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"I bought this WD 3TB Red to replace a NAS drive failing, other WD 3TB Red drives in the NAS have been running fine for about 4 to 6 years with no issues.
The price i ...view more"
"Dropped in raid as replacement. Worked no issue. Happy with purchase."
"Needed to replace a similar unit. Works fine."
Optimized for RAID environments, keep your important data safe!
The WD Reds are part of the WD hard drive family which consists of five different colours: blue, green, purple, red and black. They all have different purposes and while they are all quite similar, they are all fine tuned to perform a particular task or be fit for a certain type of application. The WD Reds are designed for use in RAID, designed to protect your important files while still providing optimal performance. It features TLER which stands for time-limited error recovery, this is useful because most RAID controllers will drop a hard drive from the RAID array if there is no response for a couple of seconds. TLER helps prevent the RAID controller dropping the drive by aborting the recovery process if it takes more than 7 seconds which means your data transfer won't be interrupted. They also feature vibration reduction, which helps stabilize the drives when they are used together making it possible to put these in an 8 bay NAS. The speed of which these drives spin at are determined by Intellipower, which is WDs optimzed speed to power ratio for the drives, ranging from 5400 to 7200 rpm, making these drives a lot more efficient. If you are after a drive to protect your data in a small RAID environment, the WD Reds are the perfect choice.
The WD Red family just got bigger
Our formula of success has led to the growth of WD Red into the highest capacities possible. Available up to 6 TB, WD offers an even broader, more comprehensive portfolio of NAS solutions for our customers spanning from a total of 1 to 16 bays. The WD Red family just got bigger.
NASware grows to 3.0
Built off of our determination to deliver the best NAS experience, NASware 3.0 extends our promise by further optimizing WD Red for the NAS environment with added support for 6 to 8 NAS bays. WD Red now supports small NAS systems from 1 to 8 bays thanks to NASware 3.0, which further improves drive compatibility and reliability. At 48 TB of total capacity in an 8 bay system, WD Red expands your NAS experience.
Professional solutions
Designed specifically with SMB customers in mind, the WD Red family has expanded with the addition of WD Red Pro, which is available for the 8 to 16 bay medium to large-scale NAS environments. With capacities up to 4 TB, WD Red Pro carries a 5-year limited warranty and was engineered to handle the increased workloads from your business.
Experienced in NAS
WD Red is a reflection of the most extensive NAS partner compatibility- testing list that is available on the market.* That means when you buy a NAS enclosure, you can trust that WD Red will be the most compatible drive available. Our pride is in our product and our vision is shared with our customers.
NAS for Home
Take your connected home environment to the next level with a NAS system that is equipped with WD Red hard drives and enjoy streaming your media, backing up your computers, file sharing and managing your digital content faster and easier. The WD Red NASware 3.0 experience with increased compatibility makes sharing from your mobile device, computer, TV, stereo and more an instant gratification. WD Red enables you to create your own reliable Personal Cloud.
NAS for Small Business
Increase the efficiency and productivity of your small business with WD Red hard drives for your 1 to 8 bay NAS system. WD Red comes equipped with NASware 3.0, which increases system compatibility allowing for seamless integration with your existing network infrastructure. Add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back up folders reliably with WD Red NAS hard drives in your NAS solution. For medium to large business environments that use up to 16 bay NAS systems, use WD Red Pro.
3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
The Right Choice!
WD Red is designed specifically for home and small office NAS systems and PCs with RAID.
Enhanced Reliability
Since your NAS system is always on, a highly reliable drive is essential. With a 35% MTBF improvement over standard drives, the WD Red drive with NASware 3.0 is designed for the 24x7 environment.
NAS Compatibility
Advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive, NASware 3.0 enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for systems operating in NAS and RAID environments.
Longer Warranty Coverage
WD Red hard drives are backed by a 3-year limited warranty for greater peace of mind and a longer warranty coverage that matches most NAS system manufacturers.
Lower Operating Temperatures
Innovative technology reduces power consumption and lowers the operating temperature, resulting in a more reliable and affordable solution for always on NAS environments.
