Red Plus 3.5" 8 Tb Serial Ata

Western Digital WD Red Plus WD80EFPX is an 8 TB 3.5-inch hard drive for network attached storage. It is intended for NAS environments, including RAID-optimized systems, where it provides space for storing and sharing data.

The drive uses CMR recording and a SATA 6 Gb/s interface. Its listed cache is 256 MB, and its rotational speed is 5640 rpm. Internal data transfer is rated up to 215 MB/s, supporting the mixed data demands of a multi-drive NAS.

Western Digital specifies the Red Plus series for systems designed to operate around the clock and RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to 8 bays. The WD80EFPX has a rated workload of 180 TB per year; the manufacturer lists an MTBF estimate of 1 million hours.