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Reviews of Western Digital 3.5 inch NAS Red SATA600 WD-EFAX / WD-EFRX / WD-EFZX / WD-EFFX Series

Testseek.com have collected 305 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch NAS Red SATA600 WD-EFAX / WD-EFRX / WD-EFZX / WD-EFFX Series and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch NAS Red SATA600 WD-EFAX / WD-EFRX / WD-EFZX / WD-EFFX Series.
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The editors liked

  • 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)
  • Build Quality (MTBF Of 1.000.000 Hours)
  • Good Performance Levels
  • NASware 2.0 Technology (Low Temperatures/Noise Levels/Power
  • Largest NAS HDD available
  • Great 8K performance
  • Upgraded NASware features
  • 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...
  • Excellent Transfer Speed
  • 5TB Storage Space
  • 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
  • Good Read/Write Performance
  • NASware 3.0 Features
  • Low Temperatures
  • Noise Levels & Power
  • Lower energy usage than a traditional drive
  • Optimized for NAS use
  • Good performance overall
  • The capacity
  • High-speed performance for its class
  • The presence of 128 MB of cache memory
  • Quiet operation
  • Compatibility and 24/7 NAS operation
  • Strong large-block sequential read score
  • Great 8k 70/30 results
  • Good price to capacity ratio
  • Designed for use in NAS and RAID arrays
  • Solid performance
  • Cooler thermal profile than other drives
  • Excellent price point for this capacity
  • High mixed sequential workload performance
  • Low heat
  • Low noise
  • Improves NAS read and write speeds.
  • Larger than life capacity
  • Low cost
  • Enterprise grade features
  • Low power consumption

The editors didn't like

  • Random access performance is low (onpar with WD AVGP).
  • Raw Performance (However More Than Enough For NAS Use)
  • Trade-off in random access performance with slower spindle speed
  • Access Speed
  • 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
  • Overall Performance & Price (Compared To the Competition)
  • Trailed slightly behind compeititve drive in most tests
  • High price
  • Features WESTERN DIGITAL RED WD80EFZX
  • Use of helium in the fuser
  • Had the lowest write scores on a few benchmarks
  • Only a 3 year warranty
  • Weak random performance
  • Bottom Line
  • Western Digital's specially engineered Red drives are a worthy consideration for those who need fast
  • Reliable NAS performance

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  Published: 2017-02-17, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com

  • 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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  Published: 2016-05-02, Author: AkG , review by: hardwarecanucks.com

  • 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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  Published: 2016-01-15, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com

  • 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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  Published: 2014-06-10, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com

  • 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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  Published: 2013-12-03, review by: hardwarecanucks.com

  • 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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  Published: 2019-12-24, review by: tweaktown.com

  • Abstract:  It has been quite a while since we last had a WD Red platform solution in the lab. In this time, WD has launched a 12TB model and today's 14TB solution.WD launched an entire market segment years ago with a full portfolio of "Red" solutions dedicated to co...

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  Published: 2018-02-05, Author: David , review by: pcauthority.com.au

  • 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.FeaturesValuePerformance...

 
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  Published: 2017-10-05, Author: Bennett , review by: pcauthority.com.au

  • "It's not quite the cheapest mechanical hard drive on the block, nor the fastest, but that 10TB in size will be appreciated by those with NAS devices that don't have a plethora of bays to fill."Specs$629 AUD(pricing info)• WD: www.wdc.com5,400 RPM • SATA...

 
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  Published: 2017-08-11, review by: cravingtech.com

  • Abstract:  WD Red NAS Hard Drive is not the fastest drive around, but what it offers is a huge amount of storage space for all your data storage needs, plus 24/7 reliability and compatibility with your NAS system.If you are not aware of WD hard drive products' label...

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  Published: 2017-08-08, Author: Jason , review by: techau.com.au

  • 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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