{
  "name": "HDDHunt Used-vs-New HDD $/TB matrix",
  "description": "Cheapest internal 3.5\" SATA hard-drive price per terabyte (USD/TB) at each capacity tier, split by seller-reported condition (New / Used / Refurbished), drawn from live Amazon.com (US) listings.",
  "source": "https://hddhunt.com/best-refurbished-hdds/",
  "publisher": "HDDHunt",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "marketplace": "Amazon.com (US)",
  "period": "August 2026",
  "as_of": "2026-08-18",
  "sample_size": 5221,
  "listing_counts": {
    "New": 3261,
    "Used": 1864,
    "Refurbished": 96
  },
  "methodology": "Cheapest qualifying internal 3.5\" SATA HDD by $/TB per capacity tier and seller-reported condition on Amazon.com (US). SAS server pulls and USB externals are excluded. Used saving = 1 − (used $/TB ÷ new $/TB); refurb_vs_new compares the refurbished floor to the new floor. Point-in-time floors as of 2026-08-18; refurbished is thin (96 listings) so its tier floors are directional. Used drives carry no warranty and unknown power-on hours.",
  "headline": "Buying a used hard drive on Amazon US saves a median of just ~12% per terabyte — not the \"half price\" the folklore promises — and \"Refurbished\" is frequently dearer per TB than new. The biggest used discounts land on specific large-capacity deals that shift week to week with stock, so read the live table rather than fixing on one capacity.",
  "median_used_saving_pct": 12,
  "citation": "HDDHunt Used-vs-New $/TB (August 2026): across 5,000+ live Amazon US HDD listings, buying used saves a median of ~12% per terabyte (range 2–28%), not half price — the biggest used discounts land on specific large-capacity deals that shift week to week (16TB reached 28% off in this August snapshot), and \"Refurbished\" is often dearer per TB than new. Source: HDDHunt, https://hddhunt.com/best-refurbished-hdds/",
  "columns": {
    "capacity": "Capacity label, e.g. \"16TB\".",
    "capacity_tb": "Capacity as an integer number of terabytes.",
    "new_usd_per_tb": "Cheapest New $/TB floor at this tier (USD), or empty if none.",
    "used_usd_per_tb": "Cheapest Used $/TB floor at this tier (USD), or empty if none.",
    "refurb_usd_per_tb": "Cheapest Refurbished $/TB floor at this tier (USD), or empty if none.",
    "used_saving_pct": "Percent the used floor undercuts the new floor (positive = cheaper).",
    "refurb_vs_new_pct": "Percent the refurbished floor undercuts the new floor (positive = cheaper, negative = dearer).",
    "used_listings": "Number of Used listings the used floor was drawn from at this tier."
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "capacity": "4TB",
      "capacity_tb": 4,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 23.8,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 22.25,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": null,
      "used_saving_pct": 7,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": null,
      "used_listings": 50
    },
    {
      "capacity": "6TB",
      "capacity_tb": 6,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 26,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 21.68,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 43.33,
      "used_saving_pct": 17,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": -67,
      "used_listings": 50
    },
    {
      "capacity": "8TB",
      "capacity_tb": 8,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 32.5,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 26.12,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 37.5,
      "used_saving_pct": 20,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": -15,
      "used_listings": 43
    },
    {
      "capacity": "10TB",
      "capacity_tb": 10,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 28.3,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 26,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 34,
      "used_saving_pct": 8,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": -20,
      "used_listings": 50
    },
    {
      "capacity": "12TB",
      "capacity_tb": 12,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 28.33,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 24.92,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 33.25,
      "used_saving_pct": 12,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": -17,
      "used_listings": 42
    },
    {
      "capacity": "14TB",
      "capacity_tb": 14,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 24.99,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 22.07,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 25.71,
      "used_saving_pct": 12,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": -3,
      "used_listings": 30
    },
    {
      "capacity": "16TB",
      "capacity_tb": 16,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 35.65,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 25.56,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 25,
      "used_saving_pct": 28,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": 30,
      "used_listings": 29
    },
    {
      "capacity": "18TB",
      "capacity_tb": 18,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 30.5,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 25,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 26.89,
      "used_saving_pct": 18,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": 12,
      "used_listings": 19
    },
    {
      "capacity": "20TB",
      "capacity_tb": 20,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 31,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 29,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 31,
      "used_saving_pct": 6,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": 0,
      "used_listings": 11
    },
    {
      "capacity": "22TB",
      "capacity_tb": 22,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 32.26,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 29.55,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 20.91,
      "used_saving_pct": 8,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": 35,
      "used_listings": 10
    },
    {
      "capacity": "24TB",
      "capacity_tb": 24,
      "new_usd_per_tb": 26.25,
      "used_usd_per_tb": 25.83,
      "refurb_usd_per_tb": 25.83,
      "used_saving_pct": 2,
      "refurb_vs_new_pct": 2,
      "used_listings": 6
    }
  ]
}