Supports NAS systems with up to 8 bays?? Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate?? NASware firmware for compatibility?? Built for small or medium business NAS systems in a 24/7 environment?? Built and tested for up to 8 – bay NAS systems, these drives give you flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.
Supports NAS systems with up to 8 bays?? Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate?? NASware firmware for compatibility?? Built for small or medium business NAS systems in a 24/7 environment?? Built and tested for up to 8 – bay NAS systems, these drives give you flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.
Supports NAS systems with up to 8 bays?? Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate?? NASware firmware for compatibility?? Built for small or medium business NAS systems in a 24/7 environment?? Built and tested for up to 8 – bay NAS systems, these drives give you flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.
Supports NAS systems with up to 8 bays?? Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate?? NASware firmware for compatibility?? Built for small or medium business NAS systems in a 24/7 environment?? Built and tested for up to 8 – bay NAS systems, these drives give you flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.
Last updated at 07/22/2026 18:22:08
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM 256MB Cache 180MB/S 1mil Hours MTBF 180TB/Year (WD40EFPX)
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Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM
Free delivery
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM
Delivery between 25 July – 2 Aug $10
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These are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these ... MoreThese are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these vibrate. These drives are SUPPOSED to be a higher class of product, the price tag confirms as much.Note: The drives in question are the 8tb red+ with 256mb cache (WD80EFBX). Of course they just spun up again while confirming the model number with hddscan, and I'm even more displeased.
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These drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a ... MoreThese drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a good idea?
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Ordered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 ... MoreOrdered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 RPM (though luckily CMR), but I, myself, consider that an advantage because I don't mind the speed, and the lower temperatures are helpful.
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Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM 256MB Cache 180MB/S 1mil Hours MTBF 180TB/Year (WD40EFPX)
Free delivery between Sat – Wed
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM
Free delivery
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5' NAS HDD SATA III NAS Hard Drive 5400 RPM
Delivery between 25 July – 2 Aug $10
These are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these ... MoreThese are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these vibrate. These drives are SUPPOSED to be a higher class of product, the price tag confirms as much.Note: The drives in question are the 8tb red+ with 256mb cache (WD80EFBX). Of course they just spun up again while confirming the model number with hddscan, and I'm even more displeased.
These drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a ... MoreThese drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a good idea?
Ordered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 ... MoreOrdered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 RPM (though luckily CMR), but I, myself, consider that an advantage because I don't mind the speed, and the lower temperatures are helpful.
I now have 26 of these drives in 6TB and 8TB sizes and haven't had any trouble from them. I have 16 in two 8-bay enclosures feeding digital media to our Media Center Computer and throughout our house. Music, movies, and pictures. The other 8 are humming along nicely in my Synology NAS.Now I will have to say, the last 2 drives I purchased were in bubble wrap and inside one box. Previous purchases have been in individual drive boxes and then inside one larger box. No harm, drives work perfectly just not packed the way I'm used to from you guys.
I had done a bit of reading the various reviews that are available both on Western Digital's website and others. I settled on a pair of these WD Red Plus 8TB drives to populate a new Oyen Digital Mobius Pro 2c enclosure and couldn't be happier. They're part of a VERY quiet partnership between drive and enclosure, which was key to me as they're in my home office where I spend the majority of the day on / off calls. I was worried about sounding like I was in a data center, and that's just not the case. On top of being very quiet, they're also very quick for the file transfers I do with RAW photograph files (~25mb each). I would recommend these to my family and friends.
