Western Digital SMR Debacle (Replacing Drives)

[Snake3y3s]

Hi guys

I need to go get another Western Digital Red drive to replace my current ERFX 3TB drive that is still giving issues.
one of my local suppliers is selling a WD40EFZX drive (4TB) for a decent price.

My question is... does the EFZX series avoid the whole SMR issue that WD had a little while ago? do you think going from 3TB to 4TB for now would be okay (I know it wont make any difference until I replace all my 3TB drives with larger ones, but wondering if I should just go larger now or try stick to 3TB)

Any advice is appreciated
Thank you

 

[Alecmascot]

WD40EFZX is a Red Plus and will be fine.
Your call to invest in an upgrade now or later.

 

[Snake3y3s]

Ah, thats good to know.
Kind of desperate to replace my one drive for some reason it is stuck on 100% access and is slowing down my NAS considerably.

 

[Snake3y3s]

In a NAS environment, does it really make a big difference if the drives (or a single drive) are 5400rpm or 7200rpm?
I know it is based on what the usage case is of the NAS, im my case, basic storage and minor Plex usage to stream to the TV.

 

[Basil Hendroff]

In a NAS environment, does it really make a big difference if the drives (or a single drive) are 5400rpm or 7200rpm?

Noticeable difference in power consumption, heat and noise.

 

[Snake3y3s]

well, my NAS is pretty small, so should not be a huge difference I dont think.
Might just be better to get a 5400RPM drive then