--- product_id: 267202775 title: "Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5\" - WD20EFRX" brand: "western digital" price: "2156 Lei" currency: RON in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Western Digital" url: https://www.desertcart.ro/products/267202775-western-digital-2tb-wd-red-plus-nas-internal-hard-drive store_origin: RO region: Romania --- # 5400 RPM power-efficient speed 2TB storage capacity SATA 6 Gb/s interface Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFRX **Brand:** western digital **Price:** 2156 Lei **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate your NAS game with WD Red Plus — storage that works as hard as you do! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFRX by western digital - **How much does it cost?** 2156 Lei with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/267202775-western-digital-2tb-wd-red-plus-nas-internal-hard-drive) ## Best For - western digital enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted western digital brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Massive 2TB Storage:** Store, stream, and share your digital life effortlessly with ample space for prosumer and SOHO needs. - • **Smart Data Protection:** Includes Data Recovery Service and advanced error management to keep your files safe and accessible. - • **Power-Savvy & Whisper-Quiet:** Runs at 5400 RPM for lower power consumption and minimal noise—perfect for home offices and workgroups. - • **Optimized for 24/7 NAS Performance:** Engineered with NASware™ tech to ensure nonstop reliability and seamless integration in 1-8 bay NAS setups. - • **Robust Compatibility & Reliability:** Extensively tested across NAS partners, backed by a 1,000,000-hour MTBF rating for peace of mind. ## Overview The Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive is a 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s HDD designed specifically for personal and small office NAS environments. Featuring 5400 RPM rotational speed, 64MB cache, and NASware™ technology, it delivers reliable 24/7 performance with low power consumption and quiet operation. Ideal for up to 8-bay NAS systems, it offers extensive compatibility, a 1,000,000-hour MTBF, and built-in data recovery support, making it a top choice for prosumers and SOHO users seeking dependable, high-capacity storage. ## Description The original colour of NAS, WD's formula of success has led growth of WD Red into higher capacities and expansion into 2.5-inch solutions. WD offers a broader, more comprehensive portfolio of NAS solutions for customers. 5400 rpm Review: NAS Best Friend - After about six months of searching for the perfect drive, I finally settled on two of these Western Digital Red 2TB WD20EFRX hard drives. I was ready to purchase HGST enterprise drives, the former Hitachi, but WD came out with these drives just in-time. I wanted to get the 3TB WD30EFRX version for my Synology DS212 NAS , but the price difference didn't make that much of a sense, and 2TB drives are more than enough for a few years of my home office use. I am very happy that these drives MTBFs are rated at 1,000,000 hours, they use less power, and they are cheaper than other enterprise drives. Upon receiving, I immediately installed them in my NAS. It took about 15 minutes to install DSM 4 and begin the inspection process. I neither chose Raid 1, JBOD, or SHR, and I took some online advice and created two separate volumes, one on each disk, to have two independent file systems. In this case, you don't have to worry about rebuilding disk arrays if any drives fail, and you always have a backup present. I was planning on using Folder Sync feature to sync all folders from Disk 1 to Disk 2 every other hour, but I found out this feature only works on two independent Synology Disk Stations; however, you can use automated backup feature to backup data from Disk 1 into Disk 2, and it produces about the same result as Folder Sync does, and it gives you a few more options for backing up system and application files as well. Synology volume creation took about 7 hours for each drive with automatic bad sector reallocation feature. I later tested each drive with S.M.A.R.T extended test--each took about 4 hours--and I am happy to report that I did not have any bad sectors on either of the drives. That is, the "Reallocated Sector Count" reads zero in S.M.A.R.T report. The drives are surprisingly quiet. I had an enterprise RE2 500GB in my NAS, and it was thunderstorm loud compared to these. The temperature is also very reasonable. When the drive is resting it is about 31C/88F, and under heavy usage it rises up to 35C/95F. Although these drives speed are only 5000 rpm, I don't see any difference in file transfer speed. The only downside that I could sense was the startup time from sleep. I feel that compared to my old WD RE2 drive, it takes a good 2 to 5 seconds more for the NAS to come out of sleep each time. Not a deal breaker, but something to consider when you invest in these drives. I think WD has done a good job with these drives, and they are currently the best on the market for home or home office use. That being said, I still think WD RE4 drives are the best enterprise drives and ultimate in performance; however, if you are looking for a good set of drives for your NAS, and the power consumption and noise