WD Red 6TB hard drive WD60EFAX - $125.99 or less
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I also read that the regular Red 8TB and 10TB drives are (still) PMR, so replacing a current defect 6TB SMR by one of these might also be an option. If, at one point, you replaced all you drives you...
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It's true......... I cannot believe it myself, I had to do a google search and i found this. It talks about how they use helium and smr to reduce noise. But what they forget to tell you is that this...
WD Red 6TB hard drive WD60EFAX - $125.99 or less
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This drive is down to $125.99 and possibly less with 15% cash back for Amazon Prime cardholders. Limit 3
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WD Red 6TB hard drive WD60EFAX - $125.99 or less
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Probably that's why they are on sale. SMR?? Really?
WD Red 6TB hard drive WD60EFAX - $125.99 or less
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Thread created 12-02-2019 by ojai00
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can this just be plugged internally in a computer and not be used as a NAS?
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SMR hard disks are very slow for random read / write. so if you dont write or read in sequential chunks the performance you will get is very bad compared to normal disks. while if you do...
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So do not get a wd red, unless you choose the wd red pro version.
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This seems like a great deal. If you're looking for something a little bigger, the WD Store also has a good deal on the Red 10TB for $215.99:...
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Picked some of these up earlier. They are the 2019 WD60EFAX models, which are the newer versions of their 6TB Reds with a 256MB cache (their old WD60EFRX version has a 64MB cache).
It's worth...
WD Red 6TB hard drive WD60EFAX - $125.99 or less
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NAS drives aren't any more prone to failure from frequent power-up & power-downs than standard desktop drives In fact, they'd be less prone due to having higher quality motors.
What...
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is this confirmed? that WD REDs are now SMR? If that's true, I may have to go the Ironwolf drive route.. which seem to be CMR.
a quick "google" seems to say it's unclear.. that WD is now hiding...
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if the 8tb and 10tb were released after 2018, they are now going to be SMR if ran at 5400rpm.
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Yes -- but these drives are manufactured to be run 24/7/365, as starting and stopping them can wear them out faster. That is why they are NAS-rated, so just keep that in mind. You would be better off...
