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Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAXWestern Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX byWestern Digital Capacity: 6TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveChangeWrite a review How customer reviews and ratings work

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Positive reviewsRich H.5.0 out of 5 starsDoes the job; great priceReviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023Good: This is the first Red I've had to replace in my NAS array in almost *ten years* of 24/7 operation. 'Nuff said. Decent performance, great price (now; not so much so in 2013.) Hot-swaps cleanly and effortlessly.Bad: Nothing significant. Five stars. Read more

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Critical reviewsss1.0 out of 5 starsSome of these drives are not like the others...CMR vs SMR recording technologyReviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024WD inserted some SMR drives into their formerly all-CMR WD-RED product line.To make a long story short, SMR has to move data out of the way when it writes to the drive. With a single-drive NAS system being used by a couple of people, the drive has plenty of time to rearrange itself before being asked to do anything else. Idle time is CRITICAL or the drive will not function properly.Building, or rebuilding a RAID array doesn't leave that required IDLE time and these drives will take FOREVER to rebuild an array if you even live so long. Data throughput measured in KBPS (not MBPS) and dropping to ZERO for long periods of time while the drive scavenges a little IDLE time before allowing you use it again.There are, as far as I know, two different class action suits about the stealth SMR insertion into an otherwise terrific product line. They should just stop selling them but here they are and I got stuck with two of them that I bought completely unsuspectingly and am now trying to return.Wish me luck. Don't get yourself in the same boat -- it's sinking...really, really, really, really slowly. Read more One person found this helpful Sign in to filter reviews 11,935 total ratings, 2,047 with reviews

