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Western Digital Red Plus 4TB HDD Hard Drive 3.5" SATA III 5400rpm with 128MB Cache for NAS WD40EFZX

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems.

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Description

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

For Small or Medium Businesses

Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices.

NASware 3.0

Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.

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Specifications

Compatibility

Use
NAS

Product Details

Capacity
4000 GB
Communication Protocol
SATA III
Recording Technology
CMR

Performance

RPM
5400 rpm
Cache size
128 MB

Dimensions

Form Factor
3.5 "

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Slim Tech
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38 out of 39 members found this review helpful

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A disk for NAS at a reasonable price.
It is quiet, you can only hear the disks spinning after waking up from standby for 2-3 seconds. Out of the 10 I bought, one arrived dead, but WD replaced it with a new one within 3 days through RMA.

In terms of speed, it's fine for a 5400 RPM with only 128MB. In RAID 5 with 10Gb/s LAN Aggregation, it consistently writes/reads at around 146 MB/s. With SSD cache, it can reach up to 180 MB/s. The temperature ranges from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius, but I haven't tested it without air conditioning during the summer yet.

The only negative thing I noticed is that it takes about four hours to synchronize and build the RAID in NTFS and EXT4. For BTRFS, it took over 8 hours. I don't understand if this happens only during the initial RAID build or if every time a disk needs to be replaced it will take 8+ hours. Because if it really takes 8+ hours, then every replacement will be a heart-stopping moment, fearing that another disk might fail or that the data in the RAID will become unreadable. Despite being CMR.

Now, if someone wants to use BTRFS for RAID, they should be aware, but I guess it could also be an issue with my setup.

Edit: Now that it's summer and I've seen the temperatures, they reach around 48 degrees Celsius without air conditioning in the NAS with the same 10 disks and only the two 90mm fans running.

Edit2: The problem with the slow RAID in BTRFS turned out to be an issue with the NAS, which was resolved after a newer update was released.

In terms of durability, they haven't had any issues for a year now. They don't have problems with bit-rot or producing errors. They work properly in BTRFS with Clone, Snapshots, and Cold Backup.

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Eftixis_Sartzetakis
2
6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

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I don't know what's happening, although I've had them for years without problems, in the last month 3 have been destroyed. They start making noise and then they don't read the files. Of course, they were under warranty and they replaced them for me

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  • gstravodimos

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    Classically, a reliable RED drive from WD. Of course, a victim of the constantly rising prices of similar products. I got it to replace a similar older generation one in my NAS and it worked just fine.

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  • Rible_Koukouz
    3
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    I had bought two 8TB ones in 2024. They were installed in a Synology 423+ SHR, of course with BTRFS. SILENT, which is logical, and until recently they seemed to be workhorses.
    BUT in recent scheduled data scrubbing sessions, they started showing checksum mismatches in various files..
    RAM was ruled out as dozens of memtests were run on 4 different modules. The extended SMART tests did not show any problems, which is concerning for the transparency of the drives' condition.

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  • DimitrisTs
    5
    2 out of 2 members found this review helpful

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    I bought it at 220 for the 8TB mainly for media storage. It's not the fastest out there but for the use I wanted it for, it's just right

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    • Moderate noise
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  • chriskiriakou12
    5
    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Very good drive. I installed it in my server and have had it running for a year now. No failures or issues. It is very solid and fast enough for media streaming from a home server.

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  • Panos_Sig
    5
    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    I have placed these drives inside my NAS and let me tell you, even if I didnt need them for a NAS I would still buy them, because they have incredible value and resilience, and with these prices are even cheaper than commercial drives

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  • Akis_K79
    5
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Recently installed on a NAS for file sharing in an office environment. Large capacity and satisfactory speed for office tasks.

