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Compare Western Digital 8TB WD Purple vs WD Red Plus 8TB

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Western Digital 8TB WD Purple and Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (8000 GB), Cache (256MB) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in RPM.
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Western Digital 8TB WD Purple 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5" - WD81PURZ
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple
Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB NAS 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s CMR 256 MB Cache 3.5" - WD80EFBX
Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB
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In Stock
$407.02
Last updated 28 minutes ago.
Prices
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In Stock
$319.99
In Stock
$450.00
Last updated 28 minutes ago.
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Brand
Western Digital
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WD81PURZ
Model
WD80EFBX
Release Date
📅 July 2018
Release Date
📅 January 2021
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Price/GB
$0.02
Price/GB
$0.03
GB/$1
46.3
GB/$1
38.1
Capacity
8000 GB
Capacity
8000 GB
Cache
256MB
Cache
256MB
RPM
5400
RPM
7200
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"
Western Digital WD Red Plus 2TB 2TB
$72.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 14TB 14TB
$259.99
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus 1TB
$115.00
Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB 3TB
$69.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 10TB 10TB
$349.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 4TB
$299.70
Western Digital WD Red Plus 6TB 6TB
$134.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 12TB 12TB
$239.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Western Digital 8TB WD Purple:

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Reasons to buy the Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB:

  • 21% cheaper, you can save $87.03
  • Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later
  • Higher Revolutions Per Minute (+1800 RPM)

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