Update 10/4 @ 7:49 PM: Amazon offers the SanDisk 500GB 2.5-inch internal solid state drive for $80.99 shipped (Reg. $90). Rated 4.6/5 stars.
Newegg offers a 2-pack of HGST 8TB NAS 3.5-inch internal hard drives for $412.99 shipped. Regularly these drives are around $245+ each which comes out to just shy of $500 for a pair. These are my favorite drives when building a NAS as they’re reliable and can hold a massive amount of data. Rated 4.1/5 stars.
For a more budget-friendly option, there’s always the 4TB WD Red drive at $125. You’re losing out on storage space here, as it has half as much as each of the HGST drives, though it’s just as reliable.
HGST 8TB NAS HDD features:
- 7200 RPM performance, delivers media transfer rates up to 20% faster than 5400 RPM drives
- Seek times less than 12ms
- Up to 8TB capacity
- 1 million hours MTBF
- Rotational Vibration Sensor
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