Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III

Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III

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Brand : Western Digital
Product name : Red
Product code : WD30EFRX
GTIN (EAN/UPC) : 0718037799674
Category : Internal Hard Drives
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Long product name Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III :
3TB, 3.5", SATA 6Gb/s, 5400 RPM, 64MB
Short summary description Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III :
Western Digital Red, 3.5", 3 TB, 5400 RPM
Long summary description Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III :
Western Digital Red. HDD size: 3.5", HDD capacity: 3 TB, HDD speed: 5400 RPM

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WD RED FOR HOME

Stream, backup, organize and effortlessly share your digital content to your TV, PC and more. NASware technology increases your drives' compatibility with your NAS system, for better playback with your devices.
WD RED FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Businesses thrive on productivity and efficiency, two guiding principles built into the design of the WD Red drive. Share and backup files at the speed of your business with a WD Red drive in your NAS.
WD RED FOR BIG BUSINESS

Looking for maximum performance in a heavy use NAS? The WD Red Pro drive is designed to handle an increase in workload and system demand and features a 5-year limited warranty.
DESIGNED FOR NAS

Desktop drives aren't purpose-built for NAS. But WD Red drives with NASware 3.0 are. Our exclusive technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. We can help you find the perfect storage for your NAS system.

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Reviews

Updated:
2013-04-01 09:32:51

Average rating:87

Uk has collected 284 expert reviews for Western Digital Red 3.5" 3 TB Serial ATA III and the average expert rating is 87 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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expertreviews.co.uk

Updated:
2013-04-19 08:50:13

Average rating:100

While most consumer hard disks are designed to be jacks of all trades, Western Digital's Red range of SATA3 hard disks is designed specifically for use in home and small business NAS devices. To this end, it's built for durability, power efficiency and...

If you're after a NAS disk and don't need the fastest small file write speeds around, this is a great low-cost and high capacity disk...

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goodgearguide.com.au

Updated:
2013-04-23 06:59:12

Average rating:80

WD's Red series of hard drives is designed to be used with network attached storage (NAS) devices, rather than in desktop computers. The drives are new additions to the company's already colourful internal drive line up, which includes the Blue series...

Three-year warranty, Good performance, Efficient performance, High data density...
Specific spin speed not stated...
WD's Red drives are good solution if you've just bought a NAS enclosure and aren't sure what types of drives you want to stick in there. They have a slightly longer warranty than desktop drives, as well as a longer stated mean time between failure, which...

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itproportal.com

Updated:
2013-05-04 02:19:15

Average rating:80

Western Digital's new line of Red drives has been specifically engineered to work with NAS devices. These 3.5-in SATA drives can be installed in most of the common NAS devices on the market including those from the likes of Synology, D-Link and Drobo. The...

Specially engineered for NAS, Three models from 1TB to 3TB, Improves NAS read and write speeds, Balance Plus tech may boost reliability...
The drives demand a small premium, Maybe not for SMBs with light NAS use...
For small businesses and power users who have heavy dependence on a NAS device, particularly for those using a NAS that's regularly getting a lot of data written to it, the Western Digital Red line is a good investment, and worth the slight premium. Publ...

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techradar.com

Updated:
2013-09-10 01:29:29

Average rating:80

Western Digital has had a bit of a rethink about how it brands its drives, and has shown the Scorpio (mobile) and Caviar (desktop) names the door. Instead, the company is now relying on just colours, which previously only indicated which market segment ea...

Good features, Should prove more reliable than desktop drives, Improved power management...
Single drive performance better than RAID...

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uk.hardware.info

Updated:
2013-09-12 15:20:26

Average rating:0

At the end of last year, Western Digital launched a new line of HDD's, specifically made for use in NAS devices. The new disks got the moniker 'Red', and became available with capacities of 1TB, 2TB and 3TB ( click here for our review of those disks )...

We were already very much convinced about the qualities of the Red disks from Western Digital we tested earlier. The same holds for de 4TB model. The disk definitely isn't the fastest around, but that's not what is sets out to achieve in the first place...

hardwarecanucks.com

Updated:
2013-12-12 13:08:14

Average rating:0

Western Digital’s $199 RED 4TB is aimed directly at NAS environments but it can actually sub in as a perfectly capable desktop drive too, despite a speed of just 5400RPM...

In creating the RED 4TB, Western Digital could very well have launched a hard drive that was extremely capable for its intended market yet only appealed to a very narrow market. Instead, this new drive is capable enough to pull duty in a number of diff...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2014-03-08 01:20:54

Average rating:92

In the past, many have opined that the advent of the cloud was going to gut the NAS market, but a multitude of factors have risen to speed the deployment of NAS into numerous applications. The NAS market has been experiencing explosive growth lately, and...

