{"id":141334,"date":"2026-05-09T10:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildit.im\/store\/index.php\/product\/wd-red-plus-nas-hard-drive-wd40efzx-4tb-internal-3-5-sata-6gb-s-5400-rpm-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:25:13","slug":"wd-red-plus-nas-hard-drive-wd40efzx-4tb-internal-3-5-sata-6gb-s-5400-rpm-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/buildit.im\/store\/index.php\/product\/wd-red-plus-nas-hard-drive-wd40efzx-4tb-internal-3-5-sata-6gb-s-5400-rpm-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WD Red Plus NAS Hard Drive WD40EFZX, 4TB, Internal, 3.5, SATA 6Gb\/s, 5400 rpm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tackle Intensity with WD Red Plus<\/p>\n<p>Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads1 for SOHO customers, WD Red\u2122 Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.<\/p>\n<p><b>For Small or Medium Businesses<\/b> <br \/>Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red\u2122 Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware\u2122 3.0 technology increases your drives\u2019 compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red\u2122 Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.<\/p>\n<p><b>Exclusive NASware 3.0<\/b><br \/>Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital&#8217;s exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. 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