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Cheapest external hard drives by price per TB

External desktop drives are frequently cheaper per terabyte than the bare internal drives inside them, because manufacturers price enclosures aggressively. Many contain the same CMR drives sold separately at a premium, which is why shucking remains popular for NAS builders.

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All ≤ 1 TB 2–4 TB 6–8 TB 10–14 TB 16–20 TB 22+ TB
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How often are prices updated?

Prices are refreshed every six hours from all eight Amazon marketplaces. The timestamp in the header shows the last successful update.

Why compare price per terabyte instead of total price?

Price per terabyte is the only way to compare drives of different capacities fairly. A 4 TB drive at €80 and a 16 TB drive at €280 look far apart until you see they cost €20 and €17.50 per TB respectively.

Can I buy from a marketplace in another country?

Usually yes, though shipping costs, delivery times and import duties vary. Within the EU there are normally no customs charges. Prices shown here do not include shipping.

Are the converted prices exact?

Exchange rates are updated daily from the European Central Bank via frankfurter.app. Your card issuer will apply its own rate and possibly a foreign transaction fee, so the final amount may differ slightly.

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