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WD Red Plus 8TB NAS

WD80EFPX
WD Red PlusnearlineCMR8TBSATA-6G3.5"
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The WD Red Plus 8TB NAS is a 8TB SATA-6G HDD. It has no current offer on Amazon. The in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.

In stock instead - nearest to 8TB

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
Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS ST10000VN0008
ST10000VN0008
10TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$34.00$340Buy on Amazon
WD Red Plus 10TB WD101EFBX
WD101EFBX
10TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$34.00$340Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 10TB SAS HUH721010AL5200
HUH721010AL5200
10TBSAS-12G—REFURB$34.73$347Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 6TB WD63PURZ
WD63PURZ
6TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$35.00$210Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 10TB SATA HUH721010ALN600
HUH721010ALN600
10TBSATA-6G—NEW$37.17$372Buy on Amazon
WD Red Plus 10TB WD100EFGX
WD100EFGX
10TBSATA-6GCMRREFURB$37.77$378Buy on Amazon

Where this listing sits: every 8TB hard drive · 8TB SATA drives · WD 8TB SATA — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.

Same capacity, other options
DriveInterfaceCond$/TBPrice
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB ST8000VX0022SATA-6GRefurb$37.00$295.99Buy on Amazon
WD Purple 8TB WD81PURZSATA-6GRefurb$37.81$302.48Buy on Amazon
WD Ultrastar 8TB SASSAS-12GRefurb$38.62$308.99Buy on Amazon
WD Red Pro 8TB NAS WD8003FFBXSATA-6GRefurb$41.25$329.99Buy on Amazon

All 8TB 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 8TB NAS is a 8TB SATA-6G enterprise drive - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full 3-year warranty.

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Specifications

Capacity8TB
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA-6G
Recording TechCMRnot sourced
RPM5640
Cache128MB
Sector Size512e
Workload Rating180TB/yr
Warranty3 years
ASINB0BNJJVFV6
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 8TB drive we track →Cheapest per terabyte, all categories →Category price trends →
How it compares - 8TB SATA-6G
#1WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFPX
$45.44/TB
#2WD Gold 8TB
$51.87/TB
#3WD Red Plus 8TB WD80EFBX
$53.75/TB
#4Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB NAS ST8000NE001
$55.00/TB
#5WD Red Plus 8TB NASTHIS DRIVE
Out of stock

Works in these NAS machines

QNAP TS-664
Vendor-listed
On QNAP's TS-664 list as NAS Red Plus WD80EFPX
QNAP TS-673A
Vendor-listed
On QNAP's TS-673A list as NAS Red Plus WD80EFPX
TerraMaster (32 machines)
Vendor-listed
On TerraMaster's list - Recommended
Asustor (13 NAS series)
Vendor-listed
On Asustor's list as Red Plus WD80EFPX

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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SATA hard drives

Frequently Asked Questions

Not right now: Amazon shows no current offer for ASIN B0BNJJVFV6. The in-stock alternatives nearest its 8TB capacity are on this page, ranked by live price.

This listing (WD80EFPX, ASIN B0BNJJVFV6) 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. The stored warranty on this row is 3 years, as the listing states it.

The WD80EFPX'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. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
8TB 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 4 hours for 8TB. 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 8TB 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.