14TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM CMR NAS Internal Hard Drive

Jimwm

Apr 16, 2024 2:37 PM

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10% $back from T-website makes this a good deal for the red drives

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Danimal86

Apr 16, 2024 5:22 PM

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there haven't been a lot of deals lately on new drives. The "normal" deal from BB is $200 for the 14tb easystore, this seems like a good deal!

i believe the Pro's have a 5yr warranty.

jake661

Apr 16, 2024 9:08 PM

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jake661Apr 16, 2024 9:08 PM

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Aside from the warranty, are these better than WD white label drives 'shucked' from external drives?

dhishi

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Any good enclosures?

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SammyBravo

Apr 16, 2024 10:03 PM

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How much louder is the Red Pro compared to the Plus? I have a 6-bay NAS running 4 Pluses, and they have been running whisper quiet for a couple of years. I may pull the trigger if the Pros are not much to louder.

Omnytrix

Apr 16, 2024 10:19 PM

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Is a WD red pro overkill for a simple backup drive?

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deerewright

Apr 16, 2024 10:20 PM

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Quote from Jimwm

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10% $back from T-website makes this a good deal for the red drives

What's the T-website?

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Andrepartthree

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Quote from SammyBravo

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How much louder is the Red Pro compared to the Plus? I have a 6-bay NAS running 4 Pluses, and they have been running whisper quiet for a couple of years. I may pull the trigger if the Pros are not much to louder.

Well there's the spec sheet but honestly I don't know how to read it well enough to give you an answer Stick Out Tongue

https://documents.westerndigital....ro-hdd.pdf

I know if you scroll down to the accoustics/dBA section under the environmental part it says 20 when idel and 36 when seeking.. I don't know enough about dBA to tell you how loud that would be.

There's a reddit thread here

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/...ence_14tb/

where one person says " Red Plus is significantly quieter than Red Pro and also runs cooler. Downside is they are slightly slower than Red Pro, only go up to 14tb and are only recommended for use up to 8 drives."

This is all stuff I just found randomly on the internet hopefully someone with actual experience with Red Pro and Plus can jump in and give you a more definitive answer instead Smilie

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Andrepartthree

Apr 16, 2024 10:46 PM

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Quote from Omnytrix

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Is a WD red pro overkill for a simple backup drive?

Do you mean installed into say a desktop PC to keep backups on, in an enclosure you attach to a PC or some other situation? 14 TB to me personally seems like a good way to "future proof" your backup solution.. let's face it with the increasingly larger and larger sized files we're keeping on our PC and the increase in size of say a Windows installation as we add more programs to it and then back it up, 14 TB will let you rest easy for a long while Smilie

.. obviously this varies from person to person, someone who doesn't have a lot of files on their PC or programs installed on their PC would call it overkill.

I will say that the WD Red Plus , 2 TB version that I was accidentally sent and allowed to keep (I got lucky Smilie

) worked surprisingly well as a regular file storage type drive for me.. until I ran out of room and had to replace it and it was still working fine when I took it out of my desktop PC.

Omnytrix

Apr 16, 2024 10:58 PM

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Quote from Andrepartthree

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Do you mean installed into say a desktop PC to keep backups on, in an enclosure you attach to a PC or some other situation? 14 TB to me personally seems like a good way to "future proof" your backup solution.. let's face it with the increasingly larger and larger sized files we're keeping on our PC and the increase in size of say a Windows installation as we add more programs to it and then back it up, 14 TB will let you rest easy for a long while Smilie

.. obviously this varies from person to person, someone who doesn't have a lot of files on their PC or programs installed on their PC would call it overkill.

I will say that the WD Red Plus , 2 TB version that I was accidentally sent and allowed to keep (I got lucky Smilie

) worked surprisingly well as a regular file storage type drive for me.. until I ran out of room and had to replace it and it was still working fine when I took it out of my desktop PC.

Personally I have a seagate 8TB backup plus hub I bought at Costco for $120 4 years ago. CrystalDiskInfo says it's only been on for about a year in total, and it took me 4 years to fill. I was considering a WD red pro drive to replace it but I read it's kinda overkill for a basic backup drive. Do you have a preference between seagate and WD?

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dr150

Apr 16, 2024 11:00 PM

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Quote from Jimwm

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10% $back from T-website makes this a good deal for the red drives

Did you get the 10% WD email sign up code to work with this deal?...

Andrepartthree

Apr 16, 2024 11:36 PM

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Quote from Omnytrix

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Personally I have a seagate 8TB backup plus hub I bought at Costco for $120 4 years ago. CrystalDiskInfo says it's only been on for about a year in total, and it took me 4 years to fill. I was considering a WD red pro drive to replace it but I read it's kinda overkill for a basic backup drive. Do you have a preference between seagate and WD?

My brother in law works in the computer industry and he swears by the Western Digital brand.. but on the other hand my own internet research had a lot of people basically saying " Look all hard drives are alike you just have to buy it and see what happens, you either get a good one or you don't " .. which of course isn't an answer that sits well with me Stick Out Tongue

but I have to admit they might have a point... I will say that the only WD drive I've ever start to fail me was.. man I'm trying to remember.. maybe 8, 9 years old ...

On the other hand my Seagate Exos and (surprisingly) my Seagate Firecuda , both 8 TB, are serving me well as file storage drives (I know I know, not their intended use but they were cheap and on sale Smilie

) despite the bad rep Seagate has in some circles. my Seagate SkyHawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive got repurposed as a desktop drive (file storage again) once I realized how stupid I was paying Direct TV's monthly fees and switched to streaming.. not it's intended use but still served me well for years and still works great as a drive in an enclosure I back up files onto.

