Internal hard drives · 8TB capacity

8TB hard drive prices in Australia

The cheapest new 8TB hard drive we saw in the week to 2026-10-27 was $465.00 ($58.13 per TB) at Scorptec on 2026-10-27. Below: the cheapest drive at each retailer, AUD per TB against other sizes, the median price by year since 2016, and the drives behind the figures.

Last observed 2026-10-27 · AUD

270dated prices

24drives

$579.0090-day median

This week

Cheapest 8TB 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
Scorptec	Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5in SATA HDD, Part: ST8000DM004	$465.00 $58.13 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗
Shopping Express	Seagate Barracuda 8TB 5400 RPM 3.5" SATA Desktop Hard Drive Part: ST8000DM004	$469.00 $58.63 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗
Umart	Seagate Barracuda 8TB 5400RPM 3.5in SATAIII Hard Drive Part: ST8000DM004	$479.00 $59.88 per TB	2026-10-27 View dated source ↗

Last 90 days (2026-07-29 to 2026-10-27): low $465.00, median $579.00 across 214 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

8TB hard drive price trend by year

Median observed 8TB 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
2016	$369.00	$369.00	$46.13	1	1
2017	$561.98	$358.99	$70.25	3	3
2018	$448.50	$398.00	$56.06	2	2
2019	$339.00	$328.00	$42.38	3	3
2020	$327.00	$315.00	$40.88	2	2
2021	$399.99	$225.00	$50.00	5	5
2022	$394.99	$193.00	$49.37	5	5
2023	$229.00	$178.00	$28.63	5	5
2024	$249.00	$215.00	$31.13	9	8
2025	$278.00	$208.00	$34.75	11	10
2026	$579.00	$251.95	$72.38	224	16

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

Price histories

8TB hard drives we track

Drive	Last observed price	Date	Prices
0B36404	$899.00 at Scorptec	2026-10-27	14
WD80EFPX	$569.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	19
ST8000VN004	$599.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	33
ST8000VN002	$579.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	31
HDWG780AZSTA	$579.00 at Shopping Express	2026-10-27	14
WD80EAAZ	$519.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	35
HDWG780UZSVA	$569.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	17
ST8000DM004	$479.00 at Umart	2026-10-27	52
ST8000NT001	$669.00 at Shopping Express	2026-10-27	14
WD WD80EAZZ 8TB Blue 3.5" 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive	$251.95 at Mwave	2026-01-20	4
Seagate ST8000DX001 8TB FireCuda 3.5" 7200RPM SATA Desktop Hard Drive	$446.95 at Mwave	2026-01-20	5
Seagate ST8000DM004 8TB BarraCuda 3.5" SATA3 Desktop Hard Drive	$299.00 at Mwave	2026-01-20	8
WD Black WD8002FZWX 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM SATA3 Hard Drive	$431.95 at Mwave	2026-01-20	3
WD WD8004FRYZ 8TB Gold 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 512e Enterprise Hard Drive	$376.95 at Mwave	2024-03-24	3
Seagate Exos 5E8 8TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Archive HDD	$469.98 at Mwave	2021-01-20	4

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.