WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.
WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.
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The lowest price for Western Digital HDD 3.5" SATA3 1TB Red WD10EFRX right now is $87.31 at eBay.com.au.
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Western Digital HDD 3.5" SATA3 1TB Red WD10EFRX
WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.
WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.
Last updated at 21/03/2026 16:40:19
Western Digital Red 1tb Wd10efrx 64mb Sata Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Western Digital Red Wd10efrx 1tb 64mb Sata Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Western Digital Red 1tb Wd10efrx Sata 64mb Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Pros: Used this to replace a failed hard drive in a Humax digibox. Works well, acts as a like for like replacement for the original drive but with greater capacity. Chose a surveillance disk due to the uperating conditions of a digibox, recording and replaying up to two separate channels of video at a time. A conventional hard drive would wear out more quickly as they are only designed to read and write in short intensive bursts.Cons: Unable to rate reliability as I've only had this for a few weeks, but I've used other Western Digital drives in the past and they haven't failed.
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These are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these ... MoreThese are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these vibrate. These drives are SUPPOSED to be a higher class of product, the price tag confirms as much.Note: The drives in question are the 8tb red+ with 256mb cache (WD80EFBX). Of course they just spun up again while confirming the model number with hddscan, and I'm even more displeased.
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These drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a ... MoreThese drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a good idea?
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Western Digital Red 1tb Wd10efrx 64mb Sata Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Western Digital Red Wd10efrx 1tb 64mb Sata Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Western Digital Red 1tb Wd10efrx Sata 64mb Iii 3.5 Inch Nasware 3.0
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Pros: Used this to replace a failed hard drive in a Humax digibox. Works well, acts as a like for like replacement for the original drive but with greater capacity. Chose a surveillance disk due to the uperating conditions of a digibox, recording and replaying up to two separate channels of video at a time. A conventional hard drive would wear out more quickly as they are only designed to read and write in short intensive bursts.Cons: Unable to rate reliability as I've only had this for a few weeks, but I've used other Western Digital drives in the past and they haven't failed.
These are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these ... MoreThese are by-far the most vibration-laden drives I have ever worked with in the 25+ years I have been building PCs. Even with being installed in a grommeted caddy, and having that caddy suspended in my drive cage, so much vibration still gets transferred to my case and can be heard two rooms over. Significant vibration is even transferred through the power and sata cables and into my case's side panel. I've never seen drives this poorly built in my life! These are rated to be spinning 24/7, but they are by far the loudest thing in my home whenever they spin up. I regret my purchase every single time they power on. I wish I had installed these prior to my return date so I could have sent them back. There is no way my data will last very long with how bad these vibrate. These drives are SUPPOSED to be a higher class of product, the price tag confirms as much.Note: The drives in question are the 8tb red+ with 256mb cache (WD80EFBX). Of course they just spun up again while confirming the model number with hddscan, and I'm even more displeased.
These drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a ... MoreThese drives are extremely noisy with what can best be described as a loud "fan noise" even when idle. They also use a lot of power and run hot even idle. The 10TB and 8TB current WD Red Plus drives are NOT at all the same as the 6TB and smaller or 12TB and larger drives. The 10TB and 8TB versions are air filled, rather than helium filled, drives from HGST rather than typical WD drives. That honestly makes no sense why WD would be so inconsistent to offer completely different drives, with completely different specs, within the same product line. The 6TB drive is a nice quiet WD drive as are the 12TB and larger models. But the 8TB and 10TB versions are loud, power hungry, and run hot with zero benefits for all the noise, wasted power, and heat. Who thought this was a good idea?
Ordered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 ... MoreOrdered 2 of the 4TB Red Plus drives for some storage in my NAS server that runs 24/7. I received a box containing the two drives surrounded by plastic supports and air bags to make sure they were secure in shipping (and of course, they were in anti-static bags). It wasn't foam, but it seemed pretty secure. I put them into my server and checked their SMART stats; everything was great. Since then I've formatted them and put them into my server.Checking their current status right now, after being in there for a few weeks, they only have 341 power-on hours so far, but they've been running flawlessly and there are no reallocated sectors or errors. We'll have to see how long they last, but I'm not worried in the slightest.By the way, I will note that they are 5400 RPM (though luckily CMR), but I, myself, consider that an advantage because I don't mind the speed, and the lower temperatures are helpful.