are important to you, these WD Red drives will work just fine. Compared to desktop drives, these come with a few enterprise features that come in handy and will save you some time and money down the road. Review: Gran fiabilidad, que es lo que se espera - Fantástico. Lleva 3 años funcionando 24/7 y sin sectores defectuosos. ## Features - Target audience: Prosumer, SOHO and Workgroups or users who want to enjoy streaming media, backing up PCs, file sharing and managing digital content quickly and easily - Designed and tested for personal/home/small office 1-8 bay NAS environments. For larger applications, please use WD red pro hard drives - Built for up to 8-bay NAS systems and up to 10TB capacities, for larger systems please use red pro drives - NASware (TM) technology which optimises the hard drive for 24 x 7 NAS environments and improves reliability within NAS systems - Most extensive NAS partner compatibility-testing list available on the market (as of March 2016).Before the users are starting to use the disk: do run a full surface test on it and if this test is passed then it will means the disk is OK ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B008JJLZ7G | | Additional Features | Data Recovery Service | | Best Sellers Rank | #4,051 in Computers ( See Top 100 in Computers ) #9 in Internal Hard Drives | | Brand | Western Digital | | Built-In Media | Western Digital WD20EFAX 2TB SATA3 64MB Red | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 | | Color | Red | | Compatible Devices | Mac compatibility | | Connectivity Technology | SATA | | Connectivity technology | SATA | | Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,329 Reviews | | Data Transfer Rate | 215 Megabits Per Second | | Digital Storage Capacity | 2 TB | | Digital storage capacity | 2 TB | | Enclosure Material | Metal | | Form Factor | 3.5-inch | | Global Trade Identification Number | 07330381397523, 08809321846036 | | Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA-600 | | Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM | | Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard disk interface | Serial ATA-600 | | Hard-Drive Size | 2 TB | | Hardware Connectivity | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | | Hardware Platform | PC | | Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive | | Item Type Name | Hard Drive 3.5" for NAS Devices 5400 RPM Class 2TB, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache | | Item Weight | 600 Grams | | Manufacturer | WESBX | | Media Speed | 112 | | Mfr Part Number | 8809321846036 | | Model Name | WD20EFAX RED | | Model Number | AU-44LB-F32X | | Number of Items | 1 | | Special features | Data Recovery Service | | Specific Uses For Product | NAS Storage | | UPC | 722076537906 734646399937 726407826851 163120542888 012300418942 012304983897 012304314158 809190588530 608729689508 191120098029 809387573196 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Western Digital - **Colour:** Red - **Compatible devices:** Mac compatibility - **Connectivity technology:** SATA - **Digital storage capacity:** 2 TB - **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk - **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches - **Hard disk interface:** Serial ATA-600 - **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive - **Special features:** Data Recovery Service ## Images ![Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFRX - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Z8kfqA8GL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Silly question, these DON'T have to be used for NAS/RAID. Can be stand alone?** A: Not using mine for NAS or RAID. I have one in my desktop as the secondary drive and an NVME SSD as the primary. Mainly for all of my pictures, videos, and other large space consuming objects. I never turn my PC off so this HDD is ideal. 5400 vs 7200 is a non-issue in this configuration. FYI this drive uses CMR (Google it) which is FASTER than the SMR in a typical HDD desktop. **Q: how long is the warranty?** A: Western Digital will no longer honor the warranty on these devices. I just purchased 2 and WD indicated that they were sold in 2014 and the warranty has expired. I've contacted Amazon and asked them to remove the "3-year manufacturer's limited warranty" detail on this listing. WD even had me send them the Amazon invoice and pictures of the drives and still denied any warranty coverage when I tried to register them. **Q: Can you use this drive as a media storage in a HTPC but not necessarily in a NAS/Server configuration?