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expiredTooturntt3 posted Sep 07, 2021 07:33 PM

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expiredTooturntt3 posted Sep 07, 2021 07:33 PM

WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive [5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache] for $84.99 w/ FS

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[Newegg [newegg.com] has WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFAX on sale for $84.99 (after $40 Instant Savings)

Includes Newegg's New 30-Day Hassle-Free Returns - https://kb.newegg.com/knowledge-b...e-returns/

https://www.newegg.com/red-wd40ef...22-234-409

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Model: Western Digital Red WD40EFAX 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Storage System Device Supported - 5400rpm - 180 TB TBW - 3 Year Warra

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Post Date	Sold By	Sale Price	Activity
04/29/23	Newegg	$66	5
06/21/22	Amazon	$70	9
04/29/22	Amazon	$70	2
01/07/22	Newegg	$60	12
12/27/21	Newegg	$60	4
12/05/21	Amazon	$64	8
12/04/21	Amazon	$40	3
11/25/21	Newegg	$64	4
11/17/21	Newegg	$66	3
11/06/21	Newegg	$70	10
11/03/21	Amazon	$80	2
10/14/21	Newegg	$75	4
09/02/21	Newegg	$70	10
08/23/21	Amazon	$85	18
01/30/21	Newegg	$85	4
01/01/21	Newegg	$80 popular	21
11/27/20	B&H Photo Video	$80	3
10/14/20	Amazon	$79 popular	43

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Tozmo

Sep 07, 2021 07:37 PM

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Sep 07, 2021 07:37 PM

TozmoSep 07, 2021 07:37 PM

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SMR and unraid… "ok"

SMR and TrueNAs: no

TakeTheActive

Sep 07, 2021 09:53 PM

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Sep 07, 2021 09:53 PM

TakeTheActiveSep 07, 2021 09:53 PM

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I rarely down vote a thread but IMHO Western Digital needs to be 'punished' for trying to slip SMR HDDs into consumer use by REPURPOSING a decade long solid NAS HDD NAME like the WD Red into an SMR HDD *WITHOUT* a whimper of notification to the consumer (until these HDDs started failing when unknowing users replaced a 'Real' CMR WD Red with this 'Fake' SMR WD Red and their RAID re-silvering / re-building failed). Mad

"Money Talks - Nobody Walks" - "Hit Them in Their Pocketbooks" Bash

Two nice Baby Boomer expressions that I feel appropriate here.

When you need a replacement HDD for your NAS, DO NOT BUY the WD Red - look into the WD Red Plus, a 'yet-unproven' but at least CMR HDD.

supergrover

Sep 08, 2021 01:20 AM

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Sep 08, 2021 01:20 AM

supergroverSep 08, 2021 01:20 AM

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I just went with Enterprise grade HDDs instead of NAS grade on my home server. Hope it was a good move.

SeikenDensetsu

Sep 08, 2021 07:38 AM

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Sep 08, 2021 07:38 AM

SeikenDensetsuSep 08, 2021 07:38 AM

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Yeah nah better off buying the Pros. Don't play the lottery on these, especially with Newegg's horrible return policy and customer service.

hansmoleman007

Sep 08, 2021 01:08 PM

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Sep 08, 2021 01:08 PM

hansmoleman007Sep 08, 2021 01:08 PM

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Whoa, when did WD start slapping the Red name on an SMR drive? Hard pass.

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WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive [5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache] for $84.99 w/ FS

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