The WD Red is designed specifically to address the needs of the NAS market with advanced features such as TLER, IntelliPower, NASware 2.0, and 3D active Balance Plus. These features address NAS-specific problems that plague desktop drives pushed into ser...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2014-03-08 01:20:55

Average rating:94

Each month we test one to two NAS products here at TweakTown, but the number of emails I receive asking which drives to use far surpasses that number. The main issue that crops up when choosing a set of disk drives is always the same, price. When shop...

The Western Digital Red Series isn't WD's first RAID environment HDD, but it is their first affordable for home use model. The RE class of products certainly helped the company to develop this new class of drive and we are thankful to say the least...

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micromart.co.uk

Updated:
2014-03-21 03:35:21

Average rating:80

Perhaps you want a small, stylish NAS that takes up the bare minimum of space, in which case you need a pair of 2.5" 1TB WD Red drives. Please move smartly to the left and read the previous review, where you'll find everything you need.That takes care of...

techradar.com/au/

Updated:
2014-04-14 02:59:57

Average rating:80

Western Digital has had a bit of a rethink about how it brands its drives, and has shown the Scorpio (mobile) and Caviar (desktop) names the door. Instead, the company is now relying on just colours, which previously only indicated which market segment ea...

Good features, Should prove more reliable than desktop drives, Improved power management...
Single drive performance better than RAID...

Read the full review

aphnetworks.com

Updated:
2014-07-30 02:40:28

Average rating:0

"When it comes to buying cars," I explained to my friend, "it is actually quite similar to relationship choices we make. For example, I love BMWs. I rave about their attractive looks, desirable specifications, charming personality, and outstanding perform...

12TB of RAID storage? Who would not want that?With eight pages of serious benchmarking, multiple test platforms for collecting all the data we need, and over a thousand dollars worth of hard drives from all three major manufacturers, where does APH Networ...

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techradar.com/au/

Updated:
2014-12-12 08:33:43

Average rating:80

The 6TB Western Digital Red is the first 3.5-inch desktop hard disk to offer home users such an enormous storage capacity in a single disk. The alternatives, HGST's Helium He6 and Seagate Enterprise Capacity 6TB, are both intended for the enterprise marke...

Great performance, Plentiful capacity, Much more affordable than enterprise 6TB disks...
Not the absolute fastest disk performance, Early firmware misconfiguration...
We liked The Western Digital Red 6TB finally means 6TB disks are a realistically affordable prospect for everyone. While you still pay something of a premium over 4TB disks and lower capacities, it's worth it for fewer devices in your PC or NAS. Sequentia...

techadvisor.co.uk

Updated:
2014-12-24 07:22:47

Average rating:80

As inevitable as death and taxes, the size of hard disks is always changing, getting bigger by the year. We were at a 4 TB impasse for a while though, since late in 2011 when first Seagate and closely followed by Hitachi, released the first 3.5-inch SATA...

The WD Red in its new 6 TB form is self-evidently one huge disk. With the help of improved firmware it is now smiled upon for use in 8-bay NAS units, while its top speed of around 175 MB/s is faster than ever. Only at the level of smallest files do we see...

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techradar.com

Updated:
2015-02-06 20:51:17

Average rating:80

The 6TB Western Digital Red is the first 3.5-inch desktop hard disk to offer home users such an enormous storage capacity in a single disk. The alternatives, HGST's Helium He6 and Seagate Enterprise Capacity 6TB, are both intended for the enterprise marke...

Great performance, Plentiful capacity, Much more affordable than enterprise 6TB disks...
Not the absolute fastest disk performance, Early firmware misconfiguration...
After solving the early firmware issue, the Western Digital Red 6TB is a great product. If you're building a NAS, or stuffing a desktop PC with double-digit amounts of storage with multiple hard disks in a RAID array, the Red series are the ones to go fo...

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eteknix.com

Updated:
2015-02-25 17:39:03

Average rating:0

The Western Digital RED family of NAS drives has been on the market for a while, and it keeps growing. There are 2.5-inch 750GB and 1TB drives just as there are 1TB to 6TB 3.5-inch drives in the WD RED series.The 6TB RED HDD was released last year and Wes...

