Western Digital 2TB WD NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFAX, Red

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.

This hard drive does exactly what it promises. It's fast, quiet, and reliable. Perfect for NAS setups or internal storage. Western Digital remains a solid choice for quality and performance.

Buying anything off Amazon related to computer equipment can be a risk. Great experience from this seller and would buy 4 more hard drives if I had the money. Received it, bench tested and ran with no errors. Formatted and spun right up on my NAS. Great customer service and very responsive! Saving for future purchases 5 Star!

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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.

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!

Funciona muy bien.

Achetez il y a six mois pour un Nas en fonctionnement 24/24. Aucune remarque à faire. J'en suis satisfait.

Le produit correspond tout à fait a la description, neuf et bon rapport qualité prix. Par contre le transport a été réalisé par UPS et l'application Amazon communique très mal les informations de livraison. J'ai donc cherché chez tous les voisins avant de découvrir un code chez UPS qui disait que le colis était livré dans un commerce! Donc récupéré juste à temps avant qu'il ne soit renvoyé tout ça a cause d Amazon qui reflète très mal les informations de livraison de UPS.

Harde schijf NAS was defect, meteen een RAID1 aangemaakt met een 2de dezelfde harde schijf. Goed verpakt, snel geleverd.

The two 1TB Seagate drives in our ZyXEL NAS326A were beginning to throw a few "Spin_Retry_Count" errors and were getting a bit noisy and hot. This is often a sign that the bearings are starting to go. As I also wanted to increase capacity, I opted for 2 of these WD NAS Red drives (2TB) - to run in a similar Raid-1 configuration. They arrived next day, factory sealed and well packaged direct from Amazon. Their manufacture date was November 2019 and the SMART information on each drive confirmed zero power on hours and zero accumulated errors. So I was able to swap one drive at a time with a rebuild in between. It took a few hours but everything seems fine. These new drives run a few degrees cooler than the older Seagate discs they replaced. They are also much quieter (though not silent). Transfer times are a marginal improvement - though that has never been an issue for us. After a week, we still have zero errors so I am satisfied everything is as it should be. Automatic backups to an external drive are also running smoothly. I was also able to register both drives on the WD website and received confirmation of the ~3 year (37 month) warranty. At 5400 rpm, they may not be the quickest NAS drives available, but at less than £70 each (including Prime delivery), I consider these discs a bit of a bargain. So, thus far, I am most chuffed! Obviously, time will tell.....