| £/TB | Price | Size | Tech | Form Factor | Condition | Description | Rating | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | £37.50 | £299.99 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 73 | |
 | £39.19 | £313.50 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 8,564 | |
 | £41.00 | £327.99 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.1 | 1,081 | |
 | £41.81 | £334.48-10.9% 24h | 8 TB | HDD | External | New | ★★★★☆ 4.1 | 701 | |
 | £42.50 | £339.99 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 132 | |
 | £42.76 | £342.08 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.5 | 58 | |
 | £43.13 | £345.00+1.5% 24h | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.5 | 1,999 | |
 | £45.42 | £363.33 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 58 | |
 | £46.25 | £369.99 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 299 | |
 | £46.88 | £375.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.0 | 1 | |
 | £47.13 | £377.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 434 | |
 | £47.62 | £380.92 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.0 | 1,821 | |
 | £47.85 | £382.81 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 482 | |
 | £48.50 | £388.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.4 | 360 | |
| £48.50 | £388.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 1,471 | |
 | £48.50 | £388.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 807 | |
 | £50.29 | £402.29 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 7 | |
 | £51.10 | £408.82 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 79 | |
 | £51.87 | £414.95-10.1% 24h | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.4 | 493 | |
 | £52.38 | £419.00 | 8 TB | HDD | Internal | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 556 | |
 | £55.14 | £441.12 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | Renewed | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 10 | |
 | £56.44 | £451.49 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.0 | 10 | |
 | £57.25 | £457.99 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 503 | |
| £62.39 | £499.09 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 22,243 | |
| £62.50 | £500.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.4 | 307 | |
 | £65.11 | £520.90 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.0 | 63 | |
| £72.57 | £580.52+2.0% 24h | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 1,034 | |
 | £72.88 | £583.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 316 | |
 | £73.75 | £589.97 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★★ 5.0 | 1 | |
 | £82.38 | £659.00 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★☆ 4.1 | 39 | |
 | £83.71 | £669.67 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.5 | 38 | |
 | £156.01 | £1,248.08 | 8 TB | HDD | 3.5" | New | ★★★★½ 4.6 | 5 |
Choosing an 8TB NAS drive
Today the best value is TOSHIBA 8.9cm at £299.99 (£37.50/TB). 8TB is the middle of the NAS range: enough for a media library in a two-bay mirror, or a large shared archive in a four- or five-bay RAID 5. The NAS lines (IronWolf, Red Plus/Pro, N300) and the enterprise drives (Exos, Toshiba MG, Ultrastar) overlap here, so compare the family table below on £/TB before settling on a brand.
- 2-bay, RAID 1 (mirror): 8TB usable from 2 × 8TB, about £599.98 in drives at today’s best price.
- 4-bay, RAID 5: 24TB usable from 4 × 8TB, about £1,199.96 in drives at today’s best price.
- 5-bay, RAID 5: 32TB usable from 5 × 8TB, about £1,499.95 in drives at today’s best price.
- 8-bay, RAID 6: 48TB usable from 8 × 8TB, about £2,399.92 in drives at today’s best price.
8TB NAS drives by family
| Family | Drives | Best £/TB | Best-value model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate IronWolf Pro | 2 | £43.13/TB | Seagate 8TB IronWolf Pro Internal NAS Hard Dr |
| Seagate IronWolf | 8 | £39.19/TB | Seagate 8TB IronWolf Internal NAS Hard Drive |
| WD Red Pro | 3 | £47.62/TB | WD Red Pro 8TB NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive |
| WD Red Plus | 4 | £42.50/TB | WD Red Plus 8TB NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive |
| Toshiba N300 | 6 | £37.50/TB | TOSHIBA 8.9cm |
| Toshiba MG | 1 | £56.44/TB | Toshiba MG Series 8TB Internal Enterprise Har |
| WD Ultrastar | 2 | £55.14/TB | HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080ALE604 8TB 7200 R |
Buy drives from more than one batch when filling a multi-bay array, to cut the risk of two failing together. For the full picture see our NAS drive guide, SMR vs CMR and when to replace NAS drives, or compare every size on the NAS drive hub.
Frequently asked questions
How does disks.co.uk rank 8TB NAS drives?
We rank every 8TB NAS drives by real cost per terabyte (£/TB) — the live Amazon.co.uk price divided by capacity — so the best value appears at the top. Prices refresh several times a day from Keepa, with 24-hour movement and all-time-low flags.
What is the cheapest 8TB NAS drives right now?
The drive at the top of the table above is the cheapest of the 8TB NAS drives by £/TB today. At larger sizes the enterprise Exos, Toshiba MG and Ultrastar drives are often cheaper per terabyte than the NAS-branded lines; they are louder, but carry 5-year warranties.
Are all of these drives CMR?
The NAS-rated families listed here — IronWolf and IronWolf Pro, WD Red Plus and Red Pro, Toshiba N300 — and the enterprise drives all use conventional (CMR) recording. The one to watch is plain "WD Red" (no Plus or Pro) in the 2–6TB sizes, which is shingled (SMR) and a poor fit for RAID. See SMR vs CMR.
How many 8TB NAS drives do I need?
It depends on the bay count and RAID level: two drives in RAID 1 give you one drive's space with a full mirror; four in RAID 5 give three drives' worth and survive one failure. The section below works out usable space and cost at this size, and our NAS drive guide covers the choice in more detail.