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product_id: 66691014
title: "WD Red 8TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD80EFAX"
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# 8TB massive storage SATA 6Gb/s interface 5400 RPM optimized speed WD Red 8TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD80EFAX

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** 606221CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Elevate your NAS game with WD Red — storage that works as hard as you do!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WD Red 8TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD80EFAX by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** 606221CFA 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/66691014-wd-red-8tb-3-5-inch-nas-internal-hard-drive)

## 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

- • **256MB Cache Buffer:** Smooth data flow for seamless multitasking and quick access.
- • **Massive 8TB Capacity:** Store your entire digital universe without compromise.
- • **Optimized 5400 RPM Speed:** Balanced performance for quiet, efficient 24/7 NAS operation.
- • **Designed for 24/7 NAS Use:** Engineered with NASware firmware to handle continuous network storage demands.
- • **Vibration-Resistant Reliability:** Enhanced durability for multi-drive NAS setups up to 8 bays.

## Overview

The WD Red 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD80EFAX) delivers robust 8TB storage with a 5400 RPM spindle speed and 256MB cache, optimized for 24/7 NAS environments. Featuring SATA 6Gb/s interface and NASware firmware, it ensures reliable, vibration-resistant performance in multi-drive NAS systems up to 8 bays. Perfect for professionals safeguarding large volumes of critical data with quiet, efficient operation.

## Description

Durable 8TB NAS drive with 5400 RPM, 256MB cache, SATA 6Gb/s. Designed for 24/7 network storage. Run full surface test before use for optimal performance.

