Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage (ST12000VNZ008/ST12000VN0008)

12 TB new drive for $400: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-IronWolf-12TB-Internal-Drive/dp/B084ZTSMWF Its also the best seller on amazon right now. As for new drives failing, yes they do, usually in first 1-3 months, if they pass this period they usually run 5-7 years, HDD health is like bathtub curve, some infant mortality and then after certain years almost certain death. Its not like new drives are consistently failing after a few years.