Very good
Used as a spare for a 4x6TB NAS, I'm unlikely to be using it any time soon, as its RED 6TB counterparts have been running without a hitch for long enough to demonstrate the reliability of this drive.
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Western Digital WD Red 6 TB SATA 6Gb/s
3,5" 6 TB 256 MB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - WD60EFAX (bulk)
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WD Red hard drives offer a wide range of solutions for customers who want to build powerful NAS storage. Designed for 1-8 bay NAS systems, WD Red drives can store all of your valuable data.
3,5" 6 TB 256 MB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - WD60EFAX (bulk)
Overview
Western Digital
The secret is in the technology
Specifically designed for 1 to 8 bay NAS systems, Western Digital Red hard drives are built to run 24/7, and are aimed at home and small office environments. These 3.5" hard drives are built around 64 to 256 MB of cache on a SATA III bus. They are compatible with most major NAS servers.
Western Digital's exclusive NASware technology , built into all WD Red hard drives, enhances the storage performance of NAS systems by eliminating common compatibility, integration, upgrade, reliability, and cost of ownership issues found in traditional desktop hard drives.
Designed for NAS
NASware optimizes power consumption to achieve significant energy savings and minimize hard drive operating temperatures. This improves overall drive reliability and performance and reduces the cost of ownership of your NAS system.
With intelligent error recovery commands , NASware prevents hard drives from being excluded from RAID through improved error recovery. This results in better availability and less time wasted rebuilding the RAID. With command completion and for improved reliability, in the event of a power failure NASware minimises data corruption or loss by still executing the current command before shutting down.
Key Features:
- High reliability: 24/7, three-year limited warranty by Western Digital
- Ideal for mounting hard drives in RAID in a 1 to 8 bay NAS storage server
- Format: 3.5"
- Interface: SATA III 6 Gb/s
- Capacity: 6 TB
- Cache memory : 256 MB
- Rotation speed : IntelliPower
- Compatibility with most major brand NAS servers
Specifications
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General information |
Product name |
Western Digital WD Red 6 TB SATA 6Gb/s |
Brand |
Western Digital | |
Model |
WD60EFAX | |
Main characteristics |
Interface with the computer |
Serial ATA 6Gb/s (SATA Revision 3) |
Hard drive format |
3" 1/2 | |
Capacity |
6 TB | |
Performance |
Rotation speed |
5400 RPM |
Cache size |
256 MB | |
Recording technology |
SMR | |
Design |
Hard drive type |
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) |
Use |
for NAS | |
Physical characteristics |
Width |
101.6 mm |
Height |
26.1 mm | |
Depth |
147 mm | |
Weight |
0.75 kg | |
Warranties |
Commercial warranty |
Seller 3 years |
Legal warranty |
See terms & conditions |
Product referenced on 19 Mar 2019
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NAS Raid 5
Chosen to replace smaller capacity but identically branded drives in a backup NAS. Does the job perfectly.
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Number of reviews: 26 Average rating: 7
Poor reliability
I have 4 HDDs in my SYnology DS918 NAS. In 2 years, I had to change 3 of the 4 HDDs in this model!!! All of them had a failure. Very bad choice for a NAS.
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Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10
Perfect for my video storage
The product is perfect for what I want to use it for, storing and backing up video and photos. This is the third drive of this type that I have purchased.
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Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 4
Not for my Synology NAS
I replaced my defective HD with this one. Only one letter difference in the part number. Everything worked fine for the installation and the drive works.
However, I noticed that my NAS was working a lot. I contacted Synology support who sent me the information that this HDD is not compatible with my NAS (DS716+II). The SMR technology used in this HDD is apparently not compatible with Synology NAS.Review automatically translated
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