Question If you needed about 17 seagate HDs - is there a discount in quantity?

B

boed

Senior member

Nov 19, 2009

529

11

81

• Feb 5, 2025

• #1

Years ago I bought 16 large drives and got a great discount for the quantity. I don't see anyone with quantity discounts anymore - is my quantity too small to get a discount?

 

Shmee

Memory & Storage, Graphics Cards Mod Elite Member

Super Moderator

Sep 13, 2008

7,972

2,934

146

• Feb 5, 2025

• #2

What kind of HDDs are we talking? Are you looking for enterprise / pro NAS drives? New only or is refurb ok? I know goharddrive has great discounts on enterprise refurbs, and often gives their own warranty, even if the manufacturer warranty expired. I am no sure if there is a volume discount exactly, but there might be. I ordered 4 12TB WD data center refurb drives from them a while back for a NAS system.

 

Shmee

Memory & Storage, Graphics Cards Mod Elite Member

Super Moderator

Sep 13, 2008

7,972

2,934

146

• Feb 5, 2025

• #3

Here is a decent deal on similar drives, looks like the 12TB Ultrastars may be gone. For a while they were going for around $80 each. But this deal is still decent. https://www.ebay.com/itm/167206684222

 

B

boed

Senior member

Nov 19, 2009

529

11

81

• Feb 7, 2025

• #4

I was hoping for something like the ST16000NM002H - I would like new.

 

J

jamesdsimone

Senior member

Dec 21, 2015

884

245

116

• Feb 15, 2025

• #5

Shmee said:

Here is a decent deal on similar drives, looks like the 12TB Ultrastars may be gone. For a while they were going for around $80 each. But this deal is still decent. https://www.ebay.com/itm/167206684222

Click to expand...

I have noticed a significant increase in hard drive prices. Lasy May, I got 8 of those refurbed 12 TB Hitachi Ultrastar drives for half what this 14 TB is running. Prior to that I was getting 4 TB Seagate drives for 40USD they are running 60USD now. Probably a big data center drive dump drove the prices down? You have to keep watching prices because you never know when that will happen.

 

Last edited: Feb 15, 2025

T

tcsenter

Lifer

Sep 7, 2001

18,753

449

126

• Feb 15, 2025

• #6

boed said:

Years ago I bought 16 large drives and got a great discount for the quantity. I don't see anyone with quantity discounts anymore - is my quantity too small to get a discount?

Click to expand...

That many should be able to get some discount. There is a saying about the risks of asking, "The worst that can happen is they respond NO". Contact a couple sellers and ask what their best price is for that quantity. Then whoever is lower, ask the other if they can do any better.