It seems that there were issues with the 1st WD Red disks released on the market. The issues seems to be fixed now, at least from my experience. 4 out of 4 disks working well.

I purchased 4 of those WD Red 3TB disks and they all work well; I first used them in an

None so far

I run a homebrewed NAS (network-attached storage) setup with open-source software and needed to find

Low power/heat; great performance (faster than Gigbit Ethernet); 3 year warranty

Somewhat more expensive than other 3TB hard drives

PRODUCT IS USED AND OUT OF WARRANTY. Went to WD to register it and got warranty expired on 10/5/2016! When I pull SMART data it shows 1735 days power on time! that's older than the PC i put it in!!! DO NOT BUY FROM AMS TECHNOLOGIES INC THEY WILL SHIP USED TRASH TO YOU

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Storage Space; Noise and Heat Levels; Value; Speed; Three Year Warrenty

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Excellent! I have 2 of these 3TB drives on a RAID1 on my personal workstation and in that configu..

While most consumer hard disks are designed to be jacks of all trades, Western Digital's Red range of SATA3 hard disks is designed specifically for use in home and small business NAS devices. To this end, it's built for durability, power efficiency and low noise levels of just 23dB(A).

Bought this to replace a disc on my NAS. Like for like replacement. Hope this one lasts longer than the previous one which developed some faulty segments, but did not crash.

Excellent hard drive for a home media center. I have this drive with next to an HGST Ultrastar and a WD enterprise drive and the WD Red is quieter, so if you have your media center in a place where people are, then the Red drives are a great option.

I got this drive to use as a mass backup / storage using a bare drive adapter. It is fast and quiet. Would thoroughly recommend it.

Excellent drive for NAS devices. works as described. Was shipped an OEM disk fyi.