WD Red Plus 10TB NAS Internal HDD

Specifications

Capacity

10TB

Interface

SATA III

Form Factor

3.5-inch

Read Speed

210 MB/s

Write Speed

210 MB/s

Endurance

—

Warranty

3 years

Brand

WD

Price / TB

$46.00/TB

Value Score Breakdown

Our Verdict

The WD Red Plus 10TB (WD100EFGX) is a NAS hard drive spinning at 7,200 RPM with a 512MB cache, faster than the 5,400 to 5,640 RPM of the smaller Red Plus models. It uses conventional (CMR) recording, which is what you want for RAID rebuilds, is rated for 24/7 use and a 180TB-per-year workload in NAS enclosures of up to 8 bays, and carries a 3-year warranty. This newer listing has about 400 Amazon ratings at 3.8 stars, a thin and lower average than the long-running 8TB Red Plus. The faster spindle means a little more noise and heat, which matters if the NAS sits in a living room. Choose it for a 2- to 8-bay home or small-office NAS that needs more space per bay than 8TB; for the quietest setup, the 8TB Red Plus at 5,640 RPM is the calmer choice, and for heavy multi-user work the Red Pro line steps up.