Western Digital Red Plus NAS HD (CMR) - 4TB - $90, 6TB - $130, 8TB - $150, 10TB

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11-26-2020 at 05:26 PM #2

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...o_6tb.html pro version better?

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11-26-2020 at 05:34 PM #3

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https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...o_6tb.html [bhphotovideo.com] pro version better?

depends on what you're looking for. For 6TB, the pro drive is better since it's just $6 more for 5 year warranty vs the 3 year on the Plus. The WD Red Pro does run hotter (and probably louder) since it's 7200rpm

If you're looking for other size drives, like the 4TB or 8TB, the WD Red Plus prices are cheaper directly from the WD site

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11-26-2020 at 06:49 PM #4

Been looking for a good deal on 8TB drives, thanks OP

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11-26-2020 at 08:04 PM #5

is paypal not working for anyone else? Was hoping to take advantage of chase categories for paypal..

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11-26-2020 at 08:40 PM #6

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depends on what you're looking for. For 6TB, the pro drive is better since it's just $6 more for 5 year warranty vs the 3 year on the Plus. The WD Red Pro does run hotter (and probably louder) since it's 7200rpm

If you're looking for other size drives, like the 4TB or 8TB, the WD Red Plus prices are cheaper directly from the WD site

Does the speed between the plus and the pro make any kind of real world difference? Or is your bottleneck still the gigabit connection?

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11-26-2020 at 08:44 PM #7

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is paypal not working for anyone else? Was hoping to take advantage of chase categories for paypal..

It like kind of works, but then not. PayPal will say payment was submitted, but on the WD site it say PayPal not available. Weird.

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11-26-2020 at 09:26 PM #8

I know they have certain drives that are just for surveillance, but are reds suitable for surveillance too?

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11-26-2020 at 09:46 PM #9

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Quote from tanman99 :

Does the speed between the plus and the pro make any kind of real world difference? Or is your bottleneck still the gigabit connection?

SiennaStranger7215https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...o_6tb.html [bhphotovideo.com] pro version better?

I think for the most part the bottleneck would still be the gigabit. NAS is mainly for storage so the rpm boost really doesn't do anything other than increase heat, power usage, and noise imo. Streaming over gigabit should be no problem

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11-26-2020 at 10:09 PM #10

CMR (EFRX) are the desirable ones not the EFAX.

WD20EFAX (2TB)
WD30EFAX (3TB)
WD40EFAX (4TB)
WD60EFAX (6TB)

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11-26-2020 at 10:13 PM #11

sold out except the 10 tb :-(

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11-26-2020 at 10:16 PM #12

Same price on Amazon as well.

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11-26-2020 at 10:26 PM #13

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It like kind of works, but then not. PayPal will say payment was submitted, but on the WD site it say PayPal not available. Weird.

yeah thats what it did for me. I ended up getting 3 emails from paypal, but not confirmation from WD. On my credit card, there actually are 3 charges and 3 refunds for the amount (so not charged in the end). I ended up just making the purchase...and of course it ends up being on back order

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11-26-2020 at 10:26 PM #14

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Same price on Amazon as well.

But then you can't get 10% cashback from a website that shall not be named.

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11-26-2020 at 10:27 PM #15

Quote from BrianB6962 :

CMR (EFRX) are the desirable ones not the EFAX.

WD20EFAX (2TB)
WD30EFAX (3TB)
WD40EFAX (4TB)
WD60EFAX (6TB)

Just for clarification, the models for the Red Plus are as follows:
WD10EFRX (1TB)
WD20EFRX (2TB)
WD30EFRX (3TB)
WD40EFRX (4TB)
WD60EFRX (6TB)
WD80EFAX (8TB)
WD101EFAX (10TB)
WD120EFAX (12TB)
WD140EFFX (14TB)

You only need to worry about SMR on the 2, 3, 4, and 6TB EFAX models (which these are not). 8TB EFAX models and above are CMR:
https://blog.westerndigital.com/w...as-drives/

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