💾 WD Red Plus 6TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - Top Performance for Reliable Storage Review

I bought it 2 days ago, so I can not judge the reliability, of course. But I want to note that the drive is quiet. I put it in TimeCapsule (to replace the standard 3 TB disk), which is 1.5 meters from me. In complete silence, with active copying of the disk, it is practically inaudible, and then, I suspect that the noise of an old fan is mixed with this.

I use Sinology DS in hardware as the main disk model for NAS storage. Speed ​​and load to the fullest hold perfectly. They don't get hot, they don't make noise. 100 Mbps torrents reception / transmission to the array (actually ~ download 10MB / s, upload 9 MB / s), localcompying of 100 Mbps from another array + video viewing (with a bunch of background services) works without plugging and straining. monthly I pull out "hot" torun tests selectively one of the disks for interest. everything that

I use three of these drives in my Qnap NAS. Not a single complaint in six months. They are not the quietest - but it is very difficult to imagine a quiet hard drive for 6 terabytes. I will gradually buy more of these - to expand the storage. In terms of price / quality ratio, the best option, plus this line is specially adapted for 24 hours of work around the clock in a network drive - I have a Transmission client spinning, so they never rest. I'll post in six months if anything has changed.…

A couple of disks were bought at the beginning of 2022 to work in the mirror. After 3 years of work and the end of the warranty, they began to pour on one disk - reading errors and unstable sectors. The second disc lasted a couple of months longer. Taking into account the use in the server for data storage with excellent cooling and a disk temperature of 28 degrees, the resource, frankly, is rather weak. After 30,000 hours of use, if your data is not mirrored, I advise you to backup your data…

For NAS, 4 disks of this series were purchased. 3 disks of 4 terabytes and one 6 terabytes. 2 disks of 4 terabytes each, united in raid 1 and not often written to, are still alive (5.5 years). The drives used for infrequent downloading of torrents (movies) and watching them have already failed. A 4 terabyte drive lasted 4.2 years, a 6 terabyte drive lasted 3.3 years. Otherwise, there are no big comments.

In 2022, 2 were bought at once. One was in the computer, the second was in an external box. Now 4 months since the 3-year warranty ended and the one that was in the outer box began to die. SMART errors, CRC errors are pouring in, it is not formatted. Regardless of whether it is in the box or inside the system unit. Moreover, this disk was not under load - it was just sometimes used for backups. And the one under load - works properly.

Stands in a self-assembled NAS (DAS on 5xHDD + Deakmini H310 on W10) - 5 pieces of 6Tb for more than 5 years. Used to store and play movies over a local network. No complaints, all discs are in perfect condition after 5 years of use. NAS is on only when copying data to it and viewing, does not work 24/7. For torrents, a separate mini computer with WD20EFRX, more than 4 years 24/7.