I have been using wd red drives in my servers for quite a while now, while my coworkers prefer Seagate drives I have held to my ways. I have 8 of these drives in a server used for archive and backups in a climate controlled server room with several other backup servers. They are in double parity raid to be able to rebuild from 2 drive failures It pulls light duty with only a small amount of data being written to and from it daily. About 1 year after install the first drive failed, I thought nothing of it, replaced the drive and rebuilt the array, sometimes drives fail. Now about a year later two more drives failed at almost the same time. I took the array offline in order to safely rebuild the array, installed two new drives and began the rebuild. Rebuild failed, ... MoreI have been using wd red drives in my servers for quite a while now, while my coworkers prefer Seagate drives I have held to my ways. I have 8 of these drives in a server used for archive and backups in a climate controlled server room with several other backup servers. They are in double parity raid to be able to rebuild from 2 drive failures It pulls light duty with only a small amount of data being written to and from it daily. About 1 year after install the first drive failed, I thought nothing of it, replaced the drive and rebuilt the array, sometimes drives fail. Now about a year later two more drives failed at almost the same time. I took the array offline in order to safely rebuild the array, installed two new drives and began the rebuild. Rebuild failed, array lost, data lost. Turned out that some of the other drives were having health issues as well that weren't encountered until rebuild. Bad sectors caused the array to be corrupted. After running some tests on the drives individually I found that only 3 of the original 8 drives were still good, 3 total failures (1 replaced early on) and then 3 more with bad sectors failing the self health check. Not sure if I ordered from a bad batch or just incredibly unlucky. I have similar drives in this environment that have been running hard for 5+ years without any issues including an array of Seagate sata drives that has been pulling daily duty for 7 years without a failure. Granted these reds are not enterprise level SAS drives.. but I expected a lot more from them. Sorry WD but in light of these events and your poor business practices of pawning off those inferior smr wd red drives on me last year (look it up) I will no longer be purchasing from you. Looks like I will be researching Toshiba mg and Seagate ironwolf or exos drives for the next build
Two WD40EFRX were put into PLeX server 7-3-15.Now they still run but along side eight WD80EFAX drives. Each drive has a MyBook B.U. drive.I have not lost a single drive or had a single problem.As with ANY electronic device the first thing I made absolutely sure of was the presence of a Power Supply that has 33% more GOLD power than the power requirements of the whole of all the parts that make up the Device, in this case a Server. I also back that Power Supply up with clean power that only a quality U.P.S. can provide, less ripple, less brown outs (the real killer/not black outs) less PROBLEMS!☆Second I make sure that proper amount of + AND - CFM flow drains the heat from the server....anyone can just slap some fans in a P.C. and say they have proper heat ... MoreTwo WD40EFRX were put into PLeX server 7-3-15.Now they still run but along side eight WD80EFAX drives. Each drive has a MyBook B.U. drive.I have not lost a single drive or had a single problem.As with ANY electronic device the first thing I made absolutely sure of was the presence of a Power Supply that has 33% more GOLD power than the power requirements of the whole of all the parts that make up the Device, in this case a Server. I also back that Power Supply up with clean power that only a quality U.P.S. can provide, less ripple, less brown outs (the real killer/not black outs) less PROBLEMS!☆Second I make sure that proper amount of + AND - CFM flow drains the heat from the server....anyone can just slap some fans in a P.C. and say they have proper heat management and many will slap a few extra fans in and say they REALLY have proper heat management. NO, bad user, BAD!! This is not how heat management worx! Read a book or a forum post from someone that does understand proper heat management and get that heat soak out of your drives!With just these two important steps well taken care of my hard drive longevity has made insane increases.Just like any "Review Collection" many people don't seem to take into account that you have absolutely no way of verifying the credentials or even just experience or wisdom of the post's owners.In my R.C. touring car Racing career and P.A./Home/Auto Audiophile hobby/second biz experience i ALWAYS started with fantastic power supply and heat removal! Amplifiers should provide MORE watts than the speakers they drive and the gains turned down to achieve zero THD for example.No one does this anymore, everyone just follows the person in front of them with blinders and blames anyone and everyone else they can when a problem arises.
Used in a Synology DS 920+ for a plex server. Can’t complain after filling the entire drive to the brim with 4K media. A bit loud but you get used to it and eventually stop noticing the drive noises! As for reliability, still too new to tell, it’s only been a month! Shipping wise: Little box, drive in ESD bag, 2 plastic black clamshells holding drive secure in the box. My drive was just fine when I unpacked it. Your mileage may vary but I figured I would add a positive review to the recent sea of negative reviews.
