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WD Blue 6TB

DesktopCMR5,400 RPM256 MB cache

The WD Blue 6TB costs $242.00 right now, or $40.33/TB. The 12TB is cheaper per terabyte at $37.08/TB. Stepping up to the 8TB costs $82.99 more.

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WD Blue 6TB hard drive

Where to buy the WD Blue 6TB

Every in-stock offer we track, cheapest first.

  • Newegg
    Part WD60EZAX
    $242.00
    Buy
  • Amazon
    Part WD60EZAZ
    $289.00
    Buy

Price history

Lowest in the last 30 days: $242.00. Lowest in 60 days: $242.00.

$241$242$243Sep 19, 2026Sep 22Sep 25
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Daily lowest price for the WD Blue 6TB
DateLowest price
Sep 25, 2026$242
Sep 24, 2026$242
Sep 23, 2026$242
Sep 22, 2026$242
Sep 21, 2026$242
Sep 20, 2026$242
Sep 19, 2026$242

Lowest in-stock price each day at Newegg and B&H, across every version of this drive we list (including heatsink editions). Lowest point $242.00 on Sep 19; latest $242.00. Amazon prices appear in the offer list but are not charted.

How SSD and hard drive prices are moving overall

Specifications

Drive

Capacity
6TB
Form factor
3.5"
Spindle speed
5,400 RPM
Recording
CMR
Cache
256 MB
Helium-filled
No

Conventional recording: steady write speed and normal RAID rebuilds.

Rated for

Use class
Desktop
Warranty
2 years

Noise and power

Idle noise
23 dB
Seek noise
27 dB
Idle power
3.1 W
Operating power
4.7 W

Identity

Part number
WD60EZAX
Other versions
WD60EZRZ, WD60EZAZ

Quality score

How we score →

Scored from recording type (CMR or SMR), workload rating, warranty, measured failure rate where Backblaze covers the model, spindle speed, MTBF and cache. Use class and size filter; they never score.

42/ 100 among hard drivesValue 47.3 for the price
Partial confidence · 60% of specs known

Value weighs the score against the price, compared with other 6TB hard drives: this drive costs $40.33/TB against a typical $51.15/TB. At a typical price, value equals the score. Cheaper raises it and dearer lowers it, but price counts for less than quality.

Recording (CMR/SMR)30/30known
Workload rating0/20unknown
Warranty3/15known
Field failure rate0/15unknown
Spindle speed5/10known
MTBF0/5unknown
Cache4/5known

A factor we hold no value for scores zero rather than being skipped, so a drive we know little about never outranks a fully documented one. A low score with low confidence means undocumented, not bad. This is a specification index, not a benchmark, and it only compares hard drives with each other.

See every capacity of the WD Blue on one page, or compare it with every other drive on the Hard Drives table. For what a hard drive gives up against an SSD, see SSD vs HDD.

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