So I've had good experiences with both manufacturers really Smilie

... is the drive constantly on ? (inside your desktop PC, inside an enclosure you always have turned on and connected to the PC?) .. if so I would say better to go with overkill just to be on the safe side Smilie

.. I've heard lots of good things about the WD Red drives long as.. and look out I'm about to start up a raging debate here on slickdeals again Stick Out Tongue

... you get a CMR drive... there';s a lot of people that say SMR is fine and it's cheaper so why pay more for CMR? Being the paranoid sort I'd rather opt for CMR even if it's more expensive

https://forums.tomshardware.com/t...d.3748294/

https://www.techpowerup.com/forum...ty.294320/

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PoppinPenelli

Apr 16, 2024 11:42 PM

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Good deal considering SSDs and HDDs are going up in price this quarter.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/...ng_demand/

Promo ends April 28th:

Offer valid on SKU WD142KFGX bought online through the Western Digital Store. Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer. Offer is only valid while supplies last. This offer may not be combined, used in conjunction with or used in addition to any other promotion or offer. Retailers, Resellers and Distributors are excluded from this promotion. The offer is not applicable for any prior purchases and may not be available in all regions of the world. Delivery must be made within the contiguous United States, excluding addresses in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. This promotion is valid between April 15, 2024 and April 28, 2024.

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Omnytrix

Apr 16, 2024 11:44 PM

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Quote from Andrepartthree

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My brother in law works in the computer industry and he swears by the Western Digital brand.. but on the other hand my own internet research had a lot of people basically saying " Look all hard drives are alike you just have to buy it and see what happens, you either get a good one or you don't " .. which of course isn't an answer that sits well with me Stick Out Tongue

but I have to admit they might have a point... I will say that the only WD drive I've ever start to fail me was.. man I'm trying to remember.. maybe 8, 9 years old ...

On the other hand my Seagate Exos and (surprisingly) my Seagate Firecuda , both 8 TB, are serving me well as file storage drives (I know I know, not their intended use but they were cheap and on sale Smilie

) despite the bad rep Seagate has in some circles. my Seagate SkyHawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive got repurposed as a desktop drive (file storage again) once I realized how stupid I was paying Direct TV's monthly fees and switched to streaming.. not it's intended use but still served me well for years and still works great as a drive in an enclosure I back up files onto.

So I've had good experiences with both manufacturers really Smilie

... is the drive constantly on ? (inside your desktop PC, inside an enclosure you always have turned on and connected to the PC?) .. if so I would say better to go with overkill just to be on the safe side Smilie

.. I've heard lots of good things about the WD Red drives long as.. and look out I'm about to start up a raging debate here on slickdeals again Stick Out Tongue

... you get a CMR drive... there';s a lot of people that say SMR is fine and it's cheaper so why pay more for CMR? Being the paranoid sort I'd rather opt for CMR even if it's more expensive

https://forums.tomshardware.com/t...d.3748294/

https://www.techpowerup.com/forum...ty.294320/

The SMR vs CMR debate is why my NAS has dual WD Red Plus drives, they've served me well so far. The seagate I currently have is in a USB enclosure, always connected to power but only turns on when my PC turns on. I'm hoping it lasts another 4 years but I don't want to hedge my bets, so I'm proactively looking for a replacement.

PoppinPenelli

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Quote from Andrepartthree

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My brother in law works in the computer industry and he swears by the Western Digital brand.. but on the other hand my own internet research had a lot of people basically saying " Look all hard drives are alike you just have to buy it and see what happens, you either get a good one or you don't " .. which of course isn't an answer that sits well with me Stick Out Tongue

but I have to admit they might have a point... I will say that the only WD drive I've ever start to fail me was.. man I'm trying to remember.. maybe 8, 9 years old ...

On the other hand my Seagate Exos and (surprisingly) my Seagate Firecuda , both 8 TB, are serving me well as file storage drives (I know I know, not their intended use but they were cheap and on sale Smilie

) despite the bad rep Seagate has in some circles. my Seagate SkyHawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive got repurposed as a desktop drive (file storage again) once I realized how stupid I was paying Direct TV's monthly fees and switched to streaming.. not it's intended use but still served me well for years and still works great as a drive in an enclosure I back up files onto.

So I've had good experiences with both manufacturers really Smilie

... is the drive constantly on ? (inside your desktop PC, inside an enclosure you always have turned on and connected to the PC?) .. if so I would say better to go with overkill just to be on the safe side Smilie

.. I've heard lots of good things about the WD Red drives long as.. and look out I'm about to start up a raging debate here on slickdeals again Stick Out Tongue

... you get a CMR drive... there';s a lot of people that say SMR is fine and it's cheaper so why pay more for CMR? Being the paranoid sort I'd rather opt for CMR even if it's more expensive

https://forums.tomshardware.com/t...d.3748294/

https://www.techpowerup.com/forum...ty.294320/

Seagate got a bad rap when their Thailand factory got flooded in 2011 and didn't want to throw some stuff out so they had bad batches of 8TB and 10TB drives. I think they've recovered since then but it left bad tastes in a lot of mouths. WD had some SMR/CMR issues and giving Synology notices that they should replace their WD red drives after 3 years of being powered on. It's everybody's preference. Like those Audi vs BMW people.

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