WD - Red Pro 18TB NAS Internal Hard Drive
Price range: $389.99–523.91
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Outperforms 98% of ssds at a lower price than 28%.
$390 is 71% above the $227 category median.
$390 is 71% above the $227 category median.
Brand: WD
Category: Ssd
A WD 18 TB SATA 3.5 in. SSD with up to 272 MB/s read, 272 MB/s write.
PQS: 90 (computed 2026-03-14 07:04:56.605891+00:00)
GTIN-14: 00718037875729
Key specs
A human-friendly subset of specs (non-null)
Capacity (GB)
18000
Form factor
3.5 in.
Interface
SATA
Read speed
272 megabytes per second
Write speed
272 megabytes per second
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Offers
| Retailer | SKU | Price | Stock | Offer | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Buy | 6523108 | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | View offer → | 2026-03-14 02:49:49.771274+00:00 |
| Newegg | 9SIA0ZXDK18287 | 523.91 USD | In stock | View offer → | 2026-03-12 02:23:35.737048+00:00 |
Recent price history (50)
| Retailer | Price | Stock | Seen at |
|---|---|---|---|
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-14 02:49:49.771274+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-13 02:59:42.575639+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-12 02:50:36.517941+00:00 |
| newegg | 523.91 USD | In stock | 2026-03-12 02:23:35.737048+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-11 02:48:45.782787+00:00 |
| newegg | 523.91 USD | In stock | 2026-03-11 02:13:17.957802+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-10 02:58:00.317824+00:00 |
| newegg | 523.91 USD | In stock | 2026-03-10 02:20:48.720102+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-09 02:57:36.997325+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-06 06:12:33.094071+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-03 02:03:02.563585+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 389.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-02 08:09:01.722981+00:00 |
Full specs
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| Capacity (GB) | 18000 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | 3.5 in. |
| Interface | SATA |
| Read speed | 272 megabytes per second |
| Write speed | 272 megabytes per second |
| Reconciled at | 2026-03-11 02:17:02.073583+00:00 |
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