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product_id: 251070289
title: "Western Digital Red NAS Internal Hard Drive - 6TB"
brand: "western digital"
price: "286380CFA"
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reviews_count: 13
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# 6TB massive storage RAID error recovery control 5400 RPM optimized speed Western Digital Red NAS Internal Hard Drive - 6TB

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** 286380CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔴 Power your NAS with WD Red — storage that works as hard as you do!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital Red NAS Internal Hard Drive - 6TB by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** 286380CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/251070289-western-digital-red-nas-internal-hard-drive-6tb)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Optimized Performance:** 5400 RPM rotational speed balances quiet operation with efficient data transfer for your home or small office.
- • **Seamless Compatibility:** NASware firmware ensures flawless integration with up to 8-bay NAS systems—no guesswork needed.
- • **Vibration & Noise Shield:** Advanced protection against multi-drive system vibrations keeps your NAS running smoothly and silently.
- • **Workload-Ready Endurance:** Supports up to 180 TB/year workload rate—built to handle heavy data demands without breaking a sweat.
- • **Purpose-Built NAS Reliability:** Engineered for 24/7 multi-bay NAS environments to keep your data safe and accessible.

## Overview

The Western Digital Red 6TB NAS Internal Hard Drive is specifically designed for small to medium NAS systems with up to 8 bays. Featuring 5400 RPM speed, 256 MB cache, and NASware firmware, it delivers reliable, quiet, and vibration-resistant performance optimized for 24/7 operation. With RAID error recovery controls and a workload rating of 180 TB/year, it ensures data integrity and endurance for professional-grade network storage.

## Description

Western Digital WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - 6TB WD60EFAX Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays. Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate Rate is defined as amount of user data transferred to or from drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred times (8760/recorded power-on hrs)). Workload Rate will vary on hardware/software components. NASware firmware for compatibility. Small and home office NAS systems in a 24/7 environment.

Review: Hdd 6tb wd - Good product! i dont have any issues.
Review: received in 1 day - received in 1 day only (maybe because I am "prime subscriber"), but the product I received is good. I install it to replace different brand of hard-disk in my Apple Time Machine Capsule which already broken only after few years. Hopefully this brand is last longer

## Features

- Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these drives are tested for compatibility and optimum performance.
- Reliability: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, and desktop drives aren’t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red is.
- Error recovery controls: WD Red NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system.
- Noise and Vibration Protection: Designed to operate solo, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.
- Desktop Drives vs. WD Red Plus: Do right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07MYL7KVK |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #39,538 in Computers ( See Top 100 in Computers ) #151 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Color | Red |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (12,194) |
| Date First Available | 19 January 2019 |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Size | 4 TB |
| Hardware Platform | Mac, PC |
| Item Weight | 580 g |
| Item model number | WD60EFAX |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 2 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 2.61 x 14.7 x 10.16 cm; 580 g |
| RAM Size | 6 TB |
| Series | WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive |
| Standing screen display size | 24 Inches |
| Wattage | 4.8 watts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Colour:** Red
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop, Server
- **Connectivity technology:** SATA
- **Digital storage capacity:** 6 TB
- **Hard disk description:** Solid State Drive
- **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** Serial ATA
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special features:** Data Recovery Service

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Efax suffix means these drives are using smr, right?**
A: Western Digital's complete lack of information regarding this particular drive's use of SMR or PMR would lead me to believe that they are still shipping drives that could use either. (They also produce them from more than one contracted facility) It is my understanding that older versions of this drive use PMR while the more recently manufactured versions will use SMR. If you call customer support to inquire, they will tell you that they are only able to give a definitive answer on whether the drive uses SMR or PMR if you provide them a serial number. This would indicate to me that they have drives with the same product number using both technologies. Also, if you review the specs for the drive on their site, there is absolutely no mention of PMR or SMR. However, if you look at some other WD manufactured drives, such as the Ultrastar DC HC520 12 TB it is clearly marked and identified as a PMR drive.

**Q: Can you please confirm if this drive is smr or pmr? drives with smr are inappropriate for in zfs storage pools and may cause loss of data.**
A: SMR. Western digital was hit with a class action lawsuit because they did not advertise this fact. I bought one in 2020 and it failed just past the 2 year mark. Dont buy this drive for a NAS, which is exactly what's its marketed as.

**Q: Wd red 8tb is smr or cmr? it is the same "efax" suffix in the model number as 6tb or 4tb, and those are smr**
A: WD does not specify SMR versus CMR.  WD has confirmed that the EFAX line has transitioned to SMR for the 2T to 6T drives.  That's only for today, and subject to change at any time.  Just my opinion, but it seems unlikely to me that all EFAX drives will not transition to SMR eventually.  The only thing we know for sure is that WD is super secretive on the subject and will not disclose the information until forced to do so.  If CMR is important to you, your choices in the WD brand are Black or Red Pro.  Personally, I'm switching my brand loyalty to Seagate for being completely transparent as to which of their drives are CMR and which are SMR.

**Q: Why only support for up to 8 bays? What would be the impact of running 12 of these in a single appliance?**
A: Your limitation in drives is variant on your case and software.  You can have more than 8 bays if you know what you are doing.  Personally I run a Plex server and have 28 bays among 3 servers linked and raided to be able to lose 3 drives without losing data.

You can literally buy all the hardware on Amazon and build it yourself.

Software I use is a lifetime license from StableBit Drive Pool.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hdd 6tb wd
*by J***. on 5 February 2024*

Good product! i dont have any issues.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ received in 1 day
*by A***C on 20 August 2021*

received in 1 day only (maybe because I am "prime subscriber"), but the product I received is good. I install it to replace different brand of hard-disk in my Apple Time Machine Capsule which already broken only after few years. Hopefully this brand is last longer

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sped, capacity price
*by D***R on 14 December 2020*

No issues as expected from well known company to be confirmed with time

## Frequently Bought Together

- Western Digital 6TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60EFAX
- Synology 2-Bay NAS DS223 (Diskless)

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