So I have noticed a trent with Western Digital Red / Red Pro hard drives. They fail if you are not using NAS / RAid.
I am now batting 1000 on my drives failing every 2 1/2 years. My main usage is…
Beware of WD Red / Red Pro Hard drives if not using Raid / NAS
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