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Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB
WD Red Plus 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive
The Western Digital WD Red Plus 8TB draws about 5.2 W in typical use (3.4 W idle, 6.2 W at most), weighs 0.7 kg and measures 102 × 26 × 147 mm (W × H × D). Its list price was $180 (2026), the vendor's store price.
| Category | Drives |
|---|---|
| Form factor | standard drive bay |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 102 × 26 × 147 mm |
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
| Power, idle | 3.4 W |
| Power, typical | 5.2 W |
| Power, maximum | 6.2 W |
| Airflow | chassis convection |
| List price | List $180 (2026) · vendor's store price · WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive 3.5" 8TB CMR SATA 6Gb/s (WD80EFPX) |
Running 24/7 at typical draw: about 3.8 kWh a month, roughly €1.1 at €0.30/kWh or $0.6 at $0.17/kWh (estimated; your own load decides).
Sources
- Western Digital WD Red Plus NAS HDD Product Brief · read 2026-10-14
Updated 2026-10-14. Data: DC Sim device catalog by RACKDENSITY (rack-density.com), CC BY 4.0 — license · all devices as CSV.
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