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Rotational Speed
IntelliPower
Buffer Size
64 MB
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 6 Gb/s (Max)
Formatted Capacity
3,000,592 MB
Capacity
3 TB
Form Factor
3.5 Inch
User Sectors Per Drive
5,860,533,168
MTBF
1,000,000 hours
Height
26.1 mm
Depth
147 mm
Width
101.6 mm
Weight
0.635 kg
Operating Shock (Read)
65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock
250G, 2 ms
Idle Mode
23 dBA (average)
Seek Mode
24 dBA (average)
Operating
-0° C to 70° C
Non-operating
-40° C to 70° C
Operating Humidity
5-95% RH non-condensing
Operating Vibration
0.004 g²/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
Non-operating Vibration
0.05 g²/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
Current Requirements
12 VDC
Read/Write 250 mA
Idle 230 mA
Standby 7 mA
Sleep 7 mA
5 VDC
Read/Write 280 mA
Idle 260 mA
Standby 105 mA
Sleep 105 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 4.40 Watts
Idle 4.10 Watts
Standby 0.60 Watts
Sleep 0.60 Watts
Compatibility
Windows/Mac/Linux
Manufacturer Part No: | WD30EFRX | Brand: | WD | Product Type: | - |
UPC | 718037799674 | Product Family: | 3TB Red | Shipping Weight: | 0.637 kg |
PB Part No: | HDDWD3005 | Product Model: | Plus | ||
Warranty: | 36 months local warranty * * Warranty period is as stated above unless the manufacturer has chosen to specify a longer period. All warranties are return to base unless otherwise specified. |
https://nascompares.com/answer/how-to-tell-a-difference-between-dm-smr-and-non-smr-cmr-drives-hdd-compare/
Avoid SMR in NAS devices.
These units are CMR and will very well in a NAS.
PB should stop referring to SMR has NAS drives - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/western-digital-gets-sued-for-sneaking-smr-disks-into-its-nas-channel/
https://nascompares.com/answer/how-to-tell-a-difference-between-dm-smr-and-non-smr-cmr-drives-hdd-compare/
Avoid SMR in NAS devices.
These units are CMR and will very well in a NAS.
PB should stop referring to SMR has NAS drives - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/western-digital-gets-sued-for-sneaking-smr-disks-into-its-nas-channel/
I bought this WD 3TB Red to replace a NAS drive failing, other WD 3TB Red drives in the NAS have been running fine for about 4 to 6 years with no issues.
The price is reasonable and in some cases better. I am happy with this product.
I bought this WD 3TB Red to replace a NAS drive failing, other WD 3TB Red drives in the NAS have been running fine for about 4 to 6 years with no issues.
The price is reasonable and in some cases better. I am happy with this product.
Dropped in raid as replacement. Worked no issue. Happy with purchase. Dropped in raid as replacement. Worked no issue. Happy with purchase.
Needed to replace a similar unit. Works fine. Needed to replace a similar unit. Works fine.
I bought this on December 2017 for my DS700+ Synology NAS. It has been in perfect condition since then, no bad sectors or anything. I bought this on December 2017 for my DS700+ Synology NAS. It has been in perfect condition since then, no bad sectors or anything.
A replacement for a 5 year old drive in a WD Duo. No problems installing and the raid rebuilt perfectly. Chose this because of the longer warranty. A replacement for a 5 year old drive in a WD Duo. No problems installing and the raid rebuilt perfectly. Chose this because of the longer warranty.
I've had 6 running in a RAIDz2 on FreeNAS for the last 6 years and I figured I should get some replacements just in case.
So far the only problems Ive had after 1000s of hours of uptime was some array errors due to cables/cards coming loose after changing country and moving house twice. The disks are still running sweet with no SMART errors.
If you need spinning disks in your NAS, these are a good choice (though you could get bigger now...)
I've had 6 running in a RAIDz2 on FreeNAS for the last 6 years and I figured I should get some replacements just in case.
So far the only problems Ive had after 1000s of hours of uptime was some array errors due to cables/cards coming loose after changing country and moving house twice. The disks are still running sweet with no SMART errors.
If you need spinning disks in your NAS, these are a good choice (though you could get bigger now...)
No problem at all with these Red WD HDDs
Plug and Play into NAS Drive
No problem at all with these Red WD HDDs
Plug and Play into NAS Drive
Excellent Drives. I've been running them for a while now and are very happy with a WD Red 3tb ..
PB does a great job in sending there goods .fast and efficient .good on you PB
Excellent Drives. I've been running them for a while now and are very happy with a WD Red 3tb ..
PB does a great job in sending there goods .fast and efficient .good on you PB
Both Drives fitted into my NAS flawlessly. Happy with the Reds Both Drives fitted into my NAS flawlessly. Happy with the Reds
Great workhorse drives for NAS and back up. Nice and quiet too. Great workhorse drives for NAS and back up. Nice and quiet too.
Best drive around, painless and straightforward replacement made for the job. + PB tech fast (superfast!) delivery and keen price makes it a no-brainer! Go for it! Best drive around, painless and straightforward replacement made for the job. + PB tech fast (superfast!) delivery and keen price makes it a no-brainer! Go for it!
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![]() | ENCORC1000 | Orico USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive 3.5 inch Enclosure with Data Cable and Power Adapter, (3588US3) BLACK | PB TECH: 0 SUPPLIER: 0 | $34.68 +GST$39.88 inc GST |
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Product #: HDDWD3005 |
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$157.50 +GST $181.12 inc GST |
Optimized for RAID environments, keep your important data safe!