Review: Fantastic NAS Drive - Beware Shoddy Packaging - I've just recently purchased my third home NAS drive (an upgrade/replacement for the first NAS, which I've out-grown). As before, I wanted to use Western Digital Red drives, because they are designed for 24x7 operation in a NAS. My last NAS was equipped with WD Red 6Tb models (5400rpm) and this time I elected to upgrade to 12Tb, helium-filled drives, selling for just shy of £400 each. I wanted 16 drives in total - 8 for the new NAS, 8 for the old (I use RAID6 and wanted 2 spare drives for each 6-bay NAS). I decided to split the order in to 4 - with 4 drives in each - to split the risk in case of transit damage (you don't want to put all your drives [or eggs!] in one box, because if that suffers damage in transit that you cannot see, you run the risk of all your drives failing at the same time...). Please see attached pictures of 2 of the drive deliveries received so far. As you can see from the images, the drives turn up sealed in original packing material from the factory, but with ABSOLUTELY NO SHIPPING PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. These drives will have been thrown around in the back of vans, on trains, who knows what, subject to unknown shock treatments. I've already had to return one batch of 4 drives to desertcart; one of them had a dented top plate and the other 3 failed when I added them to my NAS - clear signs of significant transportation damage. I've asked desertcart repeatedly, through the customer support and returns procedures, to have expensive items packaged more safely. Suffice to say, nothing has changed. These are AWESOME drives and a recommend them unreservedly. However, if you need to buy them mail-order (and to be fair to desertcart, they use multiple different couriers so there is no way of knowing who is going to abuse them in transit), you must 1. Split your order in to multiple batches - don't order one bulk load 2. Split your orders over several days - to avoid the risk that all parcels get put in the same lorry and subject to the same damage 3. Photograph the outside of the shipping box (e.g. smartphone camera) before opening it, ESPECIALLY if you see signs of transit damage 4. Check your drives with painstaking care when you receive them - and be prepared to reject any that don't look like they are behaving perfectly out-of-the-box 5. Put labels on or otherwise mark each drive so that you know which order it was shipped with - that way, if you have a problem with a drive failing, you will immediately be able to work out which other drives came in the same packaging... 6. Be ready to demand replacements or refunds. The only way desertcart and 3rd party resellers are going to learn to pack orders properly will be when people insist on it. Whew! With that out of the way, here's a review... The WD Red drives form something along the lines of a "Prosumer" range of hard drives. These are easily a step up from regular retail drives (say the Green range), but perhaps not quite as robust as their Enterprise range. They are priced a little bit more than competitors from companies like Seagate (who have the IronWolf range), but they perform MUCH better. Don't take my word for it; web search for the "Backblaze" review of hard drives - that is the definitive reference for drive performance... These 5400rpm drives may not have the rotational speed of the 7200rpm "Pro" siblings, but are priced accordingly - and offer almost-as-good performance. In fact, you can offset the speed difference by selecting a good RAID configuration and using a good NAS. For:- 1. Very well made; truly excellent, reliable build quality 2. Very quiet in operation, moderate but not excessive heat output when running hard 3. Excellent long-term data retention; my oldest Reds now 7 years old and going strong, ZERO faults Against:- 1. Pricey in comparison to the competition. Sum-Up:- You get what you pay for. If you are using these to preserve "your digital life" (in my case, tens of thousands of irreplaceable photographs and hours of recorded video content) then what price data integrity??? Put simply, if you are storing data that is materially or sentimentally valuable to you, then you would be crazy to go with anything less than the best drives you can afford.
Review: 24x7 quiet, fast and reliable performance for desktops and 1-8 bay NAS - Price purchased £127.07 The drive information on desertcart the drives are described as only tested for NAS with 1-5 drive bays. However, on a support page it clarifies that the Red series are tested for 1-8 bay NAS and there is also a link to a NAS compatibility list [desertcart won't allow this link]. To find it search for "Compatibility list for the WD Red NAS Hard Drive id=9758" in Google without the quote marks. This appears to have been tested for the latest drives with NASWare 3.0 although I have been using 4 mirrored pairs of NASWare 2.0 drives without any issues. In NAS systems with 24x7 operation vibration is a factor in terms of reliability which is why NASWare 2.0 drives were recommended for drive enclosures of no more than 5 drives. NASWare 3.0 drives improved on the ability to manage the effect of vibration on the drives and this is why they increased rated these newer drives for up 8 drives per NAS enclosure. I had the opportunity to purchase the retail drive at the same price as the OEM drive so I was able t compare what you get in comparison to buying the OEM version of the drive. Looking at reviews of the OEM version of this drive there has been some confusion about whether the extra cost is worth it. To clarify what the differences were I rang Western Digital support. They told me that different countries have different warranty periods. Red series drives in the USA have a 12-month warranty and then you pay a little extra to add the extra warranty. I have bought more than 10 of the Red series of various sizes 3TB, 4TB and 6TB OEM. Each of these drives have registered for 3-year warranties. WD support suggested that desertcart sourced their OEM drives from different countries and that about 50% of them would register as OEM and only have 12 month’s warranty. desertcart identifies that the drives only come with a 12-month warranty unless you pay for more, (not an option for the 4TB drive), so if you register one and it only gives you a 12 -month warranty you have no grounds to complain. So in summary spending the extra £14.00 for the retail version gives you the peace of mind of knowing that you definitely have a three-year warranty. It also comes with drive screws and standard retail packaging. The OEM drives generally come with plastic mounts, on either end, to isolate them from damage to the containing boxes. The retail version plastic support mounts are on the side running the full length of the drive see photos. I think whether you purchase this retail version or opt for the OEM version depends on whether you need a set of screws to mount the drive and more importantly whether you are willing to take the risk that you may end up with a drive which only registers a 12-month warranty. I would suggest that buying OEM drives directly from desertcart, as opposed to buying from a Market Place seller, might increase the chance of getting a three-year warranty and a safely packaged drive. In terms of performance these drives run quietly and quickly. They have a variable speed between 5,400-5,900rpm. So these are not the fastest drives, which are the black series, but seem to perform quickly in everyday use for Desktop (Windows 10 & 8.1), and NAS (Network Attached Storage).

## Features

- Product for demanding players
- Irreproachable manufacturing quality
- Before the users are starting to use the disk: do run a full surface test on it and if this test is passed then it will means the disk is OK

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07D3MWMNZ |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 15,591 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 50 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Colour | Red |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (26,134) |
| Date First Available | 15 May 2018 |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-300 |
| Hard Drive Size | 8000 GB |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Weight | 454 g |
| Item model number | WD80EFAX |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Operating System | NASware firmware |
| Product Dimensions | 14.7 x 10.16 x 2.61 cm; 453.59 g |
| RAM Size | 8 TB |
| Series | WD80EFAX WD RED |
| Wattage | 7.2 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Colour:** Red
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity technology:** Ethernet, SATA
- **Digital storage capacity:** 8 TB
- **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** Serial ATA-300
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Portable

