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expiredtDames | Staff posted Mar 06, 2023 06:41 PM
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4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD $70 + Free Shipping

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Amazon [amazon.com] has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free. NLA

Western Digital Technologies, Inc via Walmart [walmart.com] also has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free.

WesternDigital [westerndigital.com] also has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free.
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Amazon [amazon.com] has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free. NLA

Western Digital Technologies, Inc via Walmart [walmart.com] also has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free.

WesternDigital [westerndigital.com] also has 4TB WD Red Plus CMR 128 MB Cache NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD (WD40EFZX) on sale for $69.99. Shipping is free.

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Model: Western Digital Red Plus WD40EFZX 4 TB Hard Drive - 3.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600) - Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) Method - Storage System De

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Mar 06, 2023 06:58 PM
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65fastback22Mar 06, 2023 06:58 PM
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The 256mb cache are only $5 more and lower typical price?
Mar 06, 2023 07:02 PM
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oliverjiaMar 06, 2023 07:02 PM
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Can this be used as regular desktop internal HDD as a data drive?
Price is not bad
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Mar 06, 2023 07:46 PM
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tDamesMar 06, 2023 07:46 PM
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Quote from oliverjia :
Can this be used as regular desktop internal HDD as a data drive?
Price is not bad

Yes you can
Mar 07, 2023 03:26 AM
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simprinceMar 07, 2023 03:26 AM
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Quote from 65fastback22 :
The 256mb cache are only $5 more and lower typical price?
Indeed a joke. Anyway - Does the cache difference worth $5?
Mar 07, 2023 04:45 AM
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kjvmartinMar 07, 2023 04:45 AM
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These run completely silent if you are sensitive to noise for your NAS or DAS enclosure. I outgrew mine and there's definite hard drive noises out of larger versions of the same product line. Very solid drive for the money.
Mar 07, 2023 06:31 AM
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TamdrikMar 07, 2023 06:31 AM
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Quote from deeleefeebee :
slow 5400 RPM
it's also ment to have 25% failure rate might be ok for back up

5400 RPM is too slow for gaming

an nvme drive will be about 30 times faster than 5400 RPM
This drive is built specifically for backup storage arrays, particularly NAS. As far as a 25% failure rate, that's a meaningless figure without a specified timeframe, and also presumably just made up anyway. The drive has a 1M hour MTBF and a 3-year warranty. Since it's intended for bulk storage, it's not really competing with NVMe, which would cost at least 3-4 times as much for the same capacity, and motherboards are typically limited in the number of NVMe drive slots available.

This is a good deal for someone looking for a backup storage drive (as I was). For primary bulk storage I'd recommend looking at a 7200rpm HDD or cheap SSD depending on storage requirements and budget. NVMe for a primary OS or game drive.
Mar 07, 2023 05:07 PM
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SplendidShop857Mar 07, 2023 05:07 PM
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Quote from simprince :
Indeed a joke. Anyway - Does the cache difference worth $5?
Yes. Definitely worth the price difference. Doesn't make a huge difference in performance but I'd say it's worth it.
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Mar 07, 2023 11:49 PM
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Mar 08, 2023 12:22 PM
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milestoemptyMar 08, 2023 12:22 PM
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I've been running these in my synology since 2013. Nearly 10yrs of constant operation, and not one failure.

Edit: dont think mine are the plus
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Mar 08, 2023 07:12 PM
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valkerineMar 08, 2023 07:12 PM
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This is Amazon everyday price for the last 3months
Mar 09, 2023 09:10 AM
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Slurm93Mar 09, 2023 09:10 AM
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Quote from Tamdrik :
This drive is built specifically for backup storage arrays, particularly NAS. As far as a 25% failure rate, that's a meaningless figure without a specified timeframe, and also presumably just made up anyway. The drive has a 1M hour MTBF and a 3-year warranty. Since it's intended for bulk storage, it's not really competing with NVMe, which would cost at least 3-4 times as much for the same capacity, and motherboards are typically limited in the number of NVMe drive slots available.

This is a good deal for someone looking for a backup storage drive (as I was). For primary bulk storage I'd recommend looking at a 7200rpm HDD or cheap SSD depending on storage requirements and budget. NVMe for a primary OS or game drive.
All valid points. If you aren't super squeamish I've been buying refurbished drives from ServerPartDeals and have yet to have an issue, particularly for backup where you won't be running the drives a lot it seems like a no brainer when you consider the price per GB.
Mar 09, 2023 04:17 PM
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scissorfightMar 09, 2023 04:17 PM
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10TB for $199 seems like a solid deal also. No?
Mar 10, 2023 11:08 PM
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capnshinerMar 10, 2023 11:08 PM
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<blockquote>scissorfight<p>10TB for $199 seems like a solid deal also. No?</p></blockquote><p>It's not bad, but the 4TB is currently a lower price per TB by a small margin.</p>

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Mar 11, 2023 01:00 PM
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randomuser1324Mar 11, 2023 01:00 PM
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Since I haven't heard anyone else say so far and previously there was discussion about this in other threads:
These things are not as quiet as your typical home computer drive. I bought 6 of these over the course of about 8 months and put them in a Meshify 2 for my own entry into TrueNAS scale and raidz2. I put the system in my office and it sounds like a small horde of bees happily buzzing around. It's not so loud as to be picked up on my zoom meetings but I hear it whenever I walk by or while I'm playing league of legends and stare at my persistent gray screen. Should I have bought a Define R7 case instead of the Meshify 2 to lower sound? Would be interesting to hear from someone else with these drives. Anyways, about 4 months so far at 100% uptime with no problems yet.

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