WD80EFAX
WD Red · 8TB
CMR
✓ RAID-safe (CMR)
EOL - no longer sold
End of life - no longer sold new.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 8 TB
- Technology
- CMR
- Class
- NAS
- RPM
- 5640
- Cache
- 256 MB
- Noise (idle / seek)
- 24 / 28 dB
- Fill
- Air
- Interface
- SATA
- Form factor
- 3.5"
- Data confidence
- Medium
Reliability
No large-scale failure-rate data - Backblaze tracks mostly datacenter-class drives, so consumer/SMR models rarely appear. Reliability rankings →
Warranty3 years
Rated workload180 TB/yr
MTBF1,000,000 hrs
Entry NAS line; older 2-6TB units use SMR, so verify before RAID use.
Manufacturer-rated specs (Manufacturer spec), not observed failure data.
Price history
No DE price history yet - we start tracking once this drive has a DE price.