## Images

![WD Red 8TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD80EFAX - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JAHknO-GL.jpg)

## Available Options

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

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the warranty 12m as stated by amazon (which they also confirmed by email to me) or 3y as normally offered by WD?**
A: Just a point of note - I had one of these very recently replaced under warrant by WD after 20 months - they sent me a replacement after a couple of weeks - but you should be aware they send recertified drives and not those with the WD red stickers but recertified stickers - so you get lower grade drives from WD under warranty

**Q: NOTE:  These are shipping without the three year warranty.  WD website says 'OUT OF REGION'.**
A: Just to confirm that the OEM drives sold by Amazon only have a 12 month warranty. Western Digital Support are refusing to honour the 3 year warranty on a drive I purchased directly from Amazon (Amazon EU S.a.r.l.) in September 2015. BUYER BEWARE!

**Q: Why is only 1.99TB available? I can't allocate the rest.**
A: It depends how the drive has been partitioned. To see the full size of the drive with one partition you need to partition the drive using GPT. You can then format it with NTFS, EXT or whatever you fancy. Alternatively you can use the traditional MBR partitioning style and allocate a maximum of 2GB to each partition.

**Q: Is this drive okay to use in a PC, or only in an NAS?**
A: Perfectly fine to use in a PC, it's designed for continuous use hence why it's targeted at the NAS

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic NAS Drive - Beware Shoddy Packaging
*by S***T on 11 March 2016*

I've just recently purchased my third home NAS drive (an upgrade/replacement for the first NAS, which I've out-grown). As before, I wanted to use Western Digital Red drives, because they are designed for 24x7 operation in a NAS. My last NAS was equipped with WD Red 6Tb models (5400rpm) and this time I elected to upgrade to 12Tb, helium-filled drives, selling for just shy of £400 each. I wanted 16 drives in total - 8 for the new NAS, 8 for the old (I use RAID6 and wanted 2 spare drives for each 6-bay NAS). I decided to split the order in to 4 - with 4 drives in each - to split the risk in case of transit damage (you don't want to put all your drives [or eggs!] in one box, because if that suffers damage in transit that you cannot see, you run the risk of all your drives failing at the same time...). Please see attached pictures of 2 of the drive deliveries received so far. As you can see from the images, the drives turn up sealed in original packing material from the factory, but with ABSOLUTELY NO SHIPPING PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. These drives will have been thrown around in the back of vans, on trains, who knows what, subject to unknown shock treatments. I've already had to return one batch of 4 drives to Amazon; one of them had a dented top plate and the other 3 failed when I added them to my NAS - clear signs of significant transportation damage. I've asked Amazon repeatedly, through the customer support and returns procedures, to have expensive items packaged more safely. Suffice to say, nothing has changed. These are AWESOME drives and a recommend them unreservedly. However, if you need to buy them mail-order (and to be fair to Amazon, they use multiple different couriers so there is no way of knowing who is going to abuse them in transit), you must 1. Split your order in to multiple batches - don't order one bulk load 2. Split your orders over several days - to avoid the risk that all parcels get put in the same lorry and subject to the same damage 3. Photograph the outside of the shipping box (e.g. smartphone camera) before opening it, ESPECIALLY if you see signs of transit damage 4. Check your drives with painstaking care when you receive them - and be prepared to reject any that don't look like they are behaving perfectly out-of-the-box 5. Put labels on or otherwise mark each drive so that you know which order it was shipped with - that way, if you have a problem with a drive failing, you will immediately be able to work out which other drives came in the same packaging... 6. Be ready to demand replacements or refunds. The only way Amazon and 3rd party resellers are going to learn to pack orders properly will be when people insist on it. Whew! With that out of the way, here's a review... The WD Red drives form something along the lines of a "Prosumer" range of hard drives. These are easily a step up from regular retail drives (say the Green range), but perhaps not quite as robust as their Enterprise range. They are priced a little bit more than competitors from companies like Seagate (who have the IronWolf range), but they perform MUCH better. Don't take my word for it; web search for the "Backblaze" review of hard drives - that is the definitive reference for drive performance... These 5400rpm drives may not have the rotational speed of the 7200rpm "Pro" siblings, but are priced accordingly - and offer almost-as-good performance. In fact, you can offset the speed difference by selecting a good RAID configuration and using a good NAS. For:- 1. Very well made; truly excellent, reliable build quality 2. Very quiet in operation, moderate but not excessive heat output when running hard 3. Excellent long-term data retention; my oldest Reds now 7 years old and going strong, ZERO faults Against:- 1. Pricey in comparison to the competition. Sum-Up:- You get what you pay for. If you are using these to preserve "your digital life" (in my case, tens of thousands of irreplaceable photographs and hours of recorded video content) then what price data integrity??? Put simply, if you are storing data that is materially or sentimentally valuable to you, then you would be crazy to go with anything less than the best drives you can afford.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24x7 quiet, fast and reliable performance for desktops and 1-8 bay NAS
*by N***Y on 6 March 2016*

