Where to buy HDDs cheap?

[BiggusThiccus]

Hi Guys,

Thought I would reach out and see if anyone can help me with this pain. 

Recently have bought a Ugreen 4800+ and obviously need to fill it with drives. Issue is, the large HDDs are eye wateringly expensive whilst the mid sized ones seem too poor for £ per GB. 

Are there any places where you would recommend finding cheap(er) drives or even refurbed? 

Thanks

[Capecontabir]

Hi Guys,
Thought I would reach out and see if anyone can help me with this pain. 
Recently have bought a Ugreen 4800+ and obviously need to fill it with drives. Issue is, the large HDDs are eye wateringly expensive whilst the mid sized ones seem too poor for £ per GB. 
Are there any places where you would recommend finding cheap(er) drives or even refurbed? 
Thanks

I was in a similar situation when setting up my NAS. I ended up buying a couple of old enterprise HGST drives off eBay.

[BiggusThiccus]

Hi Guys,
Thought I would reach out and see if anyone can help me with this pain. 
Recently have bought a Ugreen 4800+ and obviously need to fill it with drives. Issue is, the large HDDs are eye wateringly expensive whilst the mid sized ones seem too poor for £ per GB. 
Are there any places where you would recommend finding cheap(er) drives or even refurbed? 
Thanks

I was in a similar situation when setting up my NAS. I ended up buying a couple of old enterprise HGST drives off eBay.

I did end up looking for HGST drives on Ebay and they do seem the best price per GB. are they reliable even 2nd hand?

[mrdnuo]

Hei kaikki,
Ajattelin ottaa yhteyttä ja kysyä, voisiko joku auttaa minua tämän ongelman kanssa.
Ostin hiljattain Ugreen 4800+:n ja ilmeisesti tarvitsen siihen tilaa ahtaasti levyillä. Ongelmana on, että suuret kiintolevyt ovat silmiä hivelevän kalliita, kun taas keskikokoiset tuntuvat liian huonoilta punnan hintaan gigatavua kohden.
Onko olemassa paikkoja, joista suosittelisit halvempien tai jopa kunnostettujen kiintolevyjen löytämistä?
Kiitos Rize Tours

[nightshirtfirm]

Hi Guys,
Thought I would reach out and see if anyone can help me with this pain. 
Recently have bought a Wacky Flip Ugreen 4800+ and obviously need to fill it with drives. Issue is, the large HDDs are eye wateringly expensive whilst the mid sized ones seem too poor for £ per GB. 
Are there any places where you would recommend finding cheap(er) drives or even refurbed? 
Thanks

ServerPartDeals is a very popular choice for enterprise-grade refurbished drives. They often come with a good warranty. Enterprise drives are designed for 24/7 operation and can be very reliable, often at a significant discount compared to new consumer drives. You will need to factor in shipping costs and potential import duties into the UK.

[ed]

Thanks for posting — and you’re absolutely right, drive prices right now can feel brutal, especially when you’re trying to fill a 4-bay or bigger NAS in one go.

A few options worth looking at:
• Server Pulls / Refurbs:
Sites like ServerPartsDeals, GoHardDrive, and on eBay from reputable sellers (look for “Dell HGST 12TB SAS” or similar) often have enterprise drives pulled from data centres at half the cost of new. They’re tested and usually still very reliable.
Just make sure you’re OK with SAS drives if you buy enterprise pulls — some NAS models support them, some don’t.
• eBay / CEX (UK):
You can find new or barely-used WD Red Plus, Seagate IronWolf or Exos drives on eBay. Always check the SMART report before putting into service. CEX in the UK sometimes has WD or Seagate NAS drives at decent prices with a 2-year warranty.
• Shucking External Drives:
Often the cheapest route. WD Elements 14TB or 16TB external USB drives are sometimes on Amazon, Currys, or Costco for far less per TB than bare NAS drives — and inside is a white-label WD Red or similar. Search “shucking drives” if you’ve not done this before.
(Note: Ugreen NAS will take these fine, but sometimes you need to tape a pin on the power connector if the drive won’t spin up — minor issue.)
• Watch Price Trackers:
Use tools like PCPartPicker or HotUKDeals to watch for drops. Sometimes big sales bring 18TB drives down close to £14–15/TB.

If you can stretch your budget a little, I’d still recommend WD Red Plus or Seagate IronWolf over generic desktop drives — they’ll last longer and run quieter. If you’d like, I can also suggest a good balance of capacity and redundancy for your 4800+.