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expiredlittlemaui posted Dec 05, 2021 03:59 PM

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expiredlittlemaui posted Dec 05, 2021 03:59 PM

Amazon.com: Western Digital 4TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFAX : Electronics $63.99

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Seems like a good deal on this NAS drive. Priced at $79.99 with a $16 coupon. delivery isn't until the middle of January.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083XVY99B/

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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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troublekid

Dec 05, 2021 05:08 PM

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troublekidDec 05, 2021 05:08 PM

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Not bad but these are the SMR's not the CMR, which is much better drives so I'll pass on this one.

DerpVader

Dec 05, 2021 05:55 PM

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DerpVaderDec 05, 2021 05:55 PM

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I believe anyone in the know will avoid SMR drives regardless of cost.

sivartk

Dec 06, 2021 01:31 AM

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sivartkDec 06, 2021 01:31 AM

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I'm using one of these for Plex. 99% of the files on the drive are write once, read many, so it doesn't really bother me.

crazyal

Dec 06, 2021 01:40 AM

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crazyalDec 06, 2021 01:40 AM

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The CMR "plus" drive was $5.00 more a few weeks back. can this be used as an internal PC drive - considering the price?

donldmn

Dec 06, 2021 01:52 AM

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donldmnDec 06, 2021 01:52 AM

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Same price at NewEgg [newegg.com]

DevMartin

Dec 06, 2021 06:04 AM

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DevMartinDec 06, 2021 06:04 AM

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Quote from crazyal

The CMR "plus" drive was $5.00 more a few weeks back. can this be used as an internal PC drive - considering the price?

That's a better idea than in a NAS. SMR is significantly slower in RAID arrays, in particular ZFS and unraid. But probably any similar workload. Even WD recommends a bump up to Red Plus in a NAS:

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WD Red™ drives may not be suitable for higher workload environments. For ZFS file systems and overall NAS system compatibility, we highly recommend WD Red™ Plus drives, which are optimized for higher workloads.1 [westerndigital.com]

ruiwei.qi

Dec 06, 2021 04:26 PM

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ruiwei.qiDec 06, 2021 04:26 PM

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Will the CMR (Red Plus) make a lot of difference for home NAS like DS220+ (Raid 1)?

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Quote from ruiwei.qi

Will the CMR (Red Plus) make a lot of difference for home NAS like DS220+ (Raid 1)?

Depends on workload... lots of writing then it probably will... just storage then it probably won't.

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Amazon.com: Western Digital 4TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EFAX : Electronics $63.99

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