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Reliability
Customers have expressed high levels of satisfaction with the reliability of the Western Digital Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drives, citing their consistent performance and ease of setup. Some users have had issues in the past but overall, the drives are considered a solid investment for both personal and professional use.

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Quality
It seamlessly integrates into my nas system, delivering consistent and efficient performance.
First and foremost, the drive itself operates quietly, a feature that is appreciated in any home setup.
2 drive, and are chugging along at about expected speeds copying terabytes from a failing array after replacement drives did no... Read More
I pulled one drive to test about 3 month ago, and the nas did not recover well.
Shipping
They were recognized immediately and set up quickly in the wd server.
I would've appreciated amazon to add extra cushion when shipping these delicate devices, like newegg.
Packaging/appearance
But it was packaged with other small boxes and without any additional packing material.
Competitiveness
I picked up 3 of these from different sources (wd had a sale on a 2 pack).
While my seagate disks operate at around 34-35 degrees celsius in the same case with the same cooling, my wd red plus disks ope... Read More
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red, good, pro, reliable and western. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 5,273 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 15 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Both in raid 5 for a total of 24tb and 30tb respectively
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If i were really serious about protecting my data id do the same thing with ssds or keep an offsite backup
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However for this computer nerd of a few decades its nice to just have a big blob of storage to keep all my files on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As spinning disks start to go the way of the dodo its going to get increasingly difficult to buy good ones without compromises in the normal consumer space
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These are part of a dying breed of hardware
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ssds will overtake them in value and it wont be soon enough
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I picked up 3 of these from different sources wd had a sale on a 2 pack
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theyre all similarly recent batches
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