2026-03-16T11:13:47
Rated 5 out of 5
WD 12TB HDD
Drive works well, timely delivery and great price!!
JAMES M.
2026-03-04T17:14:13
Rated 5 out of 5
They work!
They arrived fully functional and tested fine. I'm using them in an unraid server but haven't completely put them through their paces quite yet. If they seem to have a problem, I'll try to update this review.
ERIK H.
2026-01-12T19:00:00
i love western digital. and i love giving reviews
franko
Originally posted at
2025-12-30T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Defective device.
I purchased a WD ssd drive. After I received it, I reformatted it for Mac OS. Now I can't access it with me MacBook or iMac thru the usb ports. I tried using the disk utility, and it couldn' recognize it. The red light lights up but the unit is undetectable.
Willard
Originally posted at
2025-12-29T09:06:34
Rated 5 out of 5
Great drive for NAS
I researched reviews of a number of different brands for my NAS and the Western Digital drives were rated highly. Adorama provided a competitive price and quick delivery.
MICHAEL P.
2025-12-26T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Very satisfied
Work fine. Quieter than my Seagate drives. Nice that they seem to be from different batches
Neal
Originally posted at
2025-12-01T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Trying out WD hard drives
The last brand of hard drives for my NAS lasted roughly 5 years. Apparently that is the "average" life span. Going to try Western Digitial Red Plus drives to see how they perform.
B R.
Originally posted at
2025-11-10T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
While it last
its a good drive while it works but it keeps failing after 6 to 8 months of use. It has happened more than twice
ATCarrizo
Originally posted at
2025-07-18T08:37:15
Rated 5 out of 5
Quiet and Dependable
This drive has been reliable, and while it still makes noise is overall the quietest HDD I've ever encountered (WD Red Plus 12tb).
ANDREW R.
2025-06-15T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
WD two drive back up system
Quality I was looking forward too. More comfortable now that everything is on two drive
PMS 1.
Originally posted at
2025-02-17T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
TrueNAS Server Build Using WD Red Plus
I just built a TrueNAS server using an older PC that is no longer supported for Windows. I had only one HDD, so I needed three identical hard drives to build a RAID stripe. The WD Red Plus were highly recommended. I purchased three and am impressed with how quiet and vibration-free they run. Even after removing the PC's front bezel I can barely hear the drives spinning. I'm closely monitoring the drive temperature. These are 10GB drives that run at 7200 RPM, so they probably run a little hotter than a 5400 RPM drive. In my environment the drives run just above 40C. Removing the front bezel didn't change the drive temperature, but it did lower the CPU temperature. I've already begun building a second TrueNAS server and plan to use the WD Res Plus drives there as well.
DavidK
Originally posted at
2025-01-13T14:08:29
Rated 3 out of 5
Should have lasted longer
These were okay for about a year. Installed both in a RAID so that I could mirror my images onto the second drive. About a year in one drive started making a dreaded start-up noise. Replacing with a cloud workflow because I can tell one if not both of these will be not able to start up or read soon.
Deborah L.
2025-01-08T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
DOA. Replacements for new drives are recertified
1 of 2 drives I ordered were DOA. Purchased this drive on sale. Had to re-order at higher price because if I exchanged they would only give me a recertified drive
Smitho
Originally posted at
2025-01-06T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Good performance, high decibel idle operation
Good performance, loudest model of the entire drive line, make sure and review the detail spec on idle operation decibels
Jason35353535
Originally posted at
2024-12-30T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Works fine, quiet
No issues. Quiet most of the time. Chose 6TB specifically for the noise rating as they live in our bedroom currently.
PDrives
Originally posted at
2024-12-26T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
WD Red Plus 6TB drives
Great Black Friday 6TB WD Red Plus drive upgrade for my Synology DS-1813+
Roy T.
Originally posted at
2024-11-29T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Brought 2 brand new drive one DOA
Paid for brand new WD sent me refurbished as replacement
Ashin
Originally posted at
2024-10-29T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Will not do that again
Product arrived in damaged shipping box, with the drives loose in the box bouncing around, flimsy spacers, turns out missing one of the drives. May have fallen out of the box. But, WD wouldn't refund me. This was one day expedited shipping.
