Western Digital 8TB 3.5" SATA hard drives – 3 available, priced per drive
Helium-sealed, CMR (not SMR) drives built on the HGST Ultrastar platform – a long-time favorite for NAS, Unraid, TrueNAS, and Plex servers. Pulled from my personal always-on home server, working when removed.
DRIVES AVAILABLE1. WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 – Mfd 13 Nov 20182. WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 – Mfd 13 Nov 20183. WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 – Mfd 15 May 2019
HEALTH (all three, tested Oct 2026 – SMART screenshots in photos)- SMART overall: PASSED- Short self-test: completed without error- 0 reallocated sectors, 0 pending, 0 uncorrectable, 0 CRC errors- Helium level: 100 (full)- Low start/stop and load-cycle counts – these ran continuously, not cycled on and offSPECS- 8TB, SATA 6Gb/s, 3.5" form factor- 5400 RPM class, 256MB cache- Helium-filled, CMR recording
CONDITION / NOTES- Used. Removed from WD external enclosures- Full zero-pass wipe before shipping. No data.- These drives support the SATA 3.3V Power Disable feature. If a drive won't spin up in your system, use a Molex-to-SATA adapter or tape over the first 3 power pins.- Drive only. No cables, enclosure, or screws.