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No, it is Conventional Magnetic Recording. See this snipit from WD. Here’