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Rich H.5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job; great price Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023Capacity: 3TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase Good: This is the first Red I've had to replace in my NAS array in almost *ten years* of 24/7 operation. 'Nuff said. Decent performance, great price (now; not so much so in 2013.) Hot-swaps cleanly and effortlessly.Bad: Nothing significant. Five stars. Helpful Report
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citan-uzuki5.0 out of 5 stars Western Digital NAS Hard Drive Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2020Capacity: 2TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase This is not your average Western Digital desktop hard drive. The WD Reds are made for heavy duty, high duty cycle use. They are made for use in Network Attached Storage devices. The NAS environment can really torture a hard drive. Especially when it has to support a lot of users and devices. This hard drive is made to be able to function in such an environment.I have a Terramaster NAS in my home network. That system has two Seagate Ironwolf hard drives. It has been flawless in operation. I attached an external hard drive enclosure to the Terramaster to have a backup of all the data. The hard drive enclosure does not come with its own hard drive. You get to choose, depending on your needs. I bought this WD Red hard drive to use as the backup for the Terramaster. I backup the data from the NAS on this hard drive and then store the drive in a safe location.The WD Red has been flawless. It is easily the equivalent of the Seagate Ironwolf. The operation is silent and reliable. I have not had any issues with these NAS hard drives. Yes you can use a regular desktop hard drive for this purpose. A WD Blue caviar hard drive will also work. However, the WD Red is a more robust hard drive. It is more expensive than a regular desktop hard drive. But the reliability and peace of mind are worth it.NAS hard drives will also work on your desktop computer. You can swap out your WD Blue hard drive for this one. You will get added durability and dependability. But it will only be worth the extra cost if your computer is regularly stressed. A one-user desktop PC that gets used for 5 hours per day is not under stress. However, if you have a PC that is used for security monitoring purposes or as a home server, then yes, invest in a more robust hard drive.I love solid state hard drives for their performance and lighter weight when used on a laptop. However, for storage purposes, I still prefer a mechanical hard drive. If I were building my own desktop PC, yes, I would use a NAS hard drive such as the WD Red. But I would not throw out a working WD Blue that comes with a new PC. Evaluate your needs carefully.A data storage system used in a business setting should have robust hard drives. If you are a content creator on Youtube, get at least a four bay NAS storage device and fill those drive bays with WD Reds or Seagate Ironwolves. If you surf the internet, shop online, and basically only consume social media, then a regular PC with a traditional desktop hard drive will be good enough.Highly recommended for NAS Storage systems and heavy-duty desktop use. 11 people found this helpful Helpful Report
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TC5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024Capacity: 6TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase Works as expected no complaints. Helpful Report
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Viviana A.5.0 out of 5 stars Buena calidad y durabilidad Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024Capacity: 6TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase Este disco se caracteriza por tener un mejor rendimiento para guardar información casera, de todas formas es de excelente calidad no tengo quejas. Helpful Report Translate review to English
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hummedan4.0 out of 5 stars Failed 3 years and 2 months after install Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024Capacity: 4TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase I installed 4 of these into my Synology NAS. I have had one of the four fail 3 years and and 2 months after install. The warranty is 3 years (wah wah).This is the first failure that I have had with these drives. Luckily it is in a RAID config in the NAS so no data has been lost. Helpful Report
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Collin M.5.0 out of 5 stars Great Drives for Upgraded NAS Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023Capacity: 4TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase I had a NAS server with x2 2TB WD Reds in it, and I was looking to upgrade, as I was reaching capacity. These have been fantastic so far. They're holding up well, and the transfer from the old drives to the new ones was relatively quick given the amount of data that was on there. Shipping hard drives can be tricky, but they were packaged well and very protected. They also are both functional, so I didn't receive any duds, which is wonderful. They're quiet and running just fine so far. Speeds are great, everything I could hope for. WD drives have always treated me well, and I am more than happy with these. Crossing my fingers that they will last me a nice long time with the upgrade! Highly recommended! One person found this helpful Helpful Report
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jsimo15.0 out of 5 stars Not Compatible with Tivo Roamio Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023Capacity: 2TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase This SMR drive will not work with Tivo. The Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD20EFZXk is compatible with the Tivo Roamio 2 people found this helpful Helpful Report
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ss1.0 out of 5 stars Some of these drives are not like the others...CMR vs SMR recording technology Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024Capacity: 4TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase WD inserted some SMR drives into their formerly all-CMR WD-RED product line.To make a long story short, SMR has to move data out of the way when it writes to the drive. With a single-drive NAS system being used by a couple of people, the drive has plenty of time to rearrange itself before being asked to do anything else. Idle time is CRITICAL or the drive will not function properly.Building, or rebuilding a RAID array doesn't leave that required IDLE time and these drives will take FOREVER to rebuild an array if you even live so long. Data throughput measured in KBPS (not MBPS) and dropping to ZERO for long periods of time while the drive scavenges a little IDLE time before allowing you use it again.There are, as far as I know, two different class action suits about the stealth SMR insertion into an otherwise terrific product line. They should just stop selling them but here they are and I got stuck with two of them that I bought completely unsuspectingly and am now trying to return.Wish me luck. Don't get yourself in the same boat -- it's sinking...really, really, really, really slowly. One person found this helpful Helpful Report
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Andrew4.0 out of 5 stars Decent drive, there are issues with Synergy usage & Possibility of getting non-red hardware Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023Capacity: 4TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase WD has introduced a proprietary S.M.A.R.T. alternative that you can use in Synergy that is supposed to track the health of the drive in a more intelligent way. Unfortunately, it's been done in a very stupid way. After 3 years of runtime hours, a warning will pop up telling you to replace the drive. This would be fine, if it was dismissible, and if it did not override any other warnings and prevent you from seeing other warnings. 3 years of runtime hours on a NAS drive is nothing, and drives should be expected to run for at least 5 years. So you can see how this is an issue. It's a money grab from WD.Another issue is that WD has been sending out different drives under the Red branding, that are not actually reds, but instead are something else (i unfortunately cannot remember right now, a simple google will give you the info). I will probably keep buying WDs for my personal home server where I don't use Synergy since it's not a RAID (yet), but for any production environments please be aware of the issues. 5 people found this helpful Helpful Report
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tokyodj4.0 out of 5 stars Returns are risky Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021Capacity: 4TBStyle: RedPattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase I bought 4 of these to put into a 5 bay drive. I'm using them as a RAID 5 and it's been running continuously for a couple of months now. I've had no problems. I looked into buying used Hitachi drives, but I decided it wasn't worth the time and money to buy used hard drives. You never know what you'll get. I've been very happy with these._____________________It's now almost 2 years since I ordered 4 of these for a RAID 5 array. One of them has failed. It's the first WD drive that I can remember failing on me, and I've been using them for years. WD has agreed to honor the warranty (they were warranted for 3 years). The problem is that the drive failed in a way that it can't be reformatted. In order to make useless any data on the hard disk platters my only option is to physically destroy them. But then WD won't honor the warranty if there is physical damage to the drive. They assured me that the disk would be reformatted. BUT, in a previous, unrelated order from Amazon in 2020, I received a "new" WD drive. In preparing that drive for use I discovered that it had already been formatted and there were several Word files on it from the former owner. Some of the files were immigration forms containing personal information. In light of this knowledge, I asked WD if I could drill holes through the platters before sending them in. The reply was a quick "No, physically damaged disks aren't covered under the warranty".My only 2 choices were to keep the disk and destroy it myself, or return it for a replacement and hope that WD follows up and re-formats it. I chose to keep it and eat the loss.I think that WD should formulate a better policy for situations like this, and that's why I've given them a 4 star rating instead of 5. 3 people found this helpful Helpful Report
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