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Compare Western Digital WD Red 8TB NAS vs WD Red 2TB NAS

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Western Digital WD Red 8TB NAS and WD Red 2TB NAS are both hard disk drives with the same RPM (5400), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+30%), Capacity and Cache.
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Western Digital WD Red 8TB - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 GB/S 256 MB Cache 3.5" (WD80EFAX)
Western Digital WD Red 8TB NAS
WD Red 2TB NAS 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5" - WD20EFRX
WD Red 2TB NAS
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$375.00
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$499.99
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$158.40
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Brand
Western Digital
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WD80EFAX
Model
WD20EFRX
Release Date
📅 July 2018
Release Date
-
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
Performance (Charts)
29th / 637
(0%)
Performance (Charts)
85th / 637
(-30%)
Effective Value
84th / 161
Effective Value
35th / 161
Price history
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Price/GB
$0.02
Price/GB
$0.03
GB/$1
47.06
GB/$1
33.34
Capacity
8000 GB
Capacity
2000 GB
Cache
256MB
Cache
64MB
RPM
5400
RPM
5400
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"

Comparison and key differences summary

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

  • Much better performance, around +30%
  • More Capacity (+6000 GB available)
  • More Internal Cache (+192 MB available)

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Reasons to buy the WD Red 2TB NAS:

  • 58% cheaper, you can save $216.60
  • Moderately better effective value.

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