CipMD
Originally posted at
2024-10-22T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Ignore the bad reviews, packing materials are good
These are as good as I hoped.
The bad reviews about sketchy shipping can be ignored. This may have been a thing in the past, but I just got two 12 TB drives in the mail today, and the packaging was awesome.
Drives were individually sealed in ESD bags, and were "suspended" with plastic shock-absorbing spacers in individual thick cardboard boxes. Those boxes were packed in a larger cardboard box with "air pillow" packing materials to prevent the individual boxes from moving around.
DT90
Originally posted at
2024-09-06T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Do no buy
When you buy two new drives and after 5 days you finally receive them make sure to look them up. They sell used drives or refurbished drives as NEW. I am talking about not a replacement drive. NEW from there store they sell refurbished as NEW. How they are getting away with this is behind me. That's right folks I'm not talking about a year later. I'm talking about literally buying a brand new drive from them brand new in their store buying two drives well over $400 and they refer and on top of that the two drives I got neither one of them work, so it's a process to send that crap back to Western digital And they wanted to try to send me a new pair referred drives. I don't think so pal. I'm within 30 days. I'm sending your trash back for a full refund because you're selling me garbage. Do yourself a favor do not buy them.
Easy t.
Originally posted at
2024-08-11T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
12TB drives
Fast shipping, great packaging. No bad sectors. My NAS is running great.
Jeff W.
Originally posted at
2024-07-06T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Dependable Drive - and good purchase experience
For over a decade, I've used these 'WD Red' drives and they've far outlasted their maximum purchasable warranty period. In fact I don't think one has ever failed for me; I've owned five. I have only needed to buy more when I need to upgrade storage capacity. I use these drives in a NAS; a Synology DS214+ enclosure.
The 7200 RPM drives (for 10TB and larger of this model) are noticeably louder than the 5400 RPM but I also don't care; that's not what I'm shopping for. I needed a reliable drive with speed/performance that's on par & and a fair price point. This is it. I'm going to keep buying these drives until they give me a reason not to.
I bought directly from WesternDigital dot com and the experience was fantastic; the price was the best I could find, shipping was very fast, and the website's checkout experience was modern.
Snub
Originally posted at
2024-06-04T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Secure in mindset
Having a QNAP NAS box, I have found the WD Red Plus drives to be very stable and solid in its performance. currently have 6 drives and have not had an issue with any, dating back to 2015 for the 6TB drives and 2020 for the 12TB drives.
Mclaptop
Originally posted at
2024-05-14T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent drives so far
I paired 2 of these drives for my QNAP TS-264 2-Bay High-Performance Desktop NAS. They rattle some but as long as they work and keep working I will be happy with them. In the future I would like to replace them with SSD when I can afford to do so. I can write to these drives and read from them fast. When I call on a saved movie to watch they provide the data without it buffering or lagging. The ultimate test will be how long they last.
KLGPhoto
Originally posted at
2024-05-14T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
very poor quality for high end model
bought 4, 2 already died... - very poor quality for high end model
nas_user
Originally posted at
2024-04-28T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
So far so good!
Work as advertised, so far so good. I had heard these were noisy drives, but I dont hear a thing. Sometimes when writing large quantities of files it may make a little noise, but otherwise Id never know they were there. Only time will tell how they perform but Im happy with these drives so far.
Husker3in4
Originally posted at
2024-03-06T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
J E Johnson
Was very confused when trying to order but with help from online person finally ordered drives. Without tech support I would never be able to setup drives.
JEjohn
Originally posted at
2024-02-01T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Brand new drives efficient
Hard drives seem to be doing their job efficiently, but perhaps it is a little too early to tell.
FFFF
Originally posted at
2024-01-30T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Deal
Bought two of these for my at home NAS, works great!
John P.
Originally posted at
2024-01-19T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Easy to install - works like a charm!
Very easy to add into my 5 bay Synology 1522+ and it has worked beautifully.
JonathanF
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