WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX
by Western Digital
WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 4 different years (2020–2023), peaking at #64.
About this hard drive
- Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays
- Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate* |Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred times (8760/recorded power-on hours)), workload rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations
- NASware firmware for compatibility
- Small and home office NAS systems in a 24/7 environment. 3-year manufacturer's limited warranty
- Note: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, and desktop drives aren’t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red
Details
| Peak position | #64 (of 4 years charting) |
|---|---|
| Charted | 2020–2023 |
| Category | Data Storage › Internal Data Storage › Internal Hard Drives |
| Publisher | Western Digital |
| Price range | £68.40 – £344.90 (all time) |
Price history
Price history chart by Keepa.
In the charts
Its best year was 2021, when it finished at #64 in Amazon UK’s annual Top 100 hard drives. That year’s #1 was Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA) by Toshiba. It first charted in 2020 at #69, climbed to a peak of #64 in 2021, and last appeared in 2023, at #100. That is 4 consecutive years in the Top 100.
Around it in 2021
- #61 Seagate 4TB BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive | SATA 6 Gb/s (ST4000DMZ04) by Seagate
- #62 Toshiba N300 8TB Internal NAS Hard Drive, 3.5’’ SATA HDD, 7200 RP… by Toshiba
- #63 Bipra CCTV Camera CCTV System DVR Sata Hard Drive 3.5" SATA Surveilla… by Bipra
- #64 WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX
- #65 WD 2TB My Passport Ultra for Mac, Portable HDD USB-C ready with softw… by Western Digital
- #66 Seagate BarraCuda 6 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s… by Seagate
- #67 Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB SATA 3GB/s 5400RPM 2.5 Inch 9.5mm Internal Har… by Toshiba
More best-sellers from Western Digital
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- WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive — peak #2, 2017–2026
- WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, port… — peak #3, 2017–2024
- WD Red 3TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD30EFRX — peak #5, 2016–2020
- WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #6, 2025–2026
- WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black, USB 3… — peak #7, 2017–2024
- WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #7, 2025–2026
- WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache… — peak #8, 2016–2020
Chart History
- #100 best-selling hard drive of 2023
- #82 best-selling hard drive of 2022
- #64 best-selling hard drive of 2021
- #69 best-selling hard drive of 2020
FAQs
Was "WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX" a bestseller?
WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 4 different years (2020–2023), peaking at #64.
What was the best-selling hard drive of 2021?
"Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA)" by Toshiba was the #1 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 2021. "WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX" finished at #64 that year.
What other hard drives by Western Digital were bestsellers?
"WD Blue 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 2 Year Warranty" (peak #2, 2016–2023); "WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive" (peak #2, 2017–2026); "WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, portable external storage, Plug-and-Play, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1, Formatted for PC and Mac, Black" (peak #3, 2017–2024); "WD Red 3TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD30EFRX" (peak #5, 2016–2020); "WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0, Plug-and-Play, Formatted for Windows, Black" (peak #6, 2025–2026).
What years did "WD Red 4TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD40EFAX" chart on Amazon UK?
It appeared in the annual Top 100 best-selling hard drives list in: 2023 (#100), 2022 (#82), 2021 (#64), 2020 (#69).