Product pages may include additional current retailer offers.
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