Price purchased £127.07 The drive information on Amazon the drives are described as only tested for NAS with 1-5 drive bays. However, on a support page it clarifies that the Red series are tested for 1-8 bay NAS and there is also a link to a NAS compatibility list [Amazon won't allow this link]. To find it search for "Compatibility list for the WD Red NAS Hard Drive id=9758" in Google without the quote marks. This appears to have been tested for the latest drives with NASWare 3.0 although I have been using 4 mirrored pairs of NASWare 2.0 drives without any issues. In NAS systems with 24x7 operation vibration is a factor in terms of reliability which is why NASWare 2.0 drives were recommended for drive enclosures of no more than 5 drives. NASWare 3.0 drives improved on the ability to manage the effect of vibration on the drives and this is why they increased rated these newer drives for up 8 drives per NAS enclosure. I had the opportunity to purchase the retail drive at the same price as the OEM drive so I was able t compare what you get in comparison to buying the OEM version of the drive. Looking at reviews of the OEM version of this drive there has been some confusion about whether the extra cost is worth it. To clarify what the differences were I rang Western Digital support. They told me that different countries have different warranty periods. Red series drives in the USA have a 12-month warranty and then you pay a little extra to add the extra warranty. I have bought more than 10 of the Red series of various sizes 3TB, 4TB and 6TB OEM. Each of these drives have registered for 3-year warranties. WD support suggested that Amazon sourced their OEM drives from different countries and that about 50% of them would register as OEM and only have 12 month’s warranty. Amazon identifies that the drives only come with a 12-month warranty unless you pay for more, (not an option for the 4TB drive), so if you register one and it only gives you a 12 -month warranty you have no grounds to complain. So in summary spending the extra £14.00 for the retail version gives you the peace of mind of knowing that you definitely have a three-year warranty. It also comes with drive screws and standard retail packaging. The OEM drives generally come with plastic mounts, on either end, to isolate them from damage to the containing boxes. The retail version plastic support mounts are on the side running the full length of the drive see photos. I think whether you purchase this retail version or opt for the OEM version depends on whether you need a set of screws to mount the drive and more importantly whether you are willing to take the risk that you may end up with a drive which only registers a 12-month warranty. I would suggest that buying OEM drives directly from Amazon, as opposed to buying from a Market Place seller, might increase the chance of getting a three-year warranty and a safely packaged drive. In terms of performance these drives run quietly and quickly. They have a variable speed between 5,400-5,900rpm. So these are not the fastest drives, which are the black series, but seem to perform quickly in everyday use for Desktop (Windows 10 & 8.1), and NAS (Network Attached Storage).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5400RPM and plays nice with my Synology DS212j
*by J***E on 14 November 2017*

I had a WD Green in my Synology DS212j (though not listed on their compatible website). After 5 years my Raid1 NAS volume went degraded so this was the replacement. The red WD are a good choice for home NAS as provide in theory a longer life before you have to panic about swapping out! It's nice, quiet, and cool, humming away, and if it behaves like my other WD Reds I use in work servers, it'll perform well for a fair few years of punishment. WD support is also industry leading. Using their online warranty checker on any failed disks usually results in the free issue of a replacement. Haven't used it much but definitely worth the extra few pounds. A point of note, it doesn't say anywhere I could see in the description or on the device, but this is 5400rpm. Update Jan 18- the other drive in my NAS went degraded last week so I bought a second one of these. It was unfortunately DOA but within 24hrs Amazon had another one at my door! Enterprise level Prime delivery. Thanks. Replacement works perfectly.

## Frequently Bought Together

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