Western Digital Red is generally for NAS.

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I used wd red for gaming. The reading speed is fine. Most of the time i will go with wd blue. I generally dont see the need for black. Rather spend the money on a decent size ssd.

One of my internal HDD (6TB version) shows One or More SMART threshold exceeded.

How long does this HDD have before failure?

I am planning to backup the entire HDD to my external 6 TB HDD.

I think it is still under warranty. As such, I plan to claim warranty once it fails.

Start backing up and get a replacement ready.

I had that issue for a few HDD and they went bad very quickly.

Even if the warranty is still effective, RMA will take at least one month or more.

Around RM200 to RM300, you can download the price list from C-Zone.

Suggest you go for a SSD instead as it will make your PS4 load faster.

Hmmm, not games from Steam?

Why not get the Western Digital Passport?

Seems like one of my 6TB hdd is failing quite rapidly.

Plan to backup as soon as possible and replace it for the time being.

Can I send my HDD for RMA if it is making loud noises during loading?

OT means more money.

More money to buy storage.

I am planning to put some of my frequently play AAA games on to the SSD.

I think more of not enough time to enjoy what you have bought.

Quite easy to spend money these days, just buy online and the goods will be delivered. Spending time to enjoy the goods is another challenge.

I think most HDD is a mix bag.

So far, I am having good experience with 4TB Western Digital Red.

One of my 6TB Western Digital Blue is slowly failing.

Frankly, I find that SSDs are more durable than traditional mechanical HDDs.

I don't understand what do you mean by SSD isn't for storage. SSD is expensive and have higher cost per GB but it would be excellent for storage.

I bought mine from ITC Mangga Dua in Jakarta. It is similar to Lowyat.

1. I have bought 3x 6TB Western Digital Blue from there, warranty is the same with Malaysia, 3 years.

2. I will buy 1TB Samsung SSD 850 EVO from there within this month. 5 years warranty. Or from Malaysia whichever is cheaper.

I am also planning to buy Samsung SSD 960 EVO 512GB once it gets released.

I have seen that graph also. Seems like Western Digital is having higher failure rates lately. In contrast, Seagate seems to be improving. I do not favor Seagate as I have really bad experience with Seagate's HDD. It was close to 80% failure rate for me in my previous experience with Seagate's HDD (ranging from 1 TB to 3TB).

Hitachi HDD is very reliable (since they are used by the banks and companies) but for some reasons, it is difficult to get the consumer version.