Quick Luddite Notes

💾 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

NOTE: Other offers exist beyond Seagate, but they’re getting scarcer by the day. A few examples (2.5”):

Current offers at MediaMarkt/Saturn (DE-only):