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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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[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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Created 09-07-2021 at 12:33 PM by Tooturntt3
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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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Tozmo
09-07-2021 at 12:37 PM.
09-07-2021 at 12:37 PM.
SMR and unraid… "ok"

SMR and TrueNAs: no
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TakeTheActive
09-07-2021 at 02:53 PM.
09-07-2021 at 02:53 PM.
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

Bump "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.
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supergrover
09-07-2021 at 06:20 PM.
09-07-2021 at 06:20 PM.
I just went with Enterprise grade HDDs instead of NAS grade on my home server. Hope it was a good move.
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SeikenDensetsu
09-08-2021 at 12:38 AM.
09-08-2021 at 12:38 AM.
Yeah nah better off buying the Pros. Don't play the lottery on these, especially with Newegg's horrible return policy and customer service.
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hansmoleman007
09-08-2021 at 06:08 AM.
09-08-2021 at 06:08 AM.
Whoa, when did WD start slapping the Red name on an SMR drive? Hard pass.
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