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  • AGC
    5
    5 out of 5 members found this review helpful

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    A true tireless "porter."
    Installed in a Synology NAS with eighteen hours of daily operation (Read/write) in a RAID 1 configuration, it has been functioning very satisfactorily for months and is invisible in terms of problems, malfunctions, and delays.
    It seems relatively quiet (perhaps the low rotation speed helps) whether it is idle or writing/reading, but since it operates in an array of six drives, I don't have an opinion on its exact noise level. In any case, it doesn't seem to add noticeable noise to the system.
    I recommend it as a NAS drive for managing large volumes of data, primarily consisting of large files.

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  • Alexandros_Alexopoulos
    1
    4 out of 31 members found this review helpful
    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    They are simply unacceptable at WD. In 1 month it suddenly asks me to format, with files for professional use. The disk was replaced. The second time I format and realize that it was 2TB instead of 4 (4TB was written on the outside). I took it for replacement and again the same. I was probably unlucky and ended up with a bad batch.

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  • menthol1979
    5
    6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

    Excellent disk for NAS, installed 6 in Synology DS1821+ without any issues for a while now. Note, because it was mentioned in the comments and to avoid confusion: The disk is a regular CMR and not SMR as mentioned somewhere. WD also states this in the specs. It fully replaces the EFZX. Only the EFAX is SMR and it is not classified as a Plus.

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  • Periklis_Gourdouparis
    3
    3 out of 8 members found this review helpful

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    Installed in raid ZFS, it is one of the 5 disks in the array. All the other disks are old and simple, not NAS. So it is the only one out of the 5 that shows errors, it needs resilvering at least once every 10 days. Fortunately, no data is lost (yet) and there hasn't been a permanent physical damage to the disk, so I can't even ask for a replacement. It may be more suitable for simple use. Get informed before purchasing it.

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  • PANAGIOTIS_T25
    5
    5 out of 7 members found this review helpful

    Initial impressions: it is difficult to hear it in continuous operation. The temperature remained at 33 C after hours of backup (of course with the help of a fan inside the HDD case). However, I recommend the EFZX series because it is CMR. Due to lower cost, SMR will soon be the only available option. As for reliability, time will tell.

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  • 5
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    Installed in a NAS. A black dog, even though it's red!.

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Excellent speed and performance. Just what you need for backup. I will buy 3 more pieces.

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    I have had it for a few months. So far, everything is very good

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    For NAS use, top

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  • 5
    0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    It seems good

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  • 5
    0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    For now it works....we'll see in a few years if it will continue to work.

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  • This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Installed 2 identical ones in Synology NAS DS224+ and I haven't encountered any problem

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  • This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

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  • Classically, a reliable RED drive from WD. Of course, a victim of the constantly rising prices of similar products. I got it to replace a similar older generation one in my NAS and it worked just fine.

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    0
  • I had bought two 8TB ones in 2024. They were installed in a Synology 423+ SHR, of course with BTRFS. SILENT, which is logical, and until recently they seemed to be workhorses.
    BUT in recent scheduled data scrubbing sessions, they started showing checksum mismatches in various files..
    RAM was ruled out as dozens of memtests were run on 4 different modules. The extended SMART tests did not show any problems, which is concerning for the transparency of the drives' condition.

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    1
  • I bought it at 220 for the 8TB mainly for media storage. It's not the fastest out there but for the use I wanted it for, it's just right

    Translated from Greek ·
    2
  • Very good drive. I installed it in my server and have had it running for a year now. No failures or issues. It is very solid and fast enough for media streaming from a home server.

    Translated from Greek ·
    3
  • I have placed these drives inside my NAS and let me tell you, even if I didnt need them for a NAS I would still buy them, because they have incredible value and resilience, and with these prices are even cheaper than commercial drives

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Description & Specifications

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

For Small or Medium Businesses

Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices.

NASware 3.0

Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.

