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WD Red Plus (3 TB, 3.5")

WD Red Plus

3 TB, 3.5"


Question about WD Red Plus

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Anonymous

6 years ago

I would like a hard drive that is as quiet as possible for secondary storage (I have the OS on an SSD) for school documents and photos. Does this hard disk bring me any disadvantages in desktop PC operation or does it work without problems? Many thanks and best regards

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upolaris

6 years ago

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WD Red is very good regarding "...as quiet as possible ....", also suitable for desktop, disadvantage 5400rpm.
"Noise and vibration protection: desktop drives are designed for single drive operation and therefore typically offer little or no protection against noise and vibration found in multiple drive systems. WD Red drives are designed for NAS systems with multiple drive bays."
http://products.wdc.com/library...
https://support-de.wd.com/app...
https://www.wd.com/de-de...

For comparison:
WD Blue:
RPM Class: 5400, 7200
Advantages and range of use see:
https://www.wd.com/products...

WD Black
RPM Class: 7,200
Advantages and range of use:; among others.
"Reduces system-induced vibration and optimises performance and reliability."
For more see:
https://www.wd.com/de-de...
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wolfgangsc5

6 years ago • purchased this product

purchased this product
WD Red is a hard disk with TLER (Time limited error recovery). This hard disk is designed for NAS and Raid in which redundancy is present. If this hard drive encounters a bad sector, it will stop trying to read the data after a short time and return the sector as bad, while a desktop hard drive will continue to try to recover the data.
This drive is NOT intended for desktop use!