6TB Capacity, 24/7/365 certified with 3-year warranty, Low price per GB of storage, Reduced running cost through lower electrics bill, Reduced hardware purchase needs due to available disk size per bay...
none, Neutral, Weighs 725 grams, “The WD RED 3.5″ 6TB drive blasted almost any other SATA drive away that we’ve tested prior. The great speeds, enormous capacity, and cheap price per GB makes it a winner in every way.”, Western Digital 3.5″ Red 6TB NAS Ha...
The Western Digital Red 6TB is a hard drive and as such doesn't offer much design-wise, but why should it, it is a storage drive. Still, the sticker on the top has all relevant information you need in a layout that easy and fast to read. I would have like...

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eteknix.com

Updated:
2015-04-10 07:14:31

Average rating:0

We have recently taken a look at the WD RED 6TB hard disk drive designed for NAS usage , and today it is time to see how these drives perform in a 4-disk RAID setup. Western Digital was so nice to provide us with all these wonderful drives for our NAS tes...

Western Digital has created a great drive with their RED 6TB HDD. It is designed specific for NAS usage and is a drive that is perfect for RAID setups. We saw great performance figures in all our benchmarks the drive also features a very low power consump...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2015-12-05 08:49:53

Average rating:94

In what seemed a matter of time, we had an idea WD was right around the corner from releasing their very own 6TB storage solution. While we did not think it would be from the WD Red lineup, it is here and I am sure others are right around the corner as we...

The WD Red 6TB is quite a surprising solution and if we analyze our test results, I can really see where this purpose built solution will fit in. First off, it is obvious this drive does not really care for workload testing, as it did not perform too wel...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2015-12-25 11:30:43

Average rating:95

The enhancements in NASware 3.0 allow the new line of WD Red NAS HDDs to scale up from one to five bay applications to eight bays. This extends the reach of the primarily client-oriented Red drives into SOHO applications. The Red now also encroaches parti...

WD experienced tremendous success when they pioneered the client NAS HDD segment with the popular WD Red series. The Red series addresses DAS RAID users as well, providing a value option for smaller RAID arrays that was not present a few short years ago...

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aphnetworks.com

Updated:
2016-01-18 09:00:34

Average rating:0

While APH Networks is probably not the first -- or even the second, third, or fourth -- website to visit if you are looking for relationship advice, I think we had some great points posted in the opening of my Western Digital Red WD40EFRX 4TB review back...

If theWestern Digital Red WD40EFRX 4TBwas a winning formula for a network attached storage system hard drive, then what makes the Western Digital Red WD60EFRX 6TB? Being a larger capacity model with the latest NASware 3.0 firmware, it is hard to see why t...

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play3r.net

Updated:
2016-03-27 00:46:55

Average rating:84

Storage is a big deal for some and in realistic terms, you couldn't run a PC or system without at least some form of it. Traditional mechanical hard drives have been rightly replaced by NAND technology found in today's solid state drives, or SSD's as they...

Fantastic design; I personally love the WD colour schemes, Great performance for a 5400RPM drive, Low power, Designed for 24/7 use in a file server, NAS or for even home use, Available in capacities up to 6TB, 3year warranty on retail samples (nonOEM), Fa...
Can be very expensive compared to other brands...
It's pretty obvious that RAID arrays have been around for a long time, but technology has obviously improved and reliability ever so much; RAID 0 however offers absolutely no redundancy so once a drive fails or data is lost, it can't be recovered. That be...

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pcworld.co.nz

Updated:
2016-03-27 00:46:56

Average rating:70

Name3.5-inch SATA hard drive: Western Digital Red 2TBAt a glance:SATA 6Gbps,64MB DDR2 cache,'IntelliPower' dynamic rotation speedSummary:Good performance with low heat and noise, but seems to offer little advantage over existing WD Green drives.Rating:3.5...

functional and quiet internal drives for any small NAS unit, but in no way remarkable. We look forward to seeing how the WD Red series evolves, though.Join the PC World New Zealand newsletter!-->JoinError: Please check your email address.Tags hard drive...

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moviesgamesandtech.com

Updated:
2016-11-03 04:16:43

Average rating:0

With storage requirements becoming bigger and bigger all the time, WD have a 6 TB drive in their Red NAS range, and here is our review.WD Red hard drives also feature 3D Active Balance Plus, an enhanced balance control technology, which significantly impr...

The WD Red drive comes in a variety of sizes from 750 GB all the way up to the new 6 TB version we are reviewing here.This is one of the first 6 TB drives on the market so if you need a lot of storage, and a good speed, and you plan on using the drive in...

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moviesgamesandtech.com

Updated:
2016-11-03 04:16:43

Average rating:0

With storage requirements becoming bigger and bigger all the time, WD have released a new 4 TB drive in their Red NAS range, and here is our review.The new WD Red hard drives include a new version of NASware 2.0, which further improves drive reliability a...

