WD Red Pro

8 TB, 3.5", CMR
Price in EUR including VAT, free shipping
EUR29,64/1TB
102Ratings
BrandMore from WD
Test reportsVery good based on 2 tests
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Product details

WD Red Pro hard drives are designed for high-intensity workloads in commercial and enterprise NAS environments with continuous operation and multiple users. WD Red Pro drives deliver the performance, scalability, and reliability that businesses need to store, share, and collaborate on large amounts of data in RAID-optimized, multi-bay NAS systems.

Key specifications

Interface
SATA III
Storage Technology
CMR
Memory Scope of application
NAS
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Item number
43883142

General information

Manufacturer
WD
Category
Hard drives
Manufacturer no.
WD8005FFBX
Release date
25/3/2024

Data storage properties

Memory Scope of application
NAS
Interface
SATA III
Form factor
3.5"
Hard drive height
26mm
Storage capacity
8 TB
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
267 MB/s
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR
Max. Workload Rate
550 TB/J
Hard disk additional functions
Native command queuing

Operating conditions

Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Noise emission

Max. noise level
34 dB

Power supply

Power consumption (standby)
0.30 W
Power consumption
6.90 W

Origin

Country of origin
China

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
1 piece

Product dimensions

Length
14.70 cm
Width
10.16 cm
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
750 g

Package dimensions

Length
20.70 cm
Width
15.20 cm
Height
7.90 cm
Weight
786 g

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Product Safety

14-day cancellation right
30-day right of return
24 Months statutory warranty

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Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 2.Synology
    0,8 %
  • 3.HPE
    0,9 %
  • 4.WD
    1,5 %
  • 5.Toshiba
    1,8 %
  • 6.Seagate
    1,9 %

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.HPE
    2 days
  • 1.Seagate
    2 days
  • 3.Synology
    3 days
  • 3.WD
    3 days
  • 5.Toshiba
    5 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Synology
    1,8 %
  • 2.WD
    2,1 %
  • 3.Toshiba
    3 %
  • 4.Seagate
    3,2 %
  • 5.Dell
    6,2 %
Source: Galaxus

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CHIP OnlineSingle testReleaseAugust 2024
  • PositiveExcellent read and write performance
  • PositiveEnormous capacity of 24TB
  • PositiveSpecially designed for NAS systems and continuous operation
  • NegativeHigh price

The WD Red Pro 24TB (WD240KFGX) cuts a great figure when tested. Thanks to its outstanding transfer rates of 284 MByte/s for reading and 283 MByte/s for writing, coupled with very short access times, it is ideally equipped for demanding applications and large amounts of data. Its storage capacity of an impressive 24,000 GB offers sufficient space even for extensive archives...

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CT MagazinSingle testReleaseJanuary 2023
  • PositiveModels up to 22 TByte
  • Negativevery expensive
  • NegativeHigh no-load power consumption

The Western Digital Red Pro is one of the most expensive hard drives in this comparison. The technical data place it somewhere between the inexpensive desktop hard disks and the server models: only an estimated 1 million hours until failure, only 300 TByte workload per year and the data security is also on the level of a desktop hard disk with one read error per 1014 bits...