Manufacturer

Compatibility

Use
NAS

Product Details

Capacity
4000 GB
Communication Protocol
SATA III
Recording Technology
CMR

Performance

RPM
5400 rpm
Cache size
128 MB

Dimensions

Form Factor
3.5 "

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

Reviews (89)

  1. 75
  2. 10
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 1
Review this product
  • Reliability
  • Temperature
  • Quiet
  • Value for money
  • Speed

Slim Tech
5
38 out of 39 members found this review helpful

Verified purchase

A disk for NAS at a reasonable price.
It is quiet, you can only hear the disks spinning after waking up from standby for 2-3 seconds. Out of the 10 I bought, one arrived dead, but WD replaced it with a new one within 3 days through RMA.

In terms of speed, it's fine for a 5400 RPM with only 128MB. In RAID 5 with 10Gb/s LAN Aggregation, it consistently writes/reads at around 146 MB/s. With SSD cache, it can reach up to 180 MB/s. The temperature ranges from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius, but I haven't tested it without air conditioning during the summer yet.

The only negative thing I noticed is that it takes about four hours to synchronize and build the RAID in NTFS and EXT4. For BTRFS, it took over 8 hours. I don't understand if this happens only during the initial RAID build or if every time a disk needs to be replaced it will take 8+ hours. Because if it really takes 8+ hours, then every replacement will be a heart-stopping moment, fearing that another disk might fail or that the data in the RAID will become unreadable. Despite being CMR.

Now, if someone wants to use BTRFS for RAID, they should be aware, but I guess it could also be an issue with my setup.

Edit: Now that it's summer and I've seen the temperatures, they reach around 48 degrees Celsius without air conditioning in the NAS with the same 10 disks and only the two 90mm fans running.

Edit2: The problem with the slow RAID in BTRFS turned out to be an issue with the NAS, which was resolved after a newer update was released.

In terms of durability, they haven't had any issues for a year now. They don't have problems with bit-rot or producing errors. They work properly in BTRFS with Clone, Snapshots, and Cold Backup.

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Eftixis_Sartzetakis
2
6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

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I don't know what's happening, although I've had them for years without problems, in the last month 3 have been destroyed. They start making noise and then they don't read the files. Of course, they were under warranty and they replaced them for me

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  • Reliability
  • Quiet
  • Value for money
  • Speed
  • Temperature
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  • gstravodimos

    Verified purchase

    Classically, a reliable RED drive from WD. Of course, a victim of the constantly rising prices of similar products. I got it to replace a similar older generation one in my NAS and it worked just fine.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • Rible_Koukouz
    3
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    I had bought two 8TB ones in 2024. They were installed in a Synology 423+ SHR, of course with BTRFS. SILENT, which is logical, and until recently they seemed to be workhorses.
    BUT in recent scheduled data scrubbing sessions, they started showing checksum mismatches in various files..
    RAM was ruled out as dozens of memtests were run on 4 different modules. The extended SMART tests did not show any problems, which is concerning for the transparency of the drives' condition.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • DimitrisTs
    5
    2 out of 2 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    I bought it at 220 for the 8TB mainly for media storage. It's not the fastest out there but for the use I wanted it for, it's just right

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
    • Moderate noise
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  • chriskiriakou12
    5
    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Very good drive. I installed it in my server and have had it running for a year now. No failures or issues. It is very solid and fast enough for media streaming from a home server.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • Panos_Sig
    5
    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    I have placed these drives inside my NAS and let me tell you, even if I didnt need them for a NAS I would still buy them, because they have incredible value and resilience, and with these prices are even cheaper than commercial drives