** A: You could, but it's really designed for a NAS/Server setup!!! For a HTPC, I'd look at once of their Green Drives! The Green like the Red arn't the FAST HDD. They are slower, but for streaming Media in a HTPC type setup, that's what I would go with. It's slower, but it's more Energy Efficant and more quite and less heat. If you need the Speed of loading files up fast, the Black drive is the version to get. You can also go with a combination of a Black drive for all your normal programs, and a green drive for your Media. Even go with a 120 or 240 Gig SSD drive for Windows and a few programs, and have all your Media on a large 3TB Green drive!!! You don't need a fast HDD to stream Media!!! I have a NAS with 3 WB RED 3TB HDD installed in RAID 5 config for a total of 5.4TB of storage. I just built my new PC which I have 2 SSD drives installed, my older 120 Gig one and a almost new 240 Gig one. Plus 2 3TB HDD which are another brand, but basically Black drives. One I keep most of my software on and the other I use for Media Center. The 240 Gig SSD I use for Windows 7 and a few other programs I want to load quick, and my 120 Gig SSD I use for the PLEX Database files. It's a ton faster on a SSD then on a HDD even a fast HDD with the fastest SATA connection!!! I could of went with just a Green 3TB HDD for Media Center and it would have been just fine! I'm a Cable Cutter, so I record all my Broadcast TV channels using Media Center to play in any room in my house. Works out great and very flexable. Same with PLEX and using my ROKU boxes for that. I'm a huge user of PLEX. Ripping my huge Movie collection and putting it all on my NAS has been great. No more hunting around for the movie I want. I don't even have to get up. I can watch them in any room in the house and they look great. I take all my discs out of the cases toss the cases in the garbage and put the discs into CD/DVD Disc Binders. Ones that hold like 300 discs. It saves huge amounts of space. using PLEX, it's like my own personal Netflix service!!! Except no monthly fee's and it's all content I like. it also never comes and goes. There's none of that crap you have to skip or not allowed to skip before the movie like Movie Advertisements and FBI warnings, etc. All Gone, starts right up.I've been using my 3 WB 3TB Red drives for over a year now and have been problem free. My NAS shows zero errors. It's important for these things to run slower and produce less heat and be more energy efficient for what their intended use is for. That's for a Home or small business NAS! I have mine in my small Closet up on a top shelf with my other hardware. It can hold 4 drives and I currently have the 3 in it and down just just over 1 TB of space left so I'll be popping another drive in soon. maybe delete some other content. Let me tell you, those drives are packed together very close and in a small case with a single fan!!! It's a hot day out today. I don't have the AC on, the doors are open. My Netgear ReadyNAS is showing 38 degrees right now, my HDD are showing 38/39 Degrees, that's Celsius. So around 100/102 degree's F. It powers down to sleep mode when it's not used for 10 minutes. So another way to conserve power!!! I'm up to 11071 Power On hours and 17157 Start/Stop Count currently on #1 WB 3TB Red Drive. Still showing a ATA error count of 0. Just some of the stuff I can log into my NAS and look up simply. I got my first one at Newegg and the second one and third one here at Amazon back May 21 St, 2013.Again, there's a reason why WB is making different types, more Specialized HDD's!!!! If you're not going to put the RED into a NAS, I'd go with the Green drive instead. Still get the slower speed, Energy savings, less heat and less noise because they're running slower. Instead of 7200 RPM, they're around 5400 RPM. With faster speed like the black drive, well it requires more power, more power means more heat and more noise. But software loads up faster. So there's Pro's and Con's to anything and everything. You CAN use the RED, but really, if it's not going in a NAS, why would you want to? It has some extra features for use with a NAS, that the Green drive doesn't, but your PC is not going to use them like the NAS will. **Q: Is it possible to use this drive as a normal desktop drive for storage?** A: Yes, it is certainly possible. But there are tradeoffs to consider. This drive is designed for 24/7/365 operation, but is NOT designed for speed. If you want really fast access to your data (say, if you're a gamer or if you're doing CAD work) this isn't the best choice for your drive, and you'll be paying a lot for features you won't be using.In my own cases, I've been migrating my 5-bay Synology Network Attached Storage system from 3TB drives to 6TB drives. The older 3TB drives are NOT going to waste, however. I'm installing them into other systems, as "local software repositories" and the like. I'm not actually running any software off of them.Realistically, these drives are designed to run in RAID configurations (where the "striping" effect gives you plenty of speed, as you're reading and writing not to just one drive but multiple drives, dramatically reducing your wait time for "seeking" from any given drive. They are designed to spin constantly, at a pretty low power cost, versus standard desktop drives which are designed to spin up as you access them, and then spin down when you stop using them.If you want a fast desktop computer, your best bet is something along the lines of the WD "Black" line. If you want a cheaper "general purpose" drive, the WD "Blue" line is what you want. If you want a low-energy consumption drive (with significant performance compromises) you want the WD "Green" line. And if you're running a drive perpetually, in a RAID configuration, you want the WD "Red" line. (There's also an "enterprise drive" line which is designed for larger NAS applications which only make sense for large business server farms, but these are typically SAS-interface drives and can't really be used in a standard home application anyway.)I refer to the WD drive lines here, but Seagate and the other players in this