HDD Hard Drives

Western Digital Red Plus 2TB HDD Hard Drive 3.5" SATA III 5400rpm with 64MB Cache for NAS WD20EFZX

Key features:

  • Capacity: 2000GB
  • Form Factor: 3.5"
  • Communication Protocol: SATA III
  • Rotation Speed: 5400rpm
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Description

Description

Speed

The Western Digital Red Plus is a 3.5" HDD hard drive with a capacity of 2TB and a rotation speed of 5400 RPM. This speed is recommended for all uses such as file storage, software installation, and gaming.

SATA III Protocol

Operates with the SATA III communication protocol and is recommended for home use. It is the most modern SATA standard and the motherboard must support it for the drive to function at its maximum potential. It can also be connected to SATA II ports without any problem, but it will work at lower speeds.

Installation

For installation in a desktop computer, you will need a SATA III data cable and an available SATA port on the motherboard. You will also need an available SATA power cable from the power supply.

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    Specifications

    Specifications

    Compatibility

    Use
    NAS

    Product Details

    Capacity
    2000 GB
    Communication Protocol
    SATA III
    Recording Technology
    CMR

    Performance

    RPM
    5400 rpm
    Cache size
    64 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.

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    Reviews (89)

    Reviews

    1. 75
    2. 10
    3. 2
    4. 1
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    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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    • gstravodimos

      Verified purchase

      This review is about a variation of the product

      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

      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.

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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

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

      Verified purchase

      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

      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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      • 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

      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

      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.

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    • Alexandros_Alexopoulos
      1
      4 out of 31 members found this review helpful

      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

      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.

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      • 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.

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    • 5
      1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

      Verified purchase

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

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

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      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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      It seems good

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    • 5
      0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

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

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

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      This review is about a variation of the product

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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.

      Translated from Greek ·
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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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      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

    Speed

    The Western Digital Red Plus is a 3.5" HDD hard drive with a capacity of 2TB and a rotation speed of 5400 RPM. This speed is recommended for all uses such as file storage, software installation, and gaming.

    SATA III Protocol

    Operates with the SATA III communication protocol and is recommended for home use. It is the most modern SATA standard and the motherboard must support it for the drive to function at its maximum potential. It can also be connected to SATA II ports without any problem, but it will work at lower speeds.

    Installation

    For installation in a desktop computer, you will need a SATA III data cable and an available SATA port on the motherboard. You will also need an available SATA power cable from the power supply.

      Manufacturer

      Compatibility

      Use
      NAS

      Product Details

      Capacity
      2000 GB
      Communication Protocol
      SATA III
      Recording Technology
      CMR

      Performance

      RPM
      5400 rpm
      Cache size
      64 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.

      Translated from Greek ·
      • Reliability
      • Quiet
      • Temperature
      • Value for money
      • Speed
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      Eftixis_Sartzetakis
      2
      6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

      Verified purchase

      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

      Translated from Greek ·
      • Reliability
      • Quiet
      • Value for money
      • Speed
      • Temperature
      Did you find this review helpful?
      • gstravodimos

        Verified purchase

        This review is about a variation of the product

        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 ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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 ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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

        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 ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Panos_Sig
        5
        3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

        Verified purchase

        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
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Akis_K79
        5
        1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

        Verified purchase

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

        Translated from Greek ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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 ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Alexandros_Alexopoulos
        1
        4 out of 31 members found this review helpful

        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.

        Translated from Greek ·
        • Speed
        • Reliability
        • Noisy
        • Temperature
        • Value for money
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • 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

        Verified purchase

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

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      • Verified purchase

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

        Translated from Greek ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Verified purchase

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

        Translated from Greek ·
        • Speed
        • Reliability
        • Quiet
        • Temperature
        • Value for money
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Verified purchase

        For NAS use, top

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

        Verified purchase

        It seems good

        Translated from Greek ·
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      • 5
        0 out of 1 members found this review helpful

        Verified purchase

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

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

        Translated from Greek ·
        Did you find this review helpful?
      • Verified purchase

      • Verified purchase

      • Verified purchase

      • Verified purchase

        This review is about a variation of the product

      • 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