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. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance. Not just any drive will do. 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 Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability. WD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
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. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance. Not just any drive will do. 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 Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability. WD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
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. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance. Not just any drive will do. 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 Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability. WD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
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. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance. Not just any drive will do. 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 Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability. WD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
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Western Digital 6TB Red Plus 5640RPM 3 5in SATA Hard Drive WD60EFZX - Desktop Hard Drives
Delivery $16.80
Western Digital 6TB Red Plus 5640RPM 3 5in SATA Hard Drive WD60EFZX - Desktop Hard Drives
Delivery $13
Western Digital RED WD60EFZX 6TB 128MB Cache 3.5" NAS SATA 6 Gb/s
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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?
originally posted on westerndigital.com
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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I though 5640 RPM was a little strange, so I read up on it a little bit. Turns out WD has been making drives with the RPM for a while, but in the past has mis-marketed their drives with a "classification" rather than the actual speed. These were previously marketed as "7200 RPM-Class" and do indeed seem to perform accordingly, but it is nice to know the actual speed. I was specifically looking for 5400 RPM drives for my low power NAS, and 5640 is close enough. I wouldn't have bought if I though they were 7200. These have a long, slow startup which is nice so as to not tax my PSU too much. With 5 of these, my entire NAS draws only 100W during power up, and idles around 60W. The quietness of these drives in my NAS are noticeable compared to my server which has WD Gold ... MoreI though 5640 RPM was a little strange, so I read up on it a little bit. Turns out WD has been making drives with the RPM for a while, but in the past has mis-marketed their drives with a "classification" rather than the actual speed. These were previously marketed as "7200 RPM-Class" and do indeed seem to perform accordingly, but it is nice to know the actual speed. I was specifically looking for 5400 RPM drives for my low power NAS, and 5640 is close enough. I wouldn't have bought if I though they were 7200. These have a long, slow startup which is nice so as to not tax my PSU too much. With 5 of these, my entire NAS draws only 100W during power up, and idles around 60W. The quietness of these drives in my NAS are noticeable compared to my server which has WD Gold drives. The Gold are so noisy you can hear them from the next room over (they are high-performance RAID drives), while these Red Plus drives I can't hear sitting right next to the system.
| General | |
| Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Capacity | 6 TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
Western Digital 6TB Red Plus 5640RPM 3 5in SATA Hard Drive WD60EFZX - Desktop Hard Drives
Delivery $16.80
Western Digital 6TB Red Plus 5640RPM 3 5in SATA Hard Drive WD60EFZX - Desktop Hard Drives
Delivery $13
Western Digital RED WD60EFZX 6TB 128MB Cache 3.5" NAS SATA 6 Gb/s
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 though 5640 RPM was a little strange, so I read up on it a little bit. Turns out WD has been making drives with the RPM for a while, but in the past has mis-marketed their drives with a "classification" rather than the actual speed. These were previously marketed as "7200 RPM-Class" and do indeed seem to perform accordingly, but it is nice to know the actual speed. I was specifically looking for 5400 RPM drives for my low power NAS, and 5640 is close enough. I wouldn't have bought if I though they were 7200. These have a long, slow startup which is nice so as to not tax my PSU too much. With 5 of these, my entire NAS draws only 100W during power up, and idles around 60W. The quietness of these drives in my NAS are noticeable compared to my server which has WD Gold ... MoreI though 5640 RPM was a little strange, so I read up on it a little bit. Turns out WD has been making drives with the RPM for a while, but in the past has mis-marketed their drives with a "classification" rather than the actual speed. These were previously marketed as "7200 RPM-Class" and do indeed seem to perform accordingly, but it is nice to know the actual speed. I was specifically looking for 5400 RPM drives for my low power NAS, and 5640 is close enough. I wouldn't have bought if I though they were 7200. These have a long, slow startup which is nice so as to not tax my PSU too much. With 5 of these, my entire NAS draws only 100W during power up, and idles around 60W. The quietness of these drives in my NAS are noticeable compared to my server which has WD Gold drives. The Gold are so noisy you can hear them from the next room over (they are high-performance RAID drives), while these Red Plus drives I can't hear sitting right next to the system.
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.
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?
We had a 2TB drive that failed a SMART check, so it was time for an upgrade. Being that this was not going to be used for an OS drive, only data, I decided to go with a NAS type drive. Best decision I've ever made. These particular drives are made for long term storage and lots of reads and writes, so I can't think of a better fit for a Plex server's media data drive. One thing to remember, MBR formatted/mounted drives have a limit of 2TB so if you want Windows to see this disk at 1 continuous 4TB drive, you'll need to make sure you use GPT. You can use MBR, but Windows will force you to partition the drive into two separate 2TB drives. If this is over your head, you may just need to do a little research before doing the install, or possibly you shouldn't be ... MoreWe had a 2TB drive that failed a SMART check, so it was time for an upgrade. Being that this was not going to be used for an OS drive, only data, I decided to go with a NAS type drive. Best decision I've ever made. These particular drives are made for long term storage and lots of reads and writes, so I can't think of a better fit for a Plex server's media data drive. One thing to remember, MBR formatted/mounted drives have a limit of 2TB so if you want Windows to see this disk at 1 continuous 4TB drive, you'll need to make sure you use GPT. You can use MBR, but Windows will force you to partition the drive into two separate 2TB drives. If this is over your head, you may just need to do a little research before doing the install, or possibly you shouldn't be swapping/installing this drive yourself and should get help from an IT friend.
| General | |
| Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Capacity | 6 TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