The WD Reds are part of the WD hard drive family which consists of five different colours: blue, green, purple, red and black. They all have different purposes and while they are all quite similar, they are all fine tuned to perform a particular task or be fit for a certain type of application. The WD Reds are designed for use in RAID, designed to protect your important files while still providing optimal performance. It features TLER which stands for time-limited error recovery, this is useful because most RAID controllers will drop a hard drive from the RAID array if there is no response for a couple of seconds. TLER helps prevent the RAID controller dropping the drive by aborting the recovery process if it takes more than 7 seconds which means your data transfer won't be interrupted. They also feature vibration reduction, which helps stabilize the drives when they are used together making it possible to put these in an 8 bay NAS. The speed of which these drives spin at are determined by Intellipower, which is WDs optimzed speed to power ratio for the drives, ranging from 5400 to 7200 rpm, making these drives a lot more efficient. If you are after a drive to protect your data in a small RAID environment, the WD Reds are the perfect choice.
The WD Red family just got bigger
Our formula of success has led to the growth of WD Red into the highest capacities possible. Available up to 6 TB, WD offers an even broader, more comprehensive portfolio of NAS solutions for our customers spanning from a total of 1 to 16 bays. The WD Red family just got bigger.
NASware grows to 3.0
Built off of our determination to deliver the best NAS experience, NASware 3.0 extends our promise by further optimizing WD Red for the NAS environment with added support for 6 to 8 NAS bays. WD Red now supports small NAS systems from 1 to 8 bays thanks to NASware 3.0, which further improves drive compatibility and reliability. At 48 TB of total capacity in an 8 bay system, WD Red expands your NAS experience.
Professional solutions
Designed specifically with SMB customers in mind, the WD Red family has expanded with the addition of WD Red Pro, which is available for the 8 to 16 bay medium to large-scale NAS environments. With capacities up to 4 TB, WD Red Pro carries a 5-year limited warranty and was engineered to handle the increased workloads from your business.
Experienced in NAS
WD Red is a reflection of the most extensive NAS partner compatibility- testing list that is available on the market.* That means when you buy a NAS enclosure, you can trust that WD Red will be the most compatible drive available. Our pride is in our product and our vision is shared with our customers.
NAS for Home
Take your connected home environment to the next level with a NAS system that is equipped with WD Red hard drives and enjoy streaming your media, backing up your computers, file sharing and managing your digital content faster and easier. The WD Red NASware 3.0 experience with increased compatibility makes sharing from your mobile device, computer, TV, stereo and more an instant gratification. WD Red enables you to create your own reliable Personal Cloud.
NAS for Small Business
Increase the efficiency and productivity of your small business with WD Red hard drives for your 1 to 8 bay NAS system. WD Red comes equipped with NASware 3.0, which increases system compatibility allowing for seamless integration with your existing network infrastructure. Add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back up folders reliably with WD Red NAS hard drives in your NAS solution. For medium to large business environments that use up to 16 bay NAS systems, use WD Red Pro.
3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
The Right Choice!
WD Red is designed specifically for home and small office NAS systems and PCs with RAID.
Enhanced Reliability
Since your NAS system is always on, a highly reliable drive is essential. With a 35% MTBF improvement over standard drives, the WD Red drive with NASware 3.0 is designed for the 24x7 environment.
NAS Compatibility
Advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive, NASware 3.0 enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for systems operating in NAS and RAID environments.
Longer Warranty Coverage
WD Red hard drives are backed by a 3-year limited warranty for greater peace of mind and a longer warranty coverage that matches most NAS system manufacturers.
Lower Operating Temperatures
Innovative technology reduces power consumption and lowers the operating temperature, resulting in a more reliable and affordable solution for always on NAS environments.
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Rotational Speed
IntelliPower
Buffer Size
64 MB
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 6 Gb/s (Max)
Formatted Capacity
3,000,592 MB
Capacity
3 TB
Form Factor
3.5 Inch
User Sectors Per Drive
5,860,533,168
MTBF
1,000,000 hours
Height
26.1 mm
Depth
147 mm
Width
101.6 mm
Weight
0.635 kg
Operating Shock (Read)
65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock
250G, 2 ms
Idle Mode
23 dBA (average)
Seek Mode
24 dBA (average)
Operating
-0° C to 70° C
Non-operating
-40° C to 70° C
Operating Humidity
5-95% RH non-condensing
Operating Vibration
0.004 g²/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
Non-operating Vibration
0.05 g²/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
Current Requirements
12 VDC
Read/Write 250 mA
Idle 230 mA
Standby 7 mA
Sleep 7 mA
5 VDC
Read/Write 280 mA
Idle 260 mA
Standby 105 mA
Sleep 105 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 4.40 Watts
Idle 4.10 Watts
Standby 0.60 Watts
Sleep 0.60 Watts
Compatibility
Windows/Mac/Linux
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