





Packed with power to handle NAS environments in home offices up to medium-sized businesses, WD Red Plus is ideal for helping protect, archive, and share valuable data in NAS systems with up to 8 bays. WD Red Plus NAS drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence you need for your important home and work files.
Available in capacities ranging from 1-14TB(1) with support for up to 8 bays | (1) 1MB = 1 million bytes, 1GB = 1 billion bytes, and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.Specific uses: NAS,Business
Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate(2) | (2) Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred ✕ (8760 / recorded power-on hours)). Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations.
NASware firmware for compatibility
Built for small or medium business NAS systems in a 24/7 environment
3-year limited warranty(3) | (3) MTBF specifications are based on a sample population and are estimated by statistical measurements and acceleration algorithms under typical operating conditions: workload of 90TB/year and drive temperature of 40°C. Derating of MTBF will occur above these parameters, up to 65°C drive temperature. MTBF does not predict an individual drive’s reliability and does not constitute a warranty. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world.
11 reviews for Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5″ -WD40EFPX
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Greg –
Rock-Solid 26TB WD Red Pro NAS Drive
I ordered the 26TB Western Digital Red Pro NAS internal hard drive, and it exceeded expectations right from the start. It arrived fast, was packaged securely, and installed without any issues.Once up and running, the drive performed exactly as expected—quiet, cool, and incredibly reliable. Transfer speeds are smooth, and it integrated seamlessly into my NAS setup. For large storage needs, backups, or expanding a home server, this drive is a powerhouse.If you’re looking for top-tier performance, huge capacity, and dependable WD Red Pro quality, this 26TB model is a fantastic choice. Would absolutely purchase again.
ndb217 –
Good value per Terabyte.
I replaced 8 six year old 4T drives with 4 of these 16T drives in my NAS. The drives went right in and worked like a charm. I noticed no notable sound increase and the speed was no different than my last ZFS array. I’ve always had good luck with these drives from a durability and mass storage perspective.Their reliability is generally solid and they do what I need. They easily integrated. They are slightly heavier than my 4T drives.
Dave Wright –
It’s a Hard Drive. It’s Big. That’s Pretty Much It.
So, here it is: the Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive — aka the “Big Boy” of data storage. What can I say? It’s a hard drive. It’s quite big. Like, “I could bench press this if I really wanted to” big. But please don’t — it’s expensive.18 terabytes of space means I could theoretically store every embarrassing photo, weird Spotify playlist, and downloaded PDF I’ve ever made. The digital equivalent of a hoarder’s dream garage.Installation was straightforward: slot it in, screw it down, pray to the tech gods it spins up on the first try. Spoiler alert: it did. No strange noises, no smoke, just pure, reliable mechanical magic.Pros:So much space, I could hoard cat videos for decades.Designed for NAS, which means it’s the responsible adult of hard drives — steady, dependable, and ready to work overtime.Quiet enough that I almost forget it’s humming away, plotting how to store my entire digital life.Cons:It’s heavy. Not “drop on your foot” heavy, but “maybe I should use two hands” heavy.No flashy lights or cool holograms, just good old-fashioned spinning platters.Does not come with a personal assistant to organize your files or delete your bad decisions.Final Verdict:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – 5 stars.It stores data. It’s big. It doesn’t complain. Honestly, what more do you want from a hard drive?
Douglas Clarke –
Serial numbers are OEM drives according to WD
My 1 star does not reflect the drive as the drive worked perfect, Here is the problem that resulted in a 1 star rating, The drive was received in a new sealed WD Red Pro box with the 5 yr warranty sticker on the bottom but when I registered this drive in my WD account, WD flagged it as an OEM drive with NO WARRANTY. I talked to WD and they stated that the serial number on the drive which matched the serial on the box was an OEM drive , after sending pics of things they wanted to see they opened a case which is still open after 3 business days, Now, here is the real scary thing, this happened several days after I had bought same drive from Amazon and found out the serial number was also an OEM drive yet packaged in retail box. 2 20tb red pro drives bought within a week came up as OEM drives with no warranty, If you have bought this drive from Amazon, you better register it to check serial number is a retail drive or you got a $400 drive with no warranty. I have bought similar WD drives from Amazon and they were all fine so I have to assume WD screwed up things in their computer when they sent these retail drives to Amazon.
Pughimag –
Good drive but this one slipped through, Amazon came through.
I like these drives for my NAS. I had a problem with this one because it would not initialize or format so I sent it back and Amazon, as usual, was very helpful and I received a replacement very quickly. All is now well. It is a rare event to receive a faulty hard drive in my experience, and I have quite a few HDs. A single failure like this could be for many reasons but the odd incident is why I buy from Amazon, they are the best retailer that I deal with. They handle issues right away and their shipping and returns (not many) are always handled professionally.
Tal Sarid –
Fast but noisy
Fast and reliable but noisy
CS.Sardesai –
I bought a pair of 10 TB drives and have used them in my NAS for more than 3 years now. Touch wood it is been a great experience.
Abdullah –
وصل بغلافه الخاص بعكس ما ذكر انه بدون غلاف
Luis Daniel Conejo Huerta –
Excelente duración, poco ruido .
ganesh Pandi –
Good
jean elec. –
Surpris par l’étonnant emballage du vendeur : en fait super efficace !La réputation du produit n’est plus à faire, rien à ajouter, if faut que je le monte