Sell used NetApp AFF A300 & FAS8200 systems in bulk
Used NetApp AFF A300 and FAS8200 value spans a wide range — roughly $500–$1,000 for a bare controller, $1,500–$5,000 for an HA pair, and $5,000–$30,000+ for a fully populated array with shelves and drives. We buy NetApp systems in bulk across the USA and Canada, take title, and resell globally, with all media sanitized to NIST SP 800-88.
The AFF A300 (all-flash) and FAS8200 (hybrid) are mid-range ONTAP controllers now at or near end-of-support. With storage, value is driven first by controller generation, then by populated capacity and disk shelves, and finally by licensing/ONTAP entitlement — a bare head sells far below a fully populated array.
Tell us the controllers, shelves (e.g. DS224C/DS212C), drive count and capacity, and ONTAP/license state. Run it through the estimator for an indicative range — we firm it on inspection.
Indicative used value: roughly $500–$1,000 bare controller, $1,500–$5,000 HA pair, and $5,000–$30,000+ fully populated with shelves — indicative, firm on inspection. Want a number for your exact unit? Try the instant estimator → or get a firm bulk offer →
What drives the value
- Controller generation: the single biggest lever — newer ONTAP-supported controllers hold far more than older heads.
- Populated capacity & shelves: disk shelves (DS-series) and drive count often carry most of the array's value.
- Drive type: SSD/NVMe capacity outprices spinning media.
- Licensing / ONTAP entitlement: clean, transferable entitlement lifts value; detached gear sells lower.
- Completeness: controllers, shelves, cables, PSUs and rails sold together beat piecemeal.
Component value breakdown
With enterprise storage, value is led by the controller generation, then the populated shelves and drives, with licensing/entitlement modifying the total:
Relative contribution to a typical configured unit — illustrative, not a quote.
Typical depreciation pattern
Hardware sheds value every quarter it sits. Selling earlier in the curve recovers materially more:
Illustrative depreciation pattern for this class of system — not a quote.
End-of-life / support status
The AFF A300 and FAS8200 are at or near NetApp end-of-support, but remain in heavy installed-base use and trade actively for capacity expansion, spares and secondary deployment. Because capacity and shelves dominate the value, even support-aged systems with populated storage are worth real money. As always with storage, the controller generation sets the ceiling — selling before the next ONTAP cutoff protects value.
What raises your offer
- Sell the complete array — controllers, shelves, drives, cables and rails together
- Include high-capacity SSD/NVMe shelves where you have them
- Document controller model, shelf types, drive count and total capacity
- Flag clean, transferable ONTAP/licensing state
- Group multiple systems into one bulk lot
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