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WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZZ

WD40EFZZ
WD Red PlusCMR4TBSATA-6G3.5"
No current price
REFURBNot available
This offer: sold by Amazon Resale · Amazon says Used / LikeNew · Amazon Resale's note: No item damage observed during inspection. Item will come in original packaging.
Price updated
Price accurate as of Nov 6, 2026, 07:49 AM
No current offer

The WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZZ is a 4TB SATA-6G HDD in used condition. It has no current offer on Amazon. The in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.

In stock instead - nearest to 4TB

6 in-stock listings · this listing has no current offer on Amazon · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed about once a day

DriveCapacityInterfaceRecordingCondition$/TBPrice
WD Ultrastar 4TB SATA4TBSATA-6G—REFURB$61.43$246Buy on Amazon
Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS Enterprise
ST33000650SS
3TBSAS-6G—REFURB$13.13$39Buy on Amazon
HGST HUS724030ALS640 3TB SAS 6G
HUS724030ALS640
3TBSAS-6G—REFURB$15.13$45Buy on Amazon
HGST Ultrastar HUS723030ALS640 3TB SAS 6G
HUS723030ALS640
3TBSAS-6G—REFURB$18.33$55Buy on Amazon
HP MB3000FBUCN 3TB SAS 6G
MB3000FBUCN
3TBSAS-6G—REFURB$19.84$60Buy on Amazon
MDD 3TB SAS 6G 7200RPM
MD3TSAS12872E
3TBSAS-6G—REFURB$20.00$60Buy on Amazon

Where this listing sits: every 4TB hard drive · 4TB SATA drives · WD 4TB SATA — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

This is a refurbished or recertified listing

Recertified enterprise drives are pulled from datacentre fleets, tested and resold. They are usually the cheapest route to bulk capacity, and the risk is concentrated in the first weeks - so check SMART data the day it arrives rather than the day you need it. What recertified means · Refurbished warranty terms · Verify on arrival

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
HGST HUS726040ALS210 4TB SAS 12GSAS-12GRefurb$28.08$112.33Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 4TB WD40PURXSATA-6GRefurb$29.25$117.00Buy on Amazon
HP 846523-004 4TB SAS 12G MidlineSAS-12GRefurb$30.00$120.00Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 4TB WD40PURXSATA-6GRefurb$33.00$132.00Buy on Amazon

All 4TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.

Model context

CMRSource: WD Red Plus data sheet Recording technology for this model

Part of the WD line we track.

Quick Verdict

The WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZZ is a 4TB SATA-6G enterprise drive - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.

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Specifications

Capacity4TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA-6G
Recording TechCMRsource
RPM5400
Cache128MB
Sector Size—
Workload Rating180TB/yr
Warranty3 years
ASINB0G5YDXKS7
Market context

We do not have enough in-stock comparators of this type today to place this price against the rest of the market. The category page below ranks everything we do have.

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 4TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 4TB SATA-6G
#1WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZX
$43.75/TB
#2WD Ultrastar 4TB SATA
$44.50/TB
#3WD Purple 4TB WD44PURZ
$46.31/TB
#4Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS
$47.50/TB
#5WD Red Plus 4TB WD40EFZZTHIS DRIVE
Out of stock

Works in these NAS machines

QNAP TS-664
Vendor-listed
On QNAP's TS-664 list as NAS Red Plus WD40EFZZ
QNAP TS-673A
Vendor-listed
On QNAP's TS-673A list as NAS Red Plus WD40EFZZ
Asustor (15 NAS series)
Vendor-listed
On Asustor's list as Red Plus WD40EFZZ
UniFi UNAS / UNVR
Fit-verified
Meets Ubiquiti's written 1TB+ CMR requirement; check the 7200RPM clause

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not right now: Amazon shows no current offer for ASIN B0G5YDXKS7. The in-stock alternatives nearest its 4TB capacity are on this page, ranked by live price.

Amazon reports this listing (WD40EFZZ) as used, and its title makes no renewed or recertified claim, so the unit's origin is whatever the seller's note says - shown beside the price. The stored warranty on this row is 3 years, as the listing states it.

The WD40EFZZ's stored recording technology is CMR (manufacturer-sourced), which rebuilds predictably in RAID. The row carries a 180TB/year workload rating.

Use Case Scenarios

🏠
Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
CMR recording is RAID-safe and fully compatible with Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS and UnRAID. Refurb units offer strong value for non-critical NAS.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
4TB 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. Critical for refurb drives — refuse any with reallocated sectors > 0.
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 2 hours for 4TB. 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 4TB 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.