Recently I set up a home network NAS server, two actually; one new and one purchased used on ebay. The used one is a 4-bay unit that arrived with 3 of these WD30EFRX 3TB NAS drives, in a Raid-5 array. That left the fourth bay empty, and as the the 3 WD drives were all matching I opted to find another drive to match them and set up a new array with all four bays in use. These older drives are not the WD Red drives being sold today. The specs appear to be the same, but there's a major difference between these older Red's and today's drives: These drives use CMR technology, while today's Red's use SMR. I'm not going to waste the space defining these terms, but I recommend you research them as to how they differ. If you want the superior CMR in a WD Red NAS drive today ... MoreRecently I set up a home network NAS server, two actually; one new and one purchased used on ebay. The used one is a 4-bay unit that arrived with 3 of these WD30EFRX 3TB NAS drives, in a Raid-5 array. That left the fourth bay empty, and as the the 3 WD drives were all matching I opted to find another drive to match them and set up a new array with all four bays in use. These older drives are not the WD Red drives being sold today. The specs appear to be the same, but there's a major difference between these older Red's and today's drives: These drives use CMR technology, while today's Red's use SMR. I'm not going to waste the space defining these terms, but I recommend you research them as to how they differ. If you want the superior CMR in a WD Red NAS drive today you must buy WD Red Plus. There's a big difference in price. Since the 3 WDs I inherited with my NAS server were not new, but in perfect condition with no errors and great specs, I purchased a used drive here on ebay. The price was excellent, shipping was quick and the drive checks out perfectly. Of course, used is used, but let's be real here. I'm running a home network for my pleasure, and to create adequate storage for tons of media and information on all kinds of subjects I've been collecting since the1980's. TheseWD30EFRX drives are perfect for this! Remember, NAS is for storage, not for backup, so I backup my storage. I'm also watching the drives' conditions for deterioration. You cannot beat the quality of these drives for the prices they are being sold at!
WD Red Plus 14TB was sold as bundle of two 14TB, which is exactly what I needed for upgrading my two bay WD MyCloud PR-2100 device (had two 4TB disks). Having a previous bad experience with no backup, I decided to run a RAID 1 configuration (mirrored disks) with an external USB backup. The upgrade took some time (more than a few hours); however, had not complications and running a 14TB mirrored configuration (RAID 1) instead of 28TB (RAID X). The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the disks are much nosier than the 4 TBs I had. The noise is periodic and so far no performance issues.
You would think as you go up in size in a given line of hard drives they get more power hungry and noisy but not with the WD Red Plus. It's the opposite of common sense. The 12TB WD120EFBX is much quieter and more power efficient than the 10TB and 8TB versions in the same line of drives! The WD101EFBX 10TB WD Red Plus, for example, is a completely different drive than the 12 TB version. The 10TB and 8TB drives are really HGST drives, not native WD drives, like this 12 TB version. If you look closely, even WD's own specs show the 10TB makes far more noise, consumes significantly more power, and hence runs hotter, than the 12 TB and larger versions which are helium filled. The 10 TB and 8 TB drives are an inferior cheaper air filled design. They are noisy even at idle ... MoreYou would think as you go up in size in a given line of hard drives they get more power hungry and noisy but not with the WD Red Plus. It's the opposite of common sense. The 12TB WD120EFBX is much quieter and more power efficient than the 10TB and 8TB versions in the same line of drives! The WD101EFBX 10TB WD Red Plus, for example, is a completely different drive than the 12 TB version. The 10TB and 8TB drives are really HGST drives, not native WD drives, like this 12 TB version. If you look closely, even WD's own specs show the 10TB makes far more noise, consumes significantly more power, and hence runs hotter, than the 12 TB and larger versions which are helium filled. The 10 TB and 8 TB drives are an inferior cheaper air filled design. They are noisy even at idle making a "rushing" noise much like a noisy desk fan. There are many complaints about this issue in various reviews and forums. Thankfully the 12TB version, and even the 6TB version, are true WD helium filled drives that are quiet, run cool, and a MUCH better option. But WD only gets 3 stars for slapping a WD Red Plus label on anything they want in this line of drives with serious inconsistencies. How can WD claim all the same features, benefits, etc, for completely different drives, designed by different companies, depending on which size you choose?
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