Internal hard drives · 1TB capacity

1TB hard drive prices in Australia

The cheapest new 1TB hard drive we saw in the week to 2026-10-27 was $155.00 ($155.00 per TB) at Umart on 2026-10-27. Below: the cheapest drive at each retailer, AUD per TB against other sizes, the median price by year since 2014, and the drives behind the figures.

Last observed 2026-10-27 · AUD

110dated prices

13drives

$185.0090-day median

This week

Cheapest 1TB 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
Umart	Western Digital 1TB Blue 5400RPM 3.5in SATA Hard Drive Part: WD10EARZ	$155.00 $155.00 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗
Shopping Express	Western Digital WD Purple 1TB 5400 RPM 3.5" SATA Surveillance Hard Part: WD11PURZ	$299.00 $299.00 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗

Last 90 days (2026-07-29 to 2026-10-27): low $155.00, median $185.00 across 62 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 hard drive price trend by year

Median observed 1TB 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
2014	$83.50	$68.00	$83.50	2	2
2015	$90.00	$69.00	$90.00	3	3
2016	$96.99	$72.99	$96.99	7	7
2017	$81.99	$74.99	$81.99	6	6
2018	$81.98	$61.99	$81.98	5	5
2019	$84.50	$59.00	$84.50	4	4
2020	$69.00	$64.00	$69.00	3	3
2021	$79.50	$62.00	$79.50	4	4
2022	$74.00	$53.00	$74.00	4	4
2023	$80.00	$65.00	$80.00	4	4
2024	$111.95	$89.95	$111.95	2	2
2025	$112.45	$77.95	$112.45	2	2
2026	$185.00	$107.95	$185.00	64	4

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

Price histories

1TB hard drives we track

Drive	Last observed price	Date	Prices
WD10EARZ	$155.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	31
WD11PURZ	$169.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	31
WD WD10EZEX 1TB Blue 3.5” 7200RPM SATA3 Hard Drive	$107.95 at Mwave	2026-01-20	11
WD WD1003FZEX 1TB Black 3.5” 7200RPM SATA3 Hard Drive	$159.95 at Mwave	2026-01-20	11
Seagate ST1000DM010 1TB BarraCuda 3.5" SATA3 Desktop Hard Drive	$69.00 at Mwave	2023-02-24	7
WD WD10EFRX 1TB Red 3.5” IntelliPower SATA3 NAS Hard Drive	$91.00 at Mwave	2023-02-24	7
Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200 RPM SATA 6.0 Gbit/s Desktop HDD - DT01ACA100	$81.98 at Mwave	2018-03-30	3
Western Digital Red NAS EFRX SATA3 1TB	$98.00 at MSY	2016-01-28	3

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