DE Deutsch
WD

WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRX

WD10EFRX
WD Red Legacy1TBSATA-6G3.5"
$161.00/TB
$161.00
newIn Stock
This offer: sold by Multi-Com Computers (All Serial Numbers Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown
Price updated
Price accurate as of Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Buy on Amazon

The WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRX is a 1TB SATA-6G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $161.00 - $161.00/TB.

Where this listing sits: every 1TB hard drive · 1TB SATA drives · WD 1TB SATA — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
Seagate Dell 9W5WV 1TB SAS 2.5SAS-6GRefurb$38.00$38.00Buy on Amazon
Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010SATA-6GRefurb$43.59$43.59Buy on Amazon
Dell 1TB NL SAS 12G 2.5SAS-12GRefurb$65.00$65.00Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 1TB WD10PURXSATA-6GRefurb$88.39$88.39Buy on Amazon

All 1TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

CMR or SMR? What we can and cannot source for this part number

Part of the WD line we track.

Quick Verdict

The WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRX is a 1TB SATA-6G enterprise drive at $161.00/TB - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. New unit with full manufacturer warranty.

Share:WhatsAppFacebookPost on X

Specifications

Capacity1TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA-6G
Recording TechCMR (family)FAMILY LEVEL
RPM—
Cache—
Sector Size—
Workload Rating—
Warranty—
ASINB008JJLXO6

Recording technology: Western Digital documents CMR for the WD Red Legacy line at every capacity outside the SMR models its 2020 list names; this part number is not named individually. A family can ship more than one recording method, so treat this as the family's answer rather than a verified answer for this drive.

Market context

Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 2% of them (5 of 244). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $38.16/TB.

Where the wider market has moved

These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.

Compare against every 1TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 1TB SATA-6G
#1Seagate BarraCuda 1TB ST1000DM010
$43.59/TB
#2WD Purple 1TB WD10PURX
$88.39/TB
#3WD Red Legacy 1TB WD10EFRXTHIS DRIVE
$93.00/TB
#4WD Purple 1TB WD11PURZ
$165.00/TB

Works in these NAS machines

Asustor (7 NAS series)
Vendor-listed
On Asustor's list as Red Plus WD10EFRX

Resolved against manufacturer compatibility lists we read and dated, capped at 4. Vendor-listed means the manufacturer names this exact part number; fit-verified is our own check of form factor, interface and recording technology against a published requirement. Neither is a guess, and a drive the registry cannot resolve shows nothing here rather than a maybe. How compatibility actually works

Also appears in

SATA hard drives
Price per terabyte
NAS hard drives
Recertified
Other pages
Brands
Hard drives by capacity

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. At our last check it was $161.00 ($161.00 per terabyte at its 1TB capacity), sold new under ASIN B008JJLXO6. Amazon sets the final price at checkout.

This listing (WD10EFRX, ASIN B008JJLXO6) carries no renewed, recertified, refurbished or pulled claim in its title, and Amazon reports it as new. On this site that is what "new" means: sold as factory-new.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
~ Good fit
Verify CMR recording before using in RAID. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
1TB SATA drives are ideal for backup targets. SATA gives maximum $/TB for backup repositories.
🏗️
Virtualization Host Storage
VM images and snapshots on Proxmox, VMware or Hyper-V.
~ Good fit
Suitable for VM storage where workloads are not IOPS-intensive. SATA is fine for single-host VM storage. Consider NVMe cache for latency-sensitive VMs.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installCheck SMART baseline on arrival
Run smartctl -a /dev/sdX and record: Reallocated_Sector_Ct, Power_On_Hours, Spin_Retry_Count. Establishes baseline for future comparison.
MonthlyRun SMART short self-test
smartctl -t short /dev/sdX — takes 1-2 minutes, catches most developing issues. Schedule during off-peak.
QuarterlyRun SMART long self-test
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX — full surface scan, takes 1 hours for 1TB. Any test failure is grounds for immediate replacement.
QuarterlyCheck RAID array health
Verify no degraded drives. A degraded array with no hot spare is one failure from data loss. Check mdstat or controller UI.
AnnuallyVerify drive firmware version
Check WD support site for firmware updates. Some versions have known bugs affecting integrity.
Every 3-5 yearsPlan proactive replacement
Enterprise HDDs have higher failure rates after year 4-5. At 1TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: Loose SATA data or power cable, failed port, or drive not spinning up.
Fix: Reseat both cables. Try a different port. Listen for spin-up sound. Test with a known-good cable.