Western Digital WD 6TB WD60EFPX Red Plus SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD, CMR, 256MB Cache. Shipping is free $99.99

zyabruk

Feb 8, 2023 5:20 PM

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zyabrukFeb 8, 2023 5:20 PM

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What's the warranty?

ItsMeSilly

Feb 8, 2023 5:41 PM

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ItsMeSillyFeb 8, 2023 5:41 PM

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Quote from zyabruk

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What's the warranty?

From the B&H page:

Premium Support and a Limited 3-Year Warranty

Confidently upgrade your NAS performance with the assurance of a limited 3-year warranty, coupled with the support services included with every WD Red Plus drive.

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Yer-all-nuts

Feb 8, 2023 10:14 PM

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Yer-all-nutsFeb 8, 2023 10:14 PM

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For the record, these are 5400 RPM drives

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Yer-all-nuts

Feb 8, 2023 10:17 PM

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Yer-all-nutsFeb 8, 2023 10:17 PM

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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

For the record, these are 5400 RPM drives . . . .

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Kyyul

Feb 8, 2023 10:24 PM

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KyyulFeb 8, 2023 10:24 PM

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$16.67/tb. I'd rather put new unshucked nonrecertified drives like this in my parents NAS. They don't need oodles of storage, just somewhere reliable and backed up to store photos, computer data etc.

SleepyWeasel

Feb 8, 2023 10:32 PM

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SleepyWeaselFeb 8, 2023 10:32 PM

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For general NAS usage, is there really much difference in CMR vs SMR drives?

I wouldn't be writing a massive amount of data (except for the initial file transfer).

BrueBerryMuffins

Feb 8, 2023 10:49 PM

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BrueBerryMuffinsFeb 8, 2023 10:49 PM

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What's the difference with this $100 one from Amazon? Aside from p/n seems the same? Help me decide on this product: Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYL7KVK

Last edited by SliQwick February 8, 2023 at 02:51 PM.

tazeat

Feb 8, 2023 11:20 PM

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Quote from dervang2009

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What's the difference with this $100 one from Amazon? Aside from p/n seems the same? Help me decide on this product: Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYL7KVK

EFAX is the non-plus aka SMR drives. Yuck.

https://nascompares.com/answer/wd...d-red-pro/

tldr
Red is SMR 5400, Red Plus is CMR 5400, Red Pro is CMR 7200 with a better warranty

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primesoup

Feb 8, 2023 11:57 PM

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Quote from SleepyWeasel

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For general NAS usage, is there really much difference in CMR vs SMR drives?

I wouldn't be writing a massive amount of data (except for the initial file transfer).

For general NAS usage, SMR is not recommended. However, for write-once, read-many scenarios like yours, it is perfectly fine drive with potential dollar savings. I use SMR drives for cold storage myself.

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sittositto

Feb 9, 2023 12:56 AM

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Quote from Yer-all-nuts

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For the record, these are 5400 RPM drives . . . .

It's a nas storage mate doesn't have to be fast. This way less noise and heat.

fargone

Feb 9, 2023 1:07 AM

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fargoneFeb 9, 2023 1:07 AM

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The 10TB and 8TB versions also have discounts — 10TB w/ $30 off is $169, 8TB w/ $10 off is $149. Not as slick but still a discount.

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Product Description:	Built with the power to handle small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads to SoHo (Small Office and Home Office) customers, the 6TB Red Plus SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD from WD is made for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems in NAS arrays with 1-8 bays. This 6TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, and a 256MB cache, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 180 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 600,000 load/unload cycles, <1 in 1014 non-recoverable read errors per bits read, error recovery controls, and 1 million hours MTBF. Also built into this drive are noise and vibration protection and WD's NASware 3.0 helps increase system compatibility, allowing WD Red Plus drives to be more easily integrated with your existing network infrastructure.
Product SKU:	1731376
6tb_storage_capacity:	3.5" Form Factor
operating_shock:	70 G / 2.0 ms
operating_temperature:	32 to 149°F / 0 to 65°C
sata_iii_6_gbs_interface:	256MB Cache
storage_shock:	250 G / 2.0 ms
storage_temperature:	-40 to 158°F / -40 to 70°C

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