WD Red Plus
4 TB, 3.5", CMRProduct details
Fill your NAS with red. Then fill it with awesome.
With drives up to 10TB, the WD Red drive is built for single-bay to 8-bay NAS systems and packs the capacity to store your precious data in one powerhouse unit.
Cooler temperatures
By reducing power consumption, the operating temperature of your NAS stays cool. With a lower temperature in your system, you can create a more reliable solution for your NAS.
Built for NAS compatibility
WD Red drives with NASware technology are purpose-built to balance performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments.
Desktop drive vs. WD Red drive
A desktop hard drive is not typically tested and designed for NAS environments. WD Red has features such as NAS compatibility, increased reliability, and more.
WD Red. Built for NAS.
Equip your NAS with WD Red hard drives and enjoy streaming your media, backing up your PCs, sharing your files, and managing your digital content quickly and easily.
3D Active Balance Plus
Helps to ensure your data is protected from excessive vibration and noise in a NAS or RAID environment. This dual-plane balance control maintains your drive’s performance over time.
Premium support and a 3-year limited warranty
Confidently upgrade to the best in NAS drive performance with the assurance of a 3-year limited warranty and world-class support services included with every WD Red drive.
24/7 reliability
Since your NAS system is always on, a highly reliable drive is essential for long-term reliability. Desktop drives are not designed and tested in 24x7 conditions, which is a foundation of WD Red NAS hard drives.
Exclusive technology
Seamless integration, robust data protection, and optimal performance for NAS systems under heavy demand.
Interface | SATA III |
Storage Technology | CMR |
Memory Scope of application | NAS |
Max. Speed | 5400 RPM |
Documents | |
Item number | 634541 |
Reviews & Ratings
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.Synology0,8 %
- 3.HPE0,9 %
- 4.WD1,5 %
- 5.Seagate1,8 %
- 5.Toshiba1,8 %
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.HPE2 days
- 1.Seagate2 days
- 3.Synology3 days
- 3.WD3 days
- 5.Toshiba4 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?
Source: Galaxus- 1.WD2,2 %
- 2.Synology2,3 %
- 3.Toshiba3 %
- 4.Dell3,1 %
- 5.Seagate3,2 %
- Special NASWare firmware
- Low power consumption
- Quiet operation
- Optimised and certified for NAS use
- Mediocre transfer rates
The Western Digital Red 4TB (WD40EFRX) is specially designed for NAS use. In testing, it shows only average performance, but low power consumption. It also remains pleasantly quiet both at rest and in operation. In combination with the huge capacity and the low price per GByte, the Red is a good choice for NAS users.

- Particularly energy-saving
- Very quiet when idling and accessing
- leisurely pace of work
With its fair price and quiet operation, the WD is a rather slow hard drive, but it is convincing in terms of power consumption and has a good price-performance ratio. So if you can afford to compromise on speed, this is a good choice.