Hard Drive Comparison Table

Hard drives still win on dollars-per-terabyte for bulk storage, backups, and NAS. This data-driven table lists popular consumer and NAS HDDs by capacity, RPM/type, and interface. When Usual Deals has a matching live listing we show that price and a See deal link; otherwise use Check Amazon for current pricing (Associates tag applied when configured).

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Table columns: brand, capacity, RPM/type, interface, price, $/TB, and deal link. curated seed + 3 live deal matches. Click a column header to sort. Prices from live Usual Deals listings when matched; otherwise check Amazon.

Brand	Model	Capacity	RPM / type	Interface	Price	$/TB	Deal
Seagate	Seagate IronWolf 4TB	4 TB	5400 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate IronWolf 8TB	8 TB	7200 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB	12 TB	7200 RPM · HDD NAS Pro	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate BarraCuda 2TB	2 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Desktop	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate BarraCuda 4TB	4 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Desktop	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate Portable 2TB (USB)	2 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Portable	USB 3.0 (2.5" external)	See deal Live	—	See deal
WD	WD Red Plus 4TB	4 TB	5400 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD Red Plus 8TB	8 TB	5640 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD Black 4TB	4 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Performance	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD Black 6TB	6 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Performance	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD Black P10 5TB Game Drive	5 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Portable	USB 3.2 (2.5" external)	$125 Live	$25.00/TB	See deal
WD	WD Elements 1TB Portable	1 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Portable	USB 3.0 (2.5" external)	See deal Live	—	See deal
WD	WD easystore 16TB Desktop	16 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Desktop external	USB 3.2 (3.5" external)	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD My Passport 2TB	2 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Portable	USB 3.2 (2.5" external)	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Toshiba	Toshiba N300 4TB	4 TB	7200 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Toshiba	Toshiba N300 8TB	8 TB	7200 RPM · HDD NAS	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Toshiba	Toshiba X300 6TB	6 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Performance	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate SkyHawk 4TB	4 TB	5400 RPM · HDD Surveillance	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
Seagate	Seagate Exos X18 16TB	16 TB	7200 RPM · HDD Enterprise	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon
WD	WD Red Pro 10TB	10 TB	7200 RPM · HDD NAS Pro	SATA III (3.5")	Check Amazon	—	Check Amazon

Buying tips

Use NAS / RAID-rated drives (e.g. IronWolf, Red Plus) for 24/7 multi-bay systems; desktop drives are fine for single-disk backups.
Prefer CMR for RAID rebuilds and heavy random writes; avoid SMR for arrays when possible.
Sort by $/TB once a live price is present — larger desktop/NAS drives usually win on cost per terabyte vs portable USB drives.
External USB drives are convenient for offsite backups — check whether the enclosure uses a standard SATA drive you can reuse later.
Always budget for a second copy of important data (3-2-1 backup rule).