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expiredWingFlyer posted Nov 25, 2021 09:29 AM

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

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

Nov 25, 2021 10:18 AM

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Nov 25, 2021 10:18 AM

weigle2Nov 25, 2021 10:18 AM

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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

Nov 25, 2021 07:27 PM

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Nov 25, 2021 07:27 PM

MusicSharkNov 25, 2021 07:27 PM

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Quote from weigle2

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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?

CrendKing

Nov 26, 2021 12:48 AM

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CrendKingNov 26, 2021 12:48 AM

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Quote from MusicShark

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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.

Andrepartthree

Nov 26, 2021 06:41 PM

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Nov 26, 2021 06:41 PM

AndrepartthreeNov 26, 2021 06:41 PM

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OP thanks for posting this Smilie

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

and

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

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

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