Western Digital Red Plus 3.5" HDD

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WD Red Plus 3.5" NAS HDD

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CMR technology
256MB of cache

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Shorter, three-year warranty

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Last revision on March 25, 2025

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The WD Red Plus is a cheaper, slower version of the Red Pro with a shorter warranty. It trades performance for quiet operation which yields relatively poor performance for its specifications, but it is still useful for NAS.

By Tom's Hardware on July 17, 2023

The WD Red Pro hard drives provide superior long-term performance for NAS as well as other RAID systems. They do have a hefty price tag, but are worth the investment as they prevent users from needing to replace hard drives on a regular basis.

By MacSources on August 01, 2022

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