Western Digital8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EFPX

I picked up this 10TB WD Red Plus as a replacement for a failing drive in my NAS, and it performed exactly as hoped. The unit successfully rebuilt the RAID array using this drive - yes, it took quite a while since I'm running consumer-grade equipment, but that's expected with a 10TB rebuild. The 7200 RPM speed and CMR technology really shine in NAS applications compared to SMR drives that can struggle during rebuilds.Everything is running smoothly now and my data feels much better protected. The 256MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface keep up well with my network demands. WD Red Plus drives are specifically designed for NAS environments, and it shows - no compatibility issues, proper vibration handling, and built to run 24/7. Worth every penny for the peace of mind, especially when replacing a failing drive. If you're running a home NAS, don't cheap out on drives - this is exactly what you want protecting your data.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:After years of faithful service, my original NAS drives were starting to get long in the tooth. Between signs of wear and ever-growing storage needs, I knew it was time for an upgrade—and the WD Red Plus 10TB hit the sweet spot.I’ve used WD Reds in my NAS for years and they’ve always been rock solid. This drive is no exception—quiet, fast for a spinning disk, and stays cool even under constant access. I appreciate that it uses CMR (not SMR), which is essential for proper RAID performance and long-term reliability.Installation was plug-and-play in my QNAP, and it was recognized instantly. It’s also noticeably quicker than my older 5400 RPM drives thanks to the 7200 RPM speed and 256MB cache.If your NAS drives are starting to show their age—or you just need more space—this is a great way to breathe new life into your system. WD Red Plus continues to deliver the kind of reliability I trust with all my critical data.

Works well and quick in my ugreen dxp2800 Nas. Easy to use and install, and the price per TB isn't too bad. 4tb is a good starting capacity for a server/Nas. I do like that it specifically shows that it is for a nas on the front, unlike some brands, and it looks nice.

These took under a minute each to install into my Synology DS920+ NAS. Since it was all new gear, I let it do a through drive check as part of initializing which took a long time. I think it may ave been about two days. In theory, I could have used it during this time, but I just started it and ignored it.During installation, the 920 whines about any accessories (memory, drives) that aren't Synology's own and that included these. On the 922, they change from whining to much more obnoxious contrived incompatibilities, but this combination was chosen because exactly once, during insteallation, it warns you that its not a supported combination and that's that. Probably if there were a support issue involving data loss, they'd remind you of that oath you took to not complain, but in reality this is a very common combination that works quite well.Fan and normal noise is quite minimal. There was a noticeable clunk during a head seek. I reduced this by offlining the unit so I could remove power then applying the fuzzy half of a hook-and-loop fastener to the bottom of the bottom rail. That gave it support and a little bit of padding so the metal cage didn't serve as a drum skin for the oh-so-tiny motion that got amplified when transferred to the sheet metal.I'm looking forward to getting many, many years from these drives, like I did from the 4TB WD these are replacing. Those drives have no reading errors. Size grows and no drives are infallible, so I opted to replace them on my schedule (OK, and on Amazon Day special. :-) ) instead of letting the drive pick its own replacement day, taking my data with it.

I bought two of WD Red PRO 18TB in October when they were on sale to replace the current disks in my Home Backup NAS. I bought 2 because I need two identical drives for the NAS.Disk 1 arrived a few days later and disk 2 arrived a few days later. And now the problems begun:Disk 2 which was sent to me wasn't an 18TB drive, it was only 6TB! A harmless mistake? Fraud? Who knows... Very annoying anyways...Now I tried to get disk 2 exchanged, but Amazon could only offer a refund, because the drives were out of stock with unknown restock date. Too bad because I didn't want a refund, since I got the drives for a good price and now they were more than 25% more expensive...So I had to wait about 3 weeks for the disk to be back in stock and be able to have it exchanged instead of just getting a refund.Today the exchanged drive finally arrived. This time it was as ordered 18TB. I installed both drives in my NAS. One drive was GOOD the other was recognized as BAD during the drive self test. The temperature reading was off and caused a S.M.A.R.T error. In fact there was no temperature reading at all for 1 drive. So I let the drive warm up for a few hours and tried it again. Same thing. SMART could no be read and there was no temperature shown for 1 of the 2 drives.I took both drives out of the NAS and tried to see what's going on by installing them in a Windows PC.One drive is fine. SMART is OK. No errors.The other drives just makes a weird repetitive noise and doesn't spin up. It's not recognized by windows. It's DOA (Dead On Arrival)!I checked which drive it was and it was the 2nd drive. The one I received as replacement today! So after the long wait and the whole odyssey of exchanging the drive the drive arrived DOA.Was it bad luck? Maybe.Do I trust these drives? No, not anymore. Never had a drive DOA.This was by far my worst experience buying Western Digital drives on Amazon! And I have quite a lot of them (in total probably about 16 different WD Elements and MyBooks).Since these 2 drives were supposed to be used in a NAS which should hold the backups of my personal and work PCs I thought I'd buy the more expensive "real" WD Red Pro drives, which are designed for 24/7 operation, but what did I get? Just a way too long frustrating experience overall.Maybe I was just unlucky in this case, but I never had a problem with a shucked drive. So back to shucking external drives...I CANNOT recommend the WD Red Pro 18TB drives at this point.PS: the HDD came in the original Western Digital box which then was packed in one of the thin Amazon air bubble envelopes. Maybe it's an issue that the drives aren't shipped better protected? Not sure. The delivery driver dropped it off quite carefully, though. No idea what happened to the drive in between...