Testseek.co.uk have collected 305 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch NAS Red SATA600 WD-EFAX / WD-EFRX / WD-EFZX / WD-EFFX Series and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch NAS Red SATA600 WD-EFAX / WD-EFRX / WD-EFZX / WD-EFFX Series.
September 2013
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305 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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2379 Reviews
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The editors liked
6TB Capacity
24/7/365 certified with 3-year warranty
Low price per GB of storage
Reduced running cost through lower electrics bill
Reduced hardware purchase needs due to available disk size per bay
Up to 10TB capacity options
Low noise and power consumption
Good endurance
Fair pricing
Good performance
Up to 10TB capacity (8TB tested today)
Suited for multi-bay enclosures
24/7 usage certified
Low noise thanks to the 5400RPM class
Great performance
Plentiful capacity
Much more affordable than enterprise 6TB disks
Good speeds
Despite the spec
Good reliability
Huge capacity
Low power consumption
Quiet
Fantastic design
I personally love the WD colour schemes
Great performance for a 5400RPM drive
Low power
Designed for 24/7 use in a file server
NAS or for even home use
Available in capacities up to 6TB
3year warranty on retail samples (nonOEM)
Fa
Specially engineered for NAS
Three models from 1TB to 3TB
Improves NAS read and write speeds
Balance Plus tech may boost reliability
The editors didn't like
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Neutral
Weighs 725 grams
“The WD RED 3.5″ 6TB drive blasted almost any other SATA drive away that we’ve tested prior. The great speeds
Enormous capacity
And cheap price per GB makes it a winner in every way.”
Western Digital 3.5″ Red 6TB NAS Ha
Not as fast as 7200 RPM drives
5400 RPM spindle speed
“Western Digital continues to develop and improve their WD Red drives. The 10TB version I tested today is a perfect example
A solid SOHO NAS drive that is silent and efficient.”
WD Red 10T
Not as fast as 7200RPM drives
“Western Digital’s WD Red are proven drives which will serve you well any day. The 8TB model I tested today is no different.”
Western Digital WD RED 8TB NAS HDD Review
Thank you
Western Digital
For providing us with thi
Not the absolute fastest disk performance
Early firmware misconfiguration
No RV sensor
Toshiba's N300 drives are bettervalue in some cases
Build Quality (MTBF Of 1.000.000 Hours), Good Read/Write Performance, NASware 3.0 Features, Low Temperatures, Noise Levels & Power
Overall Performance & Price (Compared To the Competition),
When choosing which drives to get for use with a NAS performance should not be the first thing consumers should look for and that actually makes sense since lower power consumption, temperatures and even noise levels could be more “beneficial”...
Lower energy usage than a traditional drive, Optimized for NAS use, Good performance overall
Trailed slightly behind compeititve drive in most tests
The WD Red 8TB model is a great addition to Western Digital's Red line, building sealed drive technology into a well known platform to deliver a compelling overall value proposition. ...
Published: 2016-04-09, Author: Kevin , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Larger than life capacity, Low cost, Enterprise grade features, Low power consumption, Larger than life capacity, Low cost, Enterprise grade features, Low power consumption
We were pleasantly surprised by the overall performance and function of the two 6TB Red drives. In their intended environment, the performance was on par with some enterprise level drives. We were also able to stream video to two devices while also writin...
Highest sequential performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date, Highest random / IOPS performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date, Matured enterprise technology adopted for consumer usage, along with a hermetically sealed drive enclosure, should yield i
Helium did not make the 8TB Red noticeably lighter (I kid - it is actually 0.22 lbs lighter!), Would like to see 7200 RPM consumer model (8TB Red Pro), More 8TB Red review action coming soon
PROS:Highest sequential performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date.Highest random / IOPS performance seen from a 5400 RPM HDD to date.Matured enterprise technology adopted for consumer usage, along with a hermetically sealed drive enclosure, should yiel...
Published: 2015-03-02, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Excellent Transfer Speed, 5TB Storage Space
Access Speed
I really wish 10Gb/s Ethernet was a norm. With the requirement for networked (especially wired LAN) storage requirement is slowly growing in many households with multiple systems and wireless devices, 1Gb/s Ethernet port just doesn't cut it. Its long over...
I'll preface this conclusion by saying that there are more 6TB hard drive reviews en route. It'd be nice to test out the WD Green, for starters, although I don't think it's that necessary. I believe it should perform just about the same as this Red driv...
When considering the WD alternatives, both Red and Green drives seemed priced appropriately and ran cool and quiet throughout testing. We have nothing to complain about, as they seemed to do the job and won't require the cost upside we saw with Seagate's offering. All in all, we're happy to recommend all three drives, but there are caveats to that all-important price performance curve that you'll have to calculate for yourself, based on your specific needs and wants...
Abstract: We received updated samples from WD, as well as applying a firmware update to the samples used in our original review. We were able to confirm that the update does in fact work, and brings a WD60EFRX-68MYMN 0 to the identical and improved performance char...
Abstract: The WD Red 1TB (2.5 inch) and 6TB.Undersides.The Red drives we're going to examine today come in starkly different form factors. The Red 6TB is more of what we've seen before, the latest high capacity desktop flagship for users with limited drive bays who...