The WD Red drive comes in a variety of sizes from 750 GB all the way up to the 4 TB version we are reviewing here.This is one of the only 4 TB drives on the market today so if you need a lot of storage, and a good speed, and you plan on using the drive in...

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tbreak.ae

Updated:
2016-11-23 13:07:51

Average rating:80

When it comes to storage, WD seems to have most bases covered. From portable to home user to enterprise storage, the company boasts an impressive portfolio of devices and solutions for pretty much any scenario. A few months ago the company released the WD...

Excellent performance, Robust data safety...
Enclosures need to be compatible with 6TB drives...
The WD Red Pro is certainly a worthy investment for larger NAS systems that demand more storage space per dollar spent. The price tags on the Red Pro versus the Red may be something to think about, but the significant speed boost and reliability factor...

back2gaming.com

Updated:
2016-11-23 13:07:51

Average rating:90

WD announced their WD Red line getting 6TB capacities just a months ago and we're lucky enough to get them in our labs. Up for review today is a pair of WD Red 6TB (WD60EFRX) and we're pairing them up with our QNAP TS-451 (review incoming). We'll check ou...

Solid performance, Quiet drive, NAS and multidrive optimized, Capacities up to 6TB, 24/7 support, 3 year warranty...
Warranty could be longer...
If you are looking for high-resilience, low-maintenance, and efficient storage for your network then the WD Red NAS HDDs now come in 5TB to 6TB capacities for your bulk-storage needs...

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thepcenthusiast.com

Updated:
2016-11-23 13:07:51

Average rating:0

Mid this year, WD announced and released two new higher capacities for their WD Red NAS hard drives, including a WD Red Pro series. Today, let's take a look at the WD Red 5TB NAS hard drive featuring the new NASWare 3.0. Like its predecessors, the WD Red...

Once again the WD Red NAS drives didn't disappoint me. I've seen improvements in terms of speed compared to the WD Red 4TB I previously reviewed. Thanks to its slightly faster 5700RPM speed and 170MB/s internal transfer rate. You can see from the benchmar...

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thepcenthusiast.com

Updated:
2016-11-23 13:07:51

Average rating:0

Storage is one of the most common concerns of people nowadays, specially if you have an ever growing digital files or data. There are basically two types of storage, the primary storage and the secondary storage. The primary storage is where you usually i...

Performance wise, it is obvious that the WD Red 4TB is not a fast hard drive, but it's not that slow either. As you can see from the benchmark results from above, read/write speeds are not that fast compared to other hard drives. Its rotational speed is o...

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chip.com.my

Updated:
2016-11-23 13:07:51

Average rating:0

Western Digital is a trusted brand when it comes to all manner of storage devices. Be it storage for desktop, notebooks, or even portable devices, the company is a go-to name for many customers and businesses. With network-attached storage solutions on th...

NASware 2.0 addresses issues with conventional HDDs, Support for wide variety of RAIDs...
Not as fast as some highperformance drives...
Whilst you could still use the Western Digital Red NAS drives in your PC, its true worth lies within a network-attached storage device for shared usage with other PCs in the house or the office. Definitely a great choice to go for if your company needs a...

itpro.co.uk

Updated:
2018-02-05 02:07:49

Average rating:80

Sign up for our daily newsletter SSDs are becoming the default choice for PCs, thanks to incredible performance, decent capacities and falling prices, yet the mechanical hard disk is far from dead and still has its place. This applies in particular if yo...

Good speeds, despite the spec, Good reliability...
No RV sensor, Toshiba's N300 drives are bettervalue in some cases...
We've been impressed with the latest incarnation of the WD Red range of drives. If you need smaller or larger capacities than rival Toshiba offers or want the best performance, the WD Red line-up is an excellent choice...

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techau.com.au

Updated:
2018-02-05 02:07:52

Average rating:92

Western Digital's latest drive is a massive 10 terabytes in capacity. That's a pretty staggering size given it was just a few years ago we were passing the 2TB barrier. This drive is part of the WD Red series, which is optimised for use at home and small...

Storage capacity, Quiet...
Price...
However you look at it, storing 10TB of data on a single drive is madness. To avoid having a single point of failure, you'll likely need multiple drives in that NAS to ensure you have redundancy. If you have the budget, both of those drives could be 10TB...

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eteknix.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:0

I have performed extensive tests with WD ‘s Red series of drives and today it is time to take a look at the newest drive in the series, the 10TB model ( WD100EFAX ). This large-capacity NAS hard disk doesn't just bring increased capacity, it also features...

