💾 Are HDDs more affordable than SSDs?
SSDs have reached unprecedented price points; are HDDs still more affordable? Here’s a table of some Amazon Deutschland prices (VAT will be adjusted to match the recipient’s country), valid at the time of writing and rounded up, because they can always change for the worse. 2.5” external drives seem to be in short supply recently.
| Form | Edition | Power | Cable | P/N | Size | Price | ASIN | €/TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5” | 2025 | mains | MicroB to USB-A |
STKP 6000400 | 6TB | €216 | B093BVQYYM | ~36 |
| 3.5” | 2025 | mains | MicroB to USB-A |
STGY 8000400 | 8TB | €259 | B07CQJBSQL | ~32 |
| 3.5” | 2025 | mains | MicroB to USB-A |
STKP 20000400 | 20TB | €639 | B0B2PZWD81 | ~32 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | mains | MicroB to USB-C |
STNP 4000400 | 4TB | €152 | B0G593ZZ4J | ~38 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | mains | MicroB to USB-C |
STNP 8000400 | 8TB | €241 | B0G595W6DD | ~30 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | mains | MicroB to USB-C |
STNP 20000400 | 16TB | €465 | B0G595XRNB | ~29 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | mains | MicroB to USB-C |
STNP 20000400 | 20TB | €627 | B0G591XZ66 | ~31 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | 15W USB-C |
USB-C to USB-C |
STNB 8000400 | 8TB | €268 | B0FH5NGWNY | ~33 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | 15W USB-C |
USB-C to USB-C |
STNB 16000400 | 16TB | €511 | B0FH5QCHJH | ~32 |
| 3.5” | 2026 | 15W USB-C |
USB-C to USB-C |
STNB 20000400 | 20TB | €646 | B0FH5QQPFJ | ~32 |
| 3.5” | FireCuda | mains | MicroB to USB-A |
STKL 5000400 | 5TB | €230 | B08Y1S6R1V | ~46 |
| 3.5” | FireCuda | 15W USB-C |
USB-C to USB-C |
STNL 8000400 | 8TB | €260 | B0FWRD15W8 | ~32 |
| 2.5” | 2025 | USB-A | MicroB to USB-A |
STGX 5000400 | 5TB | €169 | B07VS8QCXC | ~34 |
| 2.5” | 2026 | USB-C | MicroB to USB-C |
STNN 4000400 | 4TB | €181 | B0GS72N75N | ~45 |
| 2.5” | older | USB-A | MicroB to USB-A |
STKM 5000400 | 5TB | €178 | B08ZJFYB9J | ~36 |
| 2.5” | older | USB-A | MicroB to USB-A |
STKZ 5000404 | 5TB | €191 | B094R327VT | ~38 |