Hitachi/HGST are mostly known for both excellent reliability and good performance and many of us found it sad that WD killed the brand but think it's reassuring that the technology is reused in WD products. similar to the Seagate Iron Wolf - with the Iron Wolf Pro being for larger arrays and the Exos being for the largest arrays. My 10 year old DeskStars are still doing service today along with some 9 year old UltraStars in my main Qnap unit and the performance is decent considering their age.

Any capacity drive is from the same family as the found model name and all the fields from the found table row are valid for it, meaning HUH728060ALE601(6TB) and HUH728080ALE600(8TB) are from the same family. Eddie at NASCompares is ALWAYS working on new tools to help you find the best data/network storage solution for your needs. Meanwhile I have two new 6TB Red Drives that I use in my UNRAID NAS (one as a parity) that I have to question if they will fail when they fill up. xNoctua NF-F12 PPC 3000 PWM (120mm) * having noted later in Stux's thread that 1500 RPM is not sufficient to cool the HDDs.Since WD Corporation purchased HGST, all the hard drive models produced by both companies are intertwined in company portfolios. Just noticed in my original post that I wrote it was a WD40EFRX disk failing, but it was a WD30EFRX in my case but it shouldn’t make any difference, just different size. I understand that you're disappointed but now that you don't recommend using WD60EFAX, what's the better alternative for replacement when WD60EFRX are unavailable? We have 20+ WD disks in use, mostly in NAS units running RAID and on 24/7 and the last two remaining Seagate units which I would only ever use in a RAID array as I don't trust them. By checking the box, you acknowledge Western Digital's Privacy Statement and agree to receive communication from Western Digital that includes newsletters, updates, and promotions related to Western Digital's products.

It is also highly reliable, durable, and performs exceptionally well, making it a great choice for all your storage needs. HGST naming convention: all model names in this naming convention start with letters "W" or "H", and there is no dash in the model name, for example HUH728080ALE601, WUH721010AL42L4. WD's blog also says the company will share further data in the future, including benchmarks that might prove otherwise, so we'll have to wait to see what the company shares. All available alternatives on the market are 7200 rpm so most likely make more noise, run hotter and use more power but are generally faster.As an industry-leading hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital stands behind their NAS storage solutions with the assurance of a 3-year limited warranty and world-class support services for hassle free data storage. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It delivers exceptional speed and responsiveness which make it ideal for enterprise-level applications, intensive data processing, and tasks that demand the highest level of performance and reliability.

Since it's so significantly worse than the older model I would claim it's unacceptably slow, which indicate WD have a QA problem.The new disclosure comes on the heels of WD's blog post yesterday that outlined its stance on using SMR drives.