Arrived on time, packaged well. I was searching for replacement NAS drives to replace the failing ones in my Synology DS1812+, which can occupy 8 drives. Synology's Qualified Vendor List (QVL) lists Enterprise drive models that are impossible to find in new condition. After reading about Western Digital's collaboration with NAS-makers and the fact that this 10TB drive works in many 8-bay storage systems, i rolled the dice and won. Backing up multiple Terabytes of data is no picnic! Once I got it done and rebuilt my RAID arrays using these drives, the first thing that struck me was how quiet they are. My older 4TB drives roared and hummed.* * * NOTE : FOR OWNERS OF SYNOLOGY DS1812+ * * *I had to make one minor modification to the drive trays to allow these drives ... MoreArrived on time, packaged well. I was searching for replacement NAS drives to replace the failing ones in my Synology DS1812+, which can occupy 8 drives. Synology's Qualified Vendor List (QVL) lists Enterprise drive models that are impossible to find in new condition. After reading about Western Digital's collaboration with NAS-makers and the fact that this 10TB drive works in many 8-bay storage systems, i rolled the dice and won. Backing up multiple Terabytes of data is no picnic! Once I got it done and rebuilt my RAID arrays using these drives, the first thing that struck me was how quiet they are. My older 4TB drives roared and hummed.* * * NOTE : FOR OWNERS OF SYNOLOGY DS1812+ * * *I had to make one minor modification to the drive trays to allow these drives to sit flush with the bottom: Cut off one of the plastic nibs, which usually aligns with the threaded holes on the bottom of the drive. The drives work swimmingly well. I've successfully installed DSM, created RAD5 and restored 12 TB of data.
I intended to buy a couple of Western Digital Red drives directly from Western Digital. It is disheartening to read WD's responses to poor reviews. The responses to not at all address the reviews. Just a cut and paste corporate blurb about manufacturing quality control. The complaints are about SHIPPING and PACKAGING.Due to the poor reviews, but more so due to the tone deaf responses from Western Digital, I will shop elsewhere.
Used in a Synology DS 920+ for a plex server. Can’t complain after filling the entire drive to the brim with 4K media. A bit loud but you get used to it and eventually stop noticing the drive noises! As for reliability, still too new to tell, it’s only been a month! Shipping wise: Little box, drive in ESD bag, 2 plastic black clamshells holding drive secure in the box. My drive was just fine when I unpacked it. Your mileage may vary but I figured I would add a positive review to the recent sea of negative reviews.
WD Red Plus 14TB was sold as bundle of two 14TB, which is exactly what I needed for upgrading my two bay WD MyCloud PR-2100 device (had two 4TB disks). Having a previous bad experience with no backup, I decided to run a RAID 1 configuration (mirrored disks) with an external USB backup. The upgrade took some time (more than a few hours); however, had not complications and running a 14TB mirrored configuration (RAID 1) instead of 28TB (RAID X). The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the disks are much nosier than the 4 TBs I had. The noise is periodic and so far no performance issues.
You would think as you go up in size in a given line of hard drives they get more power hungry and noisy but not with the WD Red Plus. It's the opposite of common sense. The 12TB WD120EFBX is much quieter and more power efficient than the 10TB and 8TB versions in the same line of drives! The WD101EFBX 10TB WD Red Plus, for example, is a completely different drive than the 12 TB version. The 10TB and 8TB drives are really HGST drives, not native WD drives, like this 12 TB version. If you look closely, even WD's own specs show the 10TB makes far more noise, consumes significantly more power, and hence runs hotter, than the 12 TB and larger versions which are helium filled. The 10 TB and 8 TB drives are an inferior cheaper air filled design. They are noisy even at idle ... MoreYou would think as you go up in size in a given line of hard drives they get more power hungry and noisy but not with the WD Red Plus. It's the opposite of common sense. The 12TB WD120EFBX is much quieter and more power efficient than the 10TB and 8TB versions in the same line of drives! The WD101EFBX 10TB WD Red Plus, for example, is a completely different drive than the 12 TB version. The 10TB and 8TB drives are really HGST drives, not native WD drives, like this 12 TB version. If you look closely, even WD's own specs show the 10TB makes far more noise, consumes significantly more power, and hence runs hotter, than the 12 TB and larger versions which are helium filled. The 10 TB and 8 TB drives are an inferior cheaper air filled design. They are noisy even at idle making a "rushing" noise much like a noisy desk fan. There are many complaints about this issue in various reviews and forums. Thankfully the 12TB version, and even the 6TB version, are true WD helium filled drives that are quiet, run cool, and a MUCH better option. But WD only gets 3 stars for slapping a WD Red Plus label on anything they want in this line of drives with serious inconsistencies. How can WD claim all the same features, benefits, etc, for completely different drives, designed by different companies, depending on which size you choose?
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