Spacious 24TB hard drive is a mere 1 cent per GB — Seagate's BarraCuda 24TB HDD is back on sale for $249

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SeaGate BarraCuda 24TB
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You might want a superfast M.2 SSD for gaming or booting Windows on your PC, but what if you just want the most economical storage solution possible? Seagate's BarraCuda range is synonymous with massive storage at low cost, and right now you can score its 24TB version for just $249 at Newegg, the cheapest this drive has ever been, and $10 less than the last time we highlighted it. 

With 7200 RPM speeds, this is a capacity-over-performance play, but a huge HDD like this is a great solution for those who just want to get as much storage as possible without paying a premium.

While we have previously reviewed the Seagate Barracuda 8TB HDD, the 24TB version, which is faster and doesn't use SMR tech, isn't a fair comparison. While not our favorite HDD by any stretch, you'll struggle to find this much storage for $249 anywhere else. To give you an idea, this is six times the capacity of a similarly priced 4TB M.2 SSD, and should be considered an economy-of-scale purchase accordingly.

Seagate BarraCuda 24TB HDD
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Seagate BarraCuda 24TB HDD: was $299 now $249 at Newegg

The 24TB edition of the Seagate BarraCuda HDD is available at Newegg for $249. This is an excellent option for anyone looking to expand their storage capacity without incurring significant costs. It operates at 7200 RPMs and can achieve transfer speeds of up to 190 MB/s.

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As noted, a 7200 RPM HDD isn't a drive for those who want speed and performance, but the transfer speeds of up to 190 MB/s — and SATA 6GB/s connectivity — are respectable enough given the capacity.

The Seagate BarraCuda line is generally reliable, and crucially, this drive (unlike the aforementioned 8TB model) uses Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) technology as opposed to Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR), avoiding some of the pitfalls of the latter. You'll also get a two-year limited warranty.

If you're looking for other hard drive deals during Prime Day, check out our Best Prime Day Hard Drive Deals 2025 article. For an even broader view of the best drives on the market, irrespective of sales, head to our list of best hard drives to see what's leading the market and get a better idea of what specs to look out for when shopping.

If you're looking for more savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, or CPU Deals pages.

Stephen Warwick
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4 Comments Comment from the forums
  • RchUncleSkeleton
    Might as well flush $240 down the toilet. Barracuda drives have one of the highest failure rates of any mechanical hard drive. If you want something that's going to last, Iron Wolf Pro are the best option for mass storage, in the consumer sector. You'd only get 16TB for a similar price, but you have a much more reliable, high quality drive, with a much longer warranty, and data recovery services included.
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  • teeejay94
    Been running a Toshiba N300 12TB its an excellent drive super quick good amount of cache 256MB and got it for like 300$ a couple years ago, theyve actually gone up in price since then from what I can tell
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  • TheBeastFromOz
    RchUncleSkeleton said:
    Might as well flush $240 down the toilet. Barracuda drives have one of the highest failure rates of any mechanical hard drive. If you want something that's going to last, Iron Wolf Pro are the best option for mass storage, in the consumer sector. You'd only get 16TB for a similar price, but you have a much more reliable, high quality drive, with a much longer warranty, and data recovery services included.
    Heard that before, but never had a Seagate drive fail before I retired it. WD drives, on the other hand, I have had several fail early, stopped buying those years ago.
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  • MisterZ
    TheBeastFromOz said:
    Heard that before, but never had a Seagate drive fail before I retired it. WD drives, on the other hand, I have had several fail early, stopped buying those years ago.
    Meh, I've been using a WD Green for the last 12 years and it's still going strong. Before that, I had a WD Black and a Caviar SE which were also problem-free drives.
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