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| Product | Overall score | Category | Best for | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS HDD Review | 78 | Nas | The Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus is a 3.5-inch NAS-focused internal hard drive aimed at home servers and small business storage systems. Its strongest case is RAID and shared storage use, where buyers frequently praise easy installation, quiet running, and solid NAS performance. The main caveat is mixed long-term durability feedback, with some reports of failures over time. | Open |
| WD Red Plus 1TB Review: NAS Internal Hard Drive Ranked | 82 | Nas | The Western Digital 1TB WD Red Plus is a 3.5-inch NAS hard drive aimed at home, SOHO, and small business storage systems. Its strongest case is steady RAID or shared-storage use, where its CMR design, broad compatibility, and quiet operation stand out. The main downside is modest 5400 RPM speed, and long-term durability feedback is more mixed than its overall rating suggests. | Open |
| WD 16TB My Book Duo Review: Desktop RAID Hard Drive | 77 | Nas | The WD 16TB My Book Duo is a high-capacity desktop external hard drive aimed at backups, media libraries, and bulk file storage. Its strongest case is simple large-scale storage with RAID-ready features, bundled backup tools, and broad USB cable support. The main caution is that reliability, compatibility, and real-world speed feedback are more mixed than its headline specifications suggest. | Open |
| Western Digital 10TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive Review | 81 | Nas | The Western Digital 10TB Elements Desktop is a high-capacity desktop external hard drive aimed at backup and bulk file storage. Its strongest case is simple plug-and-play use for Windows PCs, supported by strong usability and setup scores. The main limitations are mixed speed feedback, some noise complaints, and a smaller but notable number of reliability concerns in customer reviews. | Open |
| Samsung 870 EVO 4TB Review: SATA Internal SSD Ranked | 91 | Nas | The Samsung 870 EVO 4TB is a 2.5-inch SATA III internal SSD aimed at users who want a dependable storage upgrade for older desktops, laptops, and SATA-based systems. Its strongest case is as a high-capacity replacement for hard drives, with reviews consistently praising fast boot times, easy installation, and stable performance. Its main drawback is simple: SATA speed tops out well below what newer NVMe SSDs can deliver. | Open |
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