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • Akis_K79
    5
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Recently installed on a NAS for file sharing in an office environment. Large capacity and satisfactory speed for office tasks.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • AGC
    5
    5 out of 5 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    A true tireless "porter."
    Installed in a Synology NAS with eighteen hours of daily operation (Read/write) in a RAID 1 configuration, it has been functioning very satisfactorily for months and is invisible in terms of problems, malfunctions, and delays.
    It seems relatively quiet (perhaps the low rotation speed helps) whether it is idle or writing/reading, but since it operates in an array of six drives, I don't have an opinion on its exact noise level. In any case, it doesn't seem to add noticeable noise to the system.
    I recommend it as a NAS drive for managing large volumes of data, primarily consisting of large files.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • Alexandros_Alexopoulos
    1
    4 out of 31 members found this review helpful
    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    They are simply unacceptable at WD. In 1 month it suddenly asks me to format, with files for professional use. The disk was replaced. The second time I format and realize that it was 2TB instead of 4 (4TB was written on the outside). I took it for replacement and again the same. I was probably unlucky and ended up with a bad batch.

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    • Reliability
    • Noisy
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • menthol1979
    5
    6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

    Excellent disk for NAS, installed 6 in Synology DS1821+ without any issues for a while now. Note, because it was mentioned in the comments and to avoid confusion: The disk is a regular CMR and not SMR as mentioned somewhere. WD also states this in the specs. It fully replaces the EFZX. Only the EFAX is SMR and it is not classified as a Plus.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • Periklis_Gourdouparis
    3
    3 out of 8 members found this review helpful

    Verified purchase

    Installed in raid ZFS, it is one of the 5 disks in the array. All the other disks are old and simple, not NAS. So it is the only one out of the 5 that shows errors, it needs resilvering at least once every 10 days. Fortunately, no data is lost (yet) and there hasn't been a permanent physical damage to the disk, so I can't even ask for a replacement. It may be more suitable for simple use. Get informed before purchasing it.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Value for money
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  • PANAGIOTIS_T25
    5
    5 out of 7 members found this review helpful

    Initial impressions: it is difficult to hear it in continuous operation. The temperature remained at 33 C after hours of backup (of course with the help of a fan inside the HDD case). However, I recommend the EFZX series because it is CMR. Due to lower cost, SMR will soon be the only available option. As for reliability, time will tell.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • 5
    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    Installed in a NAS. A black dog, even though it's red!.

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  • Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Excellent speed and performance. Just what you need for backup. I will buy 3 more pieces.

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  • Verified purchase

    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    I have had it for a few months. So far, everything is very good

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • Verified purchase

    For NAS use, top

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Speed
    • Reliability
    • Quiet
    • Temperature
    • Value for money
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  • 5
    0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    It seems good

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  • 5
    0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    For now it works....we'll see in a few years if it will continue to work.

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

    Installed 2 identical ones in Synology NAS DS224+ and I haven't encountered any problem

    Translated from Greek ·
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  • Verified purchase

  • Verified purchase

  • Verified purchase

  • This review is about the cache size: 256 MB

  • Verified purchase

  • Verified purchase

  • Verified purchase

  • Verified purchase

  • Classically, a reliable RED drive from WD. Of course, a victim of the constantly rising prices of similar products. I got it to replace a similar older generation one in my NAS and it worked just fine.

    Translated from Greek ·
    0
  • I had bought two 8TB ones in 2024. They were installed in a Synology 423+ SHR, of course with BTRFS. SILENT, which is logical, and until recently they seemed to be workhorses.
    BUT in recent scheduled data scrubbing sessions, they started showing checksum mismatches in various files..
    RAM was ruled out as dozens of memtests were run on 4 different modules. The extended SMART tests did not show any problems, which is concerning for the transparency of the drives' condition.

    Translated from Greek ·
    1
  • I bought it at 220 for the 8TB mainly for media storage. It's not the fastest out there but for the use I wanted it for, it's just right

    Translated from Greek ·
    2
  • Very good drive. I installed it in my server and have had it running for a year now. No failures or issues. It is very solid and fast enough for media streaming from a home server.

    Translated from Greek ·
    3
  • I have placed these drives inside my NAS and let me tell you, even if I didnt need them for a NAS I would still buy them, because they have incredible value and resilience, and with these prices are even cheaper than commercial drives

    Translated from Greek ·
    3
  • See all