market all do similar "tweaked versions."That last line is key. We're talking about what the drive is OPTIMIZED towards... what "tweaks" have been made to the hardware and the internal software (ie, "firmware").So... yes, you can run these in any system with the appropriate interface. Your system capabilities might limit the portion of the drive you can actually SEE (you may only see 2TB unless your system is pretty new)... that's not a shortcoming of the drive, it's a shortcoming of older hardware and, to a certain extent, older operating system variants. If your system can see 2TB+ drives, and has a SATA interface, you can use this drive.Whether you'd be better off with some other "tweaked and optimized" version is another story entirely, though. You're tossing away money buying one of these rather than a desktop-optimized drive (black, blue, or green) if you're just going to put it into a normal PC. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NAS Best Friend *by S***N on 18 August 2012* After about six months of searching for the perfect drive, I finally settled on two of these Western Digital Red 2TB WD20EFRX hard drives. I was ready to purchase HGST enterprise drives, the former Hitachi, but WD came out with these drives just in-time. I wanted to get the 3TB WD30EFRX version for my Synology DS212 NAS , but the price difference didn't make that much of a sense, and 2TB drives are more than enough for a few years of my home office use. I am very happy that these drives MTBFs are rated at 1,000,000 hours, they use less power, and they are cheaper than other enterprise drives. Upon receiving, I immediately installed them in my NAS. It took about 15 minutes to install DSM 4 and begin the inspection process. I neither chose Raid 1, JBOD, or SHR, and I took some online advice and created two separate volumes, one on each disk, to have two independent file systems. In this case, you don't have to worry about rebuilding disk arrays if any drives fail, and you always have a backup present. I was planning on using Folder Sync feature to sync all folders from Disk 1 to Disk 2 every other hour, but I found out this feature only works on two independent Synology Disk Stations; however, you can use automated backup feature to backup data from Disk 1 into Disk 2, and it produces about the same result as Folder Sync does, and it gives you a few more options for backing up system and application files as well. Synology volume creation took about 7 hours for each drive with automatic bad sector reallocation feature. I later tested each drive with S.M.A.R.T extended test--each took about 4 hours--and I am happy to report that I did not have any bad sectors on either of the drives. That is, the "Reallocated Sector Count" reads zero in S.M.A.R.T report. The drives are surprisingly quiet. I had an enterprise RE2 500GB in my NAS, and it was thunderstorm loud compared to these. The temperature is also very reasonable. When the drive is resting it is about 31C/88F, and under heavy usage it rises up to 35C/95F. Although these drives speed are only 5000 rpm, I don't see any difference in file transfer speed. The only downside that I could sense was the startup time from sleep. I feel that compared to my old WD RE2 drive, it takes a good 2 to 5 seconds more for the NAS to come out of sleep each time. Not a deal breaker, but something to consider when you invest in these drives. I think WD has done a good job with these drives, and they are currently the best on the market for home or home office use. That being said, I still think WD RE4 drives are the best enterprise drives and ultimate in performance; however, if you are looking for a good set of drives for your NAS, and the power consumption and noise are important to you, these WD Red drives will work just fine. Compared to desktop drives, these come with a few enterprise features that come in handy and will save you some time and money down the road. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gran fiabilidad, que es lo que se espera *by C***N on 11 November 2025* Fantástico. Lleva 3 años funcionando 24/7 y sin sectores defectuosos. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super produits de WD *by K***A on 10 November 2016* J'ai commandé 3 de ces disques pour une config en RAID 5 dans ma tour , je n'ai aucun problème pour l'instant. Pas de bruit, vitesse de lecture/écriture très correcte ( en moyenne 25Mbits/s). Le temps de démarrage est aussi correct. Avant d'installer ces disques Avec les SSD utilisés pour les OS, mon pc démarrait en moins de 10s avec les disques et le système de gestion du RAID (IRST) je suis toujours à moins de 20s. L'accès est instantanée pas de de temps d'attente et la consommation des 3 disques en idle ne dépasse pas 1 watt. C'est un bon investissement pour faire du RAID et finir avec les pertes de données. ## Frequently Bought Together - Western Digital 2TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD20EFRX - Synology 2-Bay DiskStation DS224+ (Diskless) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ro/products/267202775-western-digital-2tb-wd-red-plus-nas-internal-hard-drive](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/267202775-western-digital-2tb-wd-red-plus-nas-internal-hard-drive) --- *Product available on Desertcart Romania* *Store origin: RO* *Last updated: 2026-09-25*