External and portable hard drives · 1TB capacity

1TB external hard drive prices in Australia

The cheapest new 1TB external hard drive we saw in the week to 2026-10-27 was $166.95 ($166.95 per TB) at Mwave on 2026-10-27. Below: the cheapest drive at each retailer, AUD per TB against other sizes, the median price by year since 2026, and the drives behind the figures.

Last observed 2026-10-27 · AUD

73dated prices

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$183.9590-day median

This week

Cheapest 1TB external hard drive by retailer

Best buys by AUD/TB →

New drives observed 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-27. AUD, excluding delivery.
Retailer	Drive	Price	Observed
Mwave	ADATA HV320 1TB USB 3.0 Slim Portable External Hard Drive - Black	$166.95 $166.95 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗

Last 90 days (2026-07-29 to 2026-10-27): low $166.95, median $183.95 across 73 dated prices.

Cost per terabyte

Hard drive sizes compared this week

Cheapest new drive at each size, 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-27. 1 TB = 1,000 GB.
Size	Cheapest drive	Price	AUD per TB
1TB hard drive	Western Digital 1TB Blue 5400RPM 3.5in SATA Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$155.00	$155.00
2TB hard drive	Western Digital 2TB Blue Pro 7200RPM 3.5in SATA Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$249.00	$124.50
4TB hard drive	Western Digital 4TB Blue 128MB Cache 5400RPM 3.5in SATA Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$279.00	$69.75
6TB hard drive	Western Digital 6TB Purple 3.5in SATAIII Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$449.00	$74.83
8TB hard drive	Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5in SATA HDD, Scorptec · 2026-10-27	$465.00	$58.13
10TB hard drive	Western Digital 10TB Blue 3.5in SATA 7200 RPM Desktop Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$699.00	$69.90
12TB hard drive	Seagate IronWolf 12TB 7200 RPM 3.5" SATA NAS Internal Hard Drive Shopping Express · 2026-10-27	$829.00	$69.08
16TB hard drive	Seagate 16TB Barracuda 3.5in SATA 3 7200RPM Hard Drive Umart · 2026-10-27	$869.00	$54.31
20TB hard drive	Seagate Barracuda 20TB 7200 RPM 3.5" SATA Desktop Hard Drive Shopping Express · 2026-10-27	$1,039.00	$51.95
24TB hard drive	Seagate Barracuda 24TB 7200 RPM 3.5" SATA Desktop Hard Drive Shopping Express · 2026-10-27	$1,089.00	$45.38
1TB external hard drive	ADATA HV320 1TB USB 3.0 Slim Portable External Hard Drive - Black Mwave · 2026-10-27	$166.95	$166.95
2TB external hard drive	ADATA Rugged Pro HD710 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive Mwave · 2026-10-27	$199.00	$99.50

1TB external hard drive price trend by year

Median observed 1TB external hard drive price per calendar year, AUD. Dots mark dated prices; we have no prices between them.

Year	Median	Lowest	Median per TB	Prices	Drives
2026	$183.95	$166.95	$183.95	73	4

Medians mix brands, interfaces and drive classes within one year. Years without a captured listing are missing, never estimated.

Price histories

1TB external hard drives we track

Drive	Last observed price	Date	Prices
ADATA Rugged Pro HD710 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Yellow	$187.95 at Mwave	2026-10-27	18
ADATA HV320 1TB USB 3.0 Slim Portable External Hard Drive - Black	$166.95 at Mwave	2026-10-27	20
ADATA Rugged Pro HD710 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Blue	$183.95 at Mwave	2026-10-27	18
ADATA Rugged Pro HD710 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Black	$184.95 at Mwave	2026-10-27	17

Size is the stated capacity; AUD per TB uses 1 TB = 1,000 GB.Open-box, refurbished and used offers are excluded. See sources and methodology.