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WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFAX $64

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Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays
Supports up to 180TB/yr workload rate
NASware firmware for compatibility
3-year limited warranty
Small and home office NAS systems in a 24x7 environment

https://www.newegg.com/red-wd40ef...gnorebbr=1
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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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weigle2
11-25-2021 at 02:18 AM.
11-25-2021 at 02:18 AM.
SMR - Not in a million years!

For a paltry $4 more, you can get 4TB WD Red plus CMR drives.
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MusicShark
11-25-2021 at 11:27 AM.
11-25-2021 at 11:27 AM.
Quote from weigle2 :
SMR - Not in a million years!

For a paltry $4 more, you can get 4TB WD Red plus CMR drives.
If SMR is bad, why are they still making it?
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CrendKing
11-25-2021 at 04:48 PM.
11-25-2021 at 04:48 PM.
Quote from MusicShark :
If SMR is bad, why are they still making it?
Because they target different market? SMR for cheap and light(er) use cases. CMR otherwise.
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Andrepartthree
11-26-2021 at 10:41 AM.
11-26-2021 at 10:41 AM.
OP thanks for posting this Smilie .. having said that guys please, please listen to weigle I did a lot of research on this and SMR is trouble !

See

https://www.extremetech.com/compu...-customers

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https://nascompares.com/answer/li...rives-hdd/

https://nascompares.com/answer/li...rives-hdd/
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