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4TB WD Red Plus NAS 5400 RPM 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

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Newegg.com has 4TB WD Red Plus NAS 5400 RPM 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (WD40EFZX) for $84.99 - $8 w/ promo code BFFRDY39 = $76.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate* * Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred ✕ (8760 / recorded power-on hours)). Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations.
  • NASware firmware for compatibility
  • Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
  • 3-year limited warranty

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Newegg.com has 4TB WD Red Plus NAS 5400 RPM 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (WD40EFZX) for $84.99 - $8 w/ promo code BFFRDY39 = $76.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member sr71 for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate* * Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred ✕ (8760 / recorded power-on hours)). Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations.
  • NASware firmware for compatibility
  • Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
  • 3-year limited warranty

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Model: Western Digital Red Plus WD40EFZX 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) Method - Storage System De

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sr71
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the Red Plus is ~5700RPM. Red Pro's are 7200RPM
SeikenDensetsu
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The word you were looking for was "yes"

yes this is the GOOD drive
Bobmuhthol
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One potential solution if you have a good router is to just plug a USB drive into it and share the drive over the LAN.

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Nov 22, 2021 08:59 AM
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badcatdmNov 22, 2021 08:59 AM
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Is this the good 4TB Red or the problematic 4TB Red?
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Nov 22, 2021 09:17 AM
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undefined31415Nov 22, 2021 09:17 AM
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Quote from badcatdm :
Is this the good 4TB Red or the problematic 4TB Red?
Not sure exactly what you mean, but I guess it's one of the two concerns below:

This is a CMR drive, as opposed to SMR. To put it succinctly, SMR drives should be avoided for the daily driver and storage arrays (if one fails, rebuilding with an SMR drive can take much longer than a CMR drive). They can be OK for write-once archival.
If you want to read further into that, you can look up "Shingled magnetic recording,"

This is a '5400 RPM Class' drive, which is misleading. It is not a 5400 RPM drive. It runs at 7200 RPM.
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Nov 22, 2021 11:59 AM
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SeikenDensetsuNov 22, 2021 11:59 AM
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Quote from undefined31415 :
Not sure exactly what you mean, but I guess it's one of the two concerns below:

This is a CMR drive, as opposed to SMR. To put it succinctly, SMR drives should be avoided for the daily driver and storage arrays (if one fails, rebuilding with an SMR drive can take much longer than a CMR drive). They can be OK for write-once archival.
If you want to read further into that, you can look up "Shingled magnetic recording,"

This is a '5400 RPM Class' drive, which is misleading. It is not a 5400 RPM drive. It runs at 7200 RPM.
The word you were looking for was "yes"

yes this is the GOOD drive
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the Red Plus is ~5700RPM. Red Pro's are 7200RPM

Quote from undefined31415 :
Not sure exactly what you mean, but I guess it's one of the two concerns below:

This is a CMR drive, as opposed to SMR. To put it succinctly, SMR drives should be avoided for the daily driver and storage arrays (if one fails, rebuilding with an SMR drive can take much longer than a CMR drive). They can be OK for write-once archival.
If you want to read further into that, you can look up "Shingled magnetic recording,"

This is a '5400 RPM Class' drive, which is misleading. It is not a 5400 RPM drive. It runs at 7200 RPM.
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Nov 22, 2021 09:36 PM
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kapeed1Nov 22, 2021 09:36 PM
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Any thoughts on how I can have a cheap NAS setup for just backing my Mac using TimeMachine to a NAS drive? Dont want to spend 100$ plus on NAS enclosure etc.
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jomeyqNov 22, 2021 11:05 PM
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Quote from SeikenDensetsu :
The word you were looking for was "yes"

yes this is the GOOD drive
It's not a good drive if your enclosure doesn't handle the heat of a 7200rpm drive. Not sure why WD keeps dragging their good reputation down with misleading marketing.
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yodautNov 22, 2021 11:24 PM
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The description on the Newegg page is "WD Red Plus 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD40EFZX - OEM" so one would think this is a 5400 RPM drive.
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fensterNov 22, 2021 11:25 PM
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Quote from kapeed1 :
Any thoughts on how I can have a cheap NAS setup for just backing my Mac using TimeMachine to a NAS drive? Dont want to spend 100$ plus on NAS enclosure etc.
I would look around for a used Synology 2-bay NAS enclosure. You can usually find some good deals on OfferUp, Craigslist, Ebay if you look at older generation models.
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BobmuhtholNov 22, 2021 11:35 PM
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Quote from yodaut :
The description on the Newegg page is "WD Red Plus 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD40EFZX - OEM" so one would think this is a 5400 RPM drive.
5400 RPM class does not mean it spins at 5400 RPM. It means the performance is at least as good as a standard 5400 RPM drive. WD drives routinely beat out competitive benchmarks because they are in the 5400 "class" but spin faster.
Nov 22, 2021 11:41 PM
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BobmuhtholNov 22, 2021 11:41 PM
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Quote from kapeed1 :
Any thoughts on how I can have a cheap NAS setup for just backing my Mac using TimeMachine to a NAS drive? Dont want to spend 100$ plus on NAS enclosure etc.
One potential solution if you have a good router is to just plug a USB drive into it and share the drive over the LAN.
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eydaimonNov 23, 2021 12:25 AM
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$84.99 in cart now?
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kapeed1Nov 23, 2021 01:03 AM
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Quote from fenster :
I would look around for a used Synology 2-bay NAS enclosure. You can usually find some good deals on OfferUp, Craigslist, Ebay if you look at older generation models.
thank you, will try that route
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kapeed1Nov 23, 2021 01:04 AM
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Quote from Bobmuhthol :
One potential solution if you have a good router is to just plug a USB drive into it and share the drive over the LAN.
unfortunately I have Deco M5 Mesh router which does not have a usb port (I researched - none of the mesh network routers on the planet have USB ports, only individual routers have it)
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bostonericNov 23, 2021 01:43 AM
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Quote from eydaimon :
$84.99 in cart now?
dont forget the code. that brings it down to 76.99 before taxes/shipping

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it does spin @~5400RPM, the poster was just regurgitating stuff s/he read: datasheet says different https://documents.westerndigital....us-hdd.pdf

Quote from yodaut :
The description on the Newegg page is "WD Red Plus 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD40EFZX - OEM" so one would think this is a 5400 RPM drive.
Quote from Bobmuhthol :
5400 RPM class does not mean it spins at 5400 RPM. It means the performance is at least as good as a standard 5400 RPM drive. WD drives routinely beat out competitive benchmarks because they are in the 5400 "class" but spin faster.
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