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Sep 20, 2022 10:19 AM

6TB WD Red Plus 5640 RPM SATA 3.5" NAS Hard Disk Drive

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Newegg has 6TB WD Red Plus 5640 RPM SATA 3.5" NAS Hard Disk Drive (WD60EFZX, OEM) on sale for $99.99 when you apply promo code SSBW2Z35 in the cart. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate
  • NASware firmware for compatibility
  • Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
  • Built for optimum NAS compatibility
  • 3D Active Balance Plus

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  • About this deal:
    • This price matches the previous Frontpage Deal from April for this drive.
    • Offer valid for September 20, 2022.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 3-year limited warranty.
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Newegg has 6TB WD Red Plus 5640 RPM SATA 3.5" NAS Hard Disk Drive (WD60EFZX, OEM) on sale for $99.99 when you apply promo code SSBW2Z35 in the cart. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal

Product Details:
  • Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate
  • NASware firmware for compatibility
  • Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
  • Built for optimum NAS compatibility
  • 3D Active Balance Plus

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price matches the previous Frontpage Deal from April for this drive.
    • Offer valid for September 20, 2022.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 3-year limited warranty.
  • About this store:

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Sep 20, 2022 8:02 PM
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fensterSep 20, 2022 8:02 PM
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Solid deal. This is the lowest $/TB I've seen on these 6TB drives in a long time.
Sep 20, 2022 11:17 PM
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RoosterWorxSep 20, 2022 11:17 PM
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Ugh, just bought 2 at normal price bc some 6yr old ones in NAS died
Sep 20, 2022 11:28 PM
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BlueHawkUSASep 20, 2022 11:28 PM
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Quote from RoosterWorx View quoted comment :
Ugh, just bought 2 at normal price bc some 6yr old ones in NAS died
Were they western digital?
Sep 20, 2022 11:39 PM
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RoosterWorxSep 20, 2022 11:39 PM
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Quote from BlueHawkUSA View quoted comment :
Were they western digital?
Yeah. Same ones
Sep 20, 2022 11:50 PM
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BlueHawkUSASep 20, 2022 11:50 PM
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Quote from RoosterWorx View quoted comment :
Yeah. Same ones
they only lasted 6 years!! not good sad☹️
Sep 21, 2022 12:25 AM
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euuser3447254Sep 21, 2022 12:25 AM
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Quote from RoosterWorx View quoted comment :
Ugh, just bought 2 at normal price bc some 6yr old ones in NAS died
Samesies. Ugh. I just bought one tho.
Sep 21, 2022 12:33 AM
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professormanSep 21, 2022 12:33 AM
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Should I hold out for Black Friday? I'm not in a rush, but it's if it's a good deal, I can bite for my NAS.

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Sep 21, 2022 12:38 AM
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RoosterWorxSep 21, 2022 12:38 AM
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Quote from BlueHawkUSA View quoted comment :
they only lasted 6 years!! not good sad☹️
Actually the ones that died were the normal reds they replaced with the red plus. I think I paid 125 each 2 weeks ago
Sep 21, 2022 12:48 AM
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AndrepartthreeSep 21, 2022 12:48 AM
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I feel kind of stupid posting this and I don't know if this would help anyone out but.. after much to my (pleasant) shock and surprise the nicest amazon rep in the world let me keep the 2TB (Red Plus) version of this that was mailed to me in error for free, I ended up using it for it's non-intended purpose.... as a regular data storage drive in my desktop (text documents, pictures, videos and so forth) and it works great ! Smilie .. probably not the best option to install programs on but in this day and age you'd probably be using some sort of ssd drive for programs especially given how cheap ssd drives are nowadays.

Normally this is used more for specifically for storage back up type applications is my understanding - did a lot of research online and found one very annoyed western digital employee engineer type guy posting on WD's forum who basically said " for the thousandth time for anyone asking YES you can use it as a "normal" data drive in a desktop not just for it's intended storage backup type stuff " ... he was a lot more technical as far as what he said but I got the gist of it, okay for desktop PC's to store your files on if you want to go that route Smilie .. on top of which given that WD publicly got into trouble with not making it clear which Red Plus drives were SMR and which were CRM and apparently ticked off a LOT of people WD is apparently eager to sell off their Red brand drives, even the Red Plus CRM versions which apparently are supposed to be better.

I may end up starting a raging debate here as to why SMR drives are just fine or not Stick Out Tongue , I'm just quoting stuff I found online.. I'm sure there are wiser heads than me on this forum who can shed more light on all the stuff I just mentioned Smilie ..
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Sep 21, 2022 1:19 AM
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Sep 21, 2022 1:19 AM
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nope not quite, Red Plus are all CMR. issue was RED drives were all CMR until 4-6 TB SMRs drives started appearing... so the Plus was added to highlight CMR (which wasn't needed until they made SMR REDs).

WD Red were always fine for desktop use, just better spec'ed for vibration and heat in an enclosure and 24/7 use. So there's nothing unintended in your use case.

Quote from Andrepartthree View quoted comment :
I feel kind of stupid posting this and I don't know if this would help anyone out but.. after much to my (pleasant) shock and surprise the nicest amazon rep in the world let me keep the 2TB (Red Plus) version of this that was mailed to me in error for free, I ended up using it for it's non-intended purpose.... as a regular data storage drive in my desktop (text documents, pictures, videos and so forth) and it works great ! Smilie .. probably not the best option to install programs on but in this day and age you'd probably be using some sort of ssd drive for programs especially given how cheap ssd drives are nowadays.

Normally this is used more for specifically for storage back up type applications is my understanding - did a lot of research online and found one very annoyed western digital employee engineer type guy posting on WD's forum who basically said " for the thousandth time for anyone asking YES you can use it as a "normal" data drive in a desktop not just for it's intended storage backup type stuff " ... he was a lot more technical as far as what he said but I got the gist of it, okay for desktop PC's to store your files on if you want to go that route Smilie .. on top of which given that WD publicly got into trouble with not making it clear which Red Plus drives were SMR and which were CRM and apparently ticked off a LOT of people WD is apparently eager to sell off their Red brand drives, even the Red Plus CRM versions which apparently are supposed to be better.

I may end up starting a raging debate here as to why SMR drives are just fine or not Stick Out Tongue , I'm just quoting stuff I found online.. I'm sure there are wiser heads than me on this forum who can shed more light on all the stuff I just mentioned Smilie ..
Sep 21, 2022 2:04 AM
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euuser612761Sep 21, 2022 2:04 AM
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Amazon matching the price now.

solid deal

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Sep 21, 2022 2:20 AM
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luniz97Sep 21, 2022 2:20 AM
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Amazon matching the price now.

solid deal

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Where?
Sep 21, 2022 2:25 AM
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qchlSep 21, 2022 2:25 AM
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Quote from TroyJason View quoted comment :
Amazon matching the price now.

solid deal

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I am seeing $109.99 in Amazon for WD60EFZX. Were you looking at the non plus version?
Sep 21, 2022 2:25 AM
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AdelleySep 21, 2022 2:25 AM
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Where ma shucky shucky deals Frown
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Sep 21, 2022 2:27 AM
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xiaobeilou2000Sep 21, 2022 2:27 AM
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it's OEM. Means not sure what warranty you will receive.

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