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  3. Western Digital Gold 26TB 🆚 Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB
Western Digital Gold 26TB and Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB are both hard disk drives with the same Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Capacity, Cache and RPM.
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Western Digital Gold 26TB Enterprise Class 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 512 MB Cache 3.5" WD261KRYZ
Western Digital Gold 26TB
Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB NAS 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s CMR 128 MB Cache 3.5" -WD30EFZX
Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB
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$1,059.99
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$1,089.09
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$1,389.99
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Brand
Western Digital
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WD261KRYZ
Model
WD30EFZX
Release Date
📅 November 2024
Release Date
📅 January 2021
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Price/GB
$0.04
Price/GB
$0.02
GB/$1
24.53
GB/$1
42.86
Capacity
26000 GB
Capacity
3000 GB
Cache
512MB
Cache
128MB
RPM
7200
RPM
5400
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"
Western Digital Gold 2TB Enterprise 2 TB
$129.99
Western Digital Gold 18TB 18 TB
$977.79
Western Digital Gold 4TB 4 TB
$299.99
Western Digital Gold 14TB 14 TB
$329.99
Western Digital Gold 6TB 6 TB
$272.79
Western Digital Gold 16TB 16 TB
$700.00
WD Gold 1TB Enterprise 1 TB
$80.56
Western Digital Gold 22TB 22 TB
$1,075.93
Western Digital Gold 8TB 8 TB
$464.99
Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus 1TB
$115.00
Western Digital WD Red Plus 2TB 2TB
$72.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB 8TB
$319.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 10TB 10TB
$329.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 14TB 14TB
$529.67
Western Digital WD Red Plus 12TB 12TB
$599.99
Western Digital WD Red Plus 4TB 4TB
$297.60
Western Digital WD Red Plus 6TB 6TB
$309.90

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Western Digital Gold 26TB:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 4 years later
  • More Capacity (+23000 GB available)
  • Higher Revolutions Per Minute (+1800 RPM)
  • More Internal Cache (+384 MB available)

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Reasons to buy the Western Digital WD Red Plus 3TB:

  • 93% cheaper, you can save $990.00

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