“Other sites list this as an SMR drive, but I see nothing listed here. What type of write technology are you selling? How can I know if this type of drive will meet my needs without the actual specs being listed in the specs section?”
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The customer service is horrible: They copy/post a giant text wall, and never answered the question, where only 2 or 3 letters are needed. SMR - (Yes/No) ?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi User0001, We do make a wide range of hard drives that do use both SMR and PMR Technology. If you are looking for a WD drive that uses PMR, then we would recommend checking our blog post that does layout which drives do use SMR and which use PMR technology. “What are the currently shipping SMR Drives” Search for knowledge base article: 29458 In order to know about the compatibility per the specifications you can contact to your Host device manufacturer. You can refer to the link given below to know more about this drive. https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-blue-desktop-sata-hdd#WD5000AZLX https://blog.westerndigital.com/wd-red-nas-drives/ Need Help? Please see our “ Contact Us” page for information
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