Up to 10TB capacity options, Low noise and power consumption, Good endurance, Fair pricing...
Not as fast as 7200 RPM drives, Neutral, 5400 RPM spindle speed, “Western Digital continues to develop and improve their WD Red drives. The 10TB version I tested today is a perfect example: A solid SOHO NAS drive that is silent and efficient.”, WD Red 10T...
You'll want to pick the right drive for your NAS setup and the WD Red 10TB would be a good choice. The drive delivers a power efficient and silent data pool thanks to the 5400 RPM spindle speed. With less than 6W power consumption during active operations...

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aphnetworks.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:0

As time progresses, sometimes I wonder how far we have come. For me personally, I still remember when I was still in high school, wondering what I should study in university just like it was yesterday. As I entered university for my degree in Electrical E...

I sure cannot imagine being able to buy 32TB of storage for $1320 a decade ago. But for how far we have been, this is now a reality. Back to the question I have proposed in the beginning of this review, what the heck is 32TB of storage? I will admit other...

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back2gaming.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:184

WD has introduced their 8TB Red line of drives earlier in the year making them the first 8TB drives for WD along with their surveillance-oriented brothers, the WD Purple. These drives are application-specific with both intended for SOHO and SME environmen...

Good overall performance, Large capacity, NASoriented features...
None...
WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Drive ReviewWe'll be taking a look at the performance of these drives with a NAS in a separate review of the Synology DS415+ but for now let's focus on the raw numbers that still give us a good idea of what we can expect from these WD...

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hardwarecanucks.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:0

Welcome to a brave new world, one with two very distinct storage mediums which, in some ways, are no longer actually competing for the same buyers. On one hand we have the SSD, an ultra fast storage format which has no problem featuring titanic throughput...

The new RED 8TB may not be a barn burner in comparison to Seagate Enterprise Capacity series, Western Digital’s own RED Pro or Black series, but overall it is still a top-tier performer. There is certainly no denying latency is going to be a concern versu...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:91

It has been quite a long time since I have dusted off the HDD test equipment, so I was certainly excited to get the new helium-filled WD Red 8TB in the lab. With Seagate now expanding their SMR technology into all product ranges, it's good to see WD getti...

Prior to the month or so I have had these drives, I had never had the opportunity to test helium technology. With the launch of the 8TB Red, WD has seemingly stabilized the platform enough to trust it out in the wild with consumers and in introducing th...

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eteknix.com

Updated:
2019-12-07 11:51:58

Average rating:0

The WD RED series by Western Digital is one that we've already have a lot of looks at. That doesn't mean that we can't have another one, does it? Today I'm putting the 8TB HDD through the paces and benchmarks.The WD RED series is designed and intended for...

Good performance, Up to 10TB capacity (8TB tested today), Suited for multi-bay enclosures, 24/7 usage certified, Low noise thanks to the 5400RPM class...
Not as fast as 7200RPM drives, “Western Digital’s WD Red are proven drives which will serve you well any day. The 8TB model I tested today is no different.”, Western Digital WD RED 8TB NAS HDD Review, Thank you, Western Digital, for providing us with thi...
By now, there aren't many surprises when testing Westen Digital's RED 8TB NAS drive. It has been on the market for a while, but that doesn't mean that it isn't worth an extra view and review. We all know that drives don't perform the same in each capacity...

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aphnetworks.com

Updated:
2019-12-07 11:51:58

Average rating:0

"I could not start my computer," my supervisor said with a tone of worry in his voice. "Is there any way to retrieve my data?" "Did you back up your data?" I asked him. "No," he replied. Does that seem like a scenario you can relate to? From my colleague...

"I got your data back," I told my supervisor. "Thankfully, it is just your motherboard that died. Your hard drives are just fine. You are not so lucky every time." Within a week, my supervisor began to back up his data. Since it was for only one computer...

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aphnetworks.com

Updated:
2020-08-23 08:54:05

Average rating:0

My colleague Aaron Lai, a couple of our friends, and I were chatting on the plane on the way to San Antonio back in February when I totally misheard something Aaron said. The four of us occupied an entire row on an Embraer E175, where Aaron sat on the far...

While confusing someone to be a Hong Kong grandma may be hard to forgive as a trivial mistake, it is hard to blame anyone who glanced over the difference between the Western Digital Red WD140EFFX 14TB andRed Pro WD141KFGX 14TBin the name. While both are m...

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techradar.com

Updated:
2020-08-23 08:54:05

Average rating:80

These units are built for the long haul rather the short spring of desktop mechanisms, and now offer massive capacities for IT managers to create arrays big enough for the majority of business needs.Western Digital was the first drive maker to formally ad...

Huge capacity, Low power consumption, Quiet...
Not the fastest 10TB drive...
If you need a massive amount of array capacity and want to spend less on drive racks, you've got a stark choice between the WD Red 10TB and the Seagate IronWolf 10TB or 12TB options. If it comes down to price this drive wins, but the IronWolf disks are a...

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techworld.com

Updated:
2013-04-01 09:32:47

Average rating:0

Western Digital has spotted a niche in the storage market. To its established range of hard-disk drives, it’s added the WD Red, a new range aimed to fulfill the requirements of network-attached storage (NAS)The WD Red – available in 1TB, 2TB and 3TB c...

In the WD Red, Western Digital has pulled off a great balance of features for this specialist network-storage hard disk. It runs as quietly as the low-power Caviar Green yet with performance more like a fast 7200rpm desktop PC hard drive. Currently se...

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legitreviews.com

Updated:
2013-04-19 08:50:14

Average rating:0

Earlier this year Western Digital (WD) announced the WD Red NAS hard drives that are a line of SATA III 6Gbps hard drives specifically designed for home and small office NAS (network attached storage) systems. Anyone that has ever built a NAS before...

The WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Drive performed great and spending a little extra for the NASware technology appears to be well worth it!...

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pcmag.com

Updated:
2013-05-02 02:44:50

Average rating:80

Western Digital's new line of Red drives $119.99 at Dell has been specifically engineered to work with NAS devices. These 3.5-inch SATA drives can be installed in most of the common NAS devices on the market including those from Synology, Qnap, D-Lin...

Improves NAS read and write speeds.
Bottom Line, Western Digital's specially engineered Red drives are a worthy consideration for those who need fast, reliable NAS performance...
Western Digital's specially engineered Red drives are a worthy consideration for those who need fast, reliable NAS performance...

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pcper.com

Updated:
2013-06-21 04:32:18

Average rating:0

I'm going to let the cat out of the bag right here and now. Everyone's home RAID is likely an accident waiting to happen. If you're using regular consumer drives in a large array, there are some very simple (and likely) scenarios that can cause it...

Whisper quiet operation, even while seeking!, Power sipping thanks to Green pedigree, Outstanding sequential read and write speeds, 3Year warranty with 24/7 support hotline, 1,000,000 hour MTBF (35% boost over other consumergrade hard drives)...
Random access performance is low (onpar with WD AVGP).
Western Digital has seen a future market demand and filled that void brilliantly. The new Red series offers outstanding throughput, dead-silent operation, and even some enterprise features at a cost only slightly above that of the lowest cost consumer...

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anandtech.com

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2013-07-04 02:49:04

Average rating:0

Western Digital (WD) introduced hard drives specifically targeted towards NAS systems under the Red branding last month. Jason had some initial coverage at launch time. WD claimed to have put in a number of firmware features and some additional hard...

With the WD Red lineup, Western Digital continues its successful branding initiative. The three disks that we have had in-house over the last month have performed and held up quite well under stress. The disks have the optimal balance of firmware features...

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tweaktown.com

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2013-09-12 15:20:25

Average rating:92

In the past, many have opined that the advent of the cloud was going to gut the NAS market, but a multitude of factors have risen to speed the deployment of NAS into numerous applications. The NAS market has been experiencing explosive growth lately, and...

The WD Red is designed specifically to address the needs of the NAS market with advanced features such as TLER, IntelliPower, NASware 2.0, and 3D active Balance Plus. These features address NAS-specific problems that plague desktop drives pushed into ser...

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techgage.com

Updated:
2013-09-12 15:20:32

Average rating:95

When Western Digital first unveiled its 2TB Caviar Green drive in 2009, those who were planning on building a home server or purchase a NAS felt that they were a no-brainer choice. After all, what's better than low-power and huge storage? Well, that w...

When WD first announced its Red NAS drives, I admit that it seemed a little expected. The company has targeted the surveillance and audio / video market before, so catering to NAS users, to me, seemed to be the next logical step. That said, while it d...

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techwarelabs.com

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2013-09-12 15:20:36

Average rating:0

Majority of electronics fall into one of two categories: consumer or enterprise. Typically the price tags very significantly between the two, but you usually get what you pay for. Enterprise equipment is generally put through more quality assurance te...

Designed for use in NAS and RAID arrays, Solid performance, Cooler thermal profile than other drives...
Only a 3 year warranty...
Western Digital has an interesting product here. It falls right in between their consumer line of drives and their enterprise line. This makes it perfect for small businesses that can’t afford a SAN, but can afford a NAS. The feature set rivals that o...

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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2013-09-12 15:20:36

Average rating:94

Each month we test one to two NAS products here at TweakTown, but the number of emails I receive asking which drives to use far surpasses that number. The main issue that crops up when choosing a set of disk drives is always the same, price. When shop...

The Western Digital Red Series isn't WD's first RAID environment HDD, but it is their first affordable for home use model. The RE class of products certainly helped the company to develop this new class of drive and we are thankful to say the least...

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Techreport.com

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2014-04-05 04:40:06

Average rating:0

PC storage has increasingly split into two categories: system and secondary. System storage houses your OS, applications, games, and all the data you need to access quickly. Secondary storage handles everything else.SSDs are easily the best solution for s...

In some ways, the Red 4TB feels like the future of mechanical drives. It's tuned for PC RAID arrays and network-attached storage, which are the most attractive applications for high-capacity hard drives right now. When you're storing 4TB of data, you wan...

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nikktech.com

Updated:
2014-07-30 02:40:28

Average rating:0

There's no denying that the popularity of Network Attached Storage devices (or NAS Servers as i like to call them) has increased at such a degree over the past 3 years that even regular consumers purchase them for home use whether that's for downloading f...

Build Quality (MTBF Of 1.000.000 Hours), Good Performance Levels, NASware 2.0 Technology (Low Temperatures/Noise Levels/Power...
Raw Performance (However More Than Enough For NAS Use)...
Although we don't do power consumption tests on HDDs cause quite frankly it's very hard to be 100% on the spot with such results we did perform our usual temperature and noise level tests both of which showcase that Western Digital has indeed invested tim...

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hardwarebbq.com

Updated:
2014-11-01 04:25:35

Average rating:85

WD sent its 4TB variant of its RED series NAS storage drive for evaluation. This should be interesting to see how it performs. Earlier, we've reviewed WD Red 2TB and 3TB variants which performed pretty well.1. Introduction 2. Specifications and Images 3...

The performance of the 4TB is a very good enough on most counts for a network storage drive. The performance of the Red Series so far remains consistent. Even if you look at average access tests, not only it performs better than Seagate' 4TB NAS counte...

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storagereview.com

Updated:
2014-11-20 11:33:40

Average rating:0

WD was first to market with a duty-specific NAS drive when they launched the Red family over two years ago. They're now onto the third iteration of the 3.5" drive (we previously review the WD Red Pro), which includes an updated firmware, NASware 3.0, and...

Largest NAS HDD available, Great 8K performance, Upgraded NASware features...
Trade-off in random access performance with slower spindle speed...
For those looking maximize their storage capabilities in a NAS, the WD Red 6TB drives are a great option. Not only to they perform very well, but they offer 2TB more capacity than anything else currently in the market on a third generation platform that h...

hothardware.com

Updated:
2015-02-06 20:51:17

Average rating:0

The hard drive market has become a lot less sexy in the past few years thanks to SSDs. What we used to consider...

When considering the WD alternatives, both Red and Green drives seemed priced appropriately and ran cool and quiet throughout testing. We have nothing to complain about, as they seemed to do the job and won't require the cost upside we saw with Seagate's offering. All in all, we're happy to recommend all three drives, but there are caveats to that all-important price performance curve that you'll have to calculate for yourself, based on your specific needs and wants...

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hardwarebbq.com

Updated:
2015-04-15 08:23:24

Average rating:0

NAS drive solution from WD and Seagate have been around for a while, and recently introduced two storage capacity variants- WD50EFRX 5TB and WD60EFRX 6TB. We're going to take a look at the 5TB Red Variant.To keep with the storage demands with the SOHO env...

Excellent Transfer Speed, 5TB Storage Space...
Access Speed...
I really wish 10Gb/s Ethernet was a norm. With the requirement for networked (especially wired LAN) storage requirement is slowly growing in many households with multiple systems and wireless devices, 1Gb/s Ethernet port just doesn't cut it. Its long over...

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techgage.com

Updated:
2015-11-29 10:34:40

Average rating:0

Considering the fact that WD announced its Red 6TB hard drive last summer , getting a review of it on the site has taken quite some time. In fact, now that we've entered 2015, I took a moment to look back and see when our last look at a bare drive was, an...

I'll preface this conclusion by saying that there are more 6TB hard drive reviews en route. It'd be nice to test out the WD Green, for starters, although I don't think it's that necessary. I believe it should perform just about the same as this Red driv...

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nikktech.com

Updated:
2016-11-03 04:16:43

Average rating:0

Mechanical hard disk drives have been around for decades now but it wasn't until the introduction of the first NAS (network attached storage) and digital NVR (network video recorder) models that the need for different models was even considered by manufac...

Build Quality (MTBF Of 1.000.000 Hours), Good Read/Write Performance, NASware 3.0 Features, Low Temperatures, Noise Levels & Power...
Overall Performance & Price (Compared To the Competition)...
When choosing which drives to get for use with a NAS performance should not be the first thing consumers should look for and that actually makes sense since lower power consumption, temperatures and even noise levels could be more “beneficial”...

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Bjorn3d.com

Updated:
2016-11-03 04:16:43

Average rating:90

Western Digital is a company with deep roots in the storage industry, with products that span virtually every customer and business need. Western Digital is also considered one of the most trustworthy brands that users look to when purchasing a new drive...

Larger than life capacity, Low cost, Enterprise grade features, Low power consumption, Larger than life capacity, Low cost, Enterprise grade features, Low power consumption...
We were pleasantly surprised by the overall performance and function of the two 6TB Red drives. In their intended environment, the performance was on par with some enterprise level drives. We were also able to stream video to two devices while also writin...

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storagereview.com

Updated:
2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:0

Western Digital has expanded their Red line to include an 8TB model, increasing the maximum capacity of 8-bay NAS units to 64TB so that SOHO users can get even more out of their initial server investment. WD is using their HelioSeal helium-technology to g...

Lower energy usage than a traditional drive, Optimized for NAS use, Good performance overall...
Trailed slightly behind compeititve drive in most tests...
The WD Red 8TB model is a great addition to Western Digital's Red line, building sealed drive technology into a well known platform to deliver a compelling overall value proposition...

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pcper.com

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2018-06-28 17:46:00

Average rating:0

Storage devices for personal computers have always been a tricky proposition. While the majority of computer parts are solid state , the computer industry has spent most of its life storing bits on electromechanical mechanical devices like tapes and flopp...

Highest sequential performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date, Highest random / IOPS performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date, Matured enterprise technology adopted for consumer usage, along with a hermetically sealed drive enclosure, should yield i...
Helium did not make the 8TB Red noticeably lighter (I kid - it is actually 0.22 lbs lighter!), Would like to see 7200 RPM consumer model (8TB Red Pro), More 8TB Red review action coming soon...
PROS:Highest sequential performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date.Highest random / IOPS performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date.Matured enterprise technology adopted for consumer usage, along with a hermetically sealed drive enclosure, should yiel...

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techarp.com

Updated:
2018-07-04 19:34:37

Average rating:0

The popularity of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) systems has fuelled a surge in demand for large capacity hard disk drives. This interest led Western Digital to create the WD Red NAS-optimised family of hard disk drives. Today, we are going to look at the...

This is our second review of a helium-filled hard disk drive (after the 8TB WD Gold), and we continue to be impressed. Even from its specifications alone, we can already see a significant reduction in power consumption and noise levels. These are not mino...

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tomshardware.com

Updated:
2019-12-07 11:51:58

Average rating:0

Hard disk drives have become specialized products designed for specific needs. The manufacturers use both hardware and software to tune the drives' parameters for specific workloads. For instance, a digital video recorder will rarely read or write random...

Excellent price point for this capacity, High mixed sequential workload performance, Low heat, Low noise...
Weak random performance...
The 8TB Red costs just over $100 less than the 10TB model and delivers only slightly less performance. The drive delivers an excellent cost-to-capacity ratio and is the model we would choose to build a new dense server. The new Helium-filled models al...

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hardwareslave.com

Updated:
2019-12-07 11:51:58

Average rating:86

For years the Hard Disk Drive was the mainstay of all commercial personal computers around the world. It's had a bashing lately from the superb Solid State Drive technology, paving the future for fast, low power and robust main system storage. So where do...

We put this together due to the solid performance we are seeing with our HomeServer project. We had a fair idea on how this drive would perform, we tested extensively prior to deciding on the RAID configuration. We wanted to run through a dedicated review...

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storagereview.com

Updated:
2020-08-23 08:54:05

Average rating:0

WD continues to expand the capacities of its popular Red brand of HDDs with the latest being 10TB. With this new bump up in capacity an 8-bay NAS can have a whopping 80TB of capacity without adding any expansion units. The HDDs come in 3.5” form factor ma...

Strong large-block sequential read score, Great 8k 70/30 results, Good price to capacity ratio...
Had the lowest write scores on a few benchmarks...
The WD Red 10TB is perfect for those looking to add capacity to their NAS and need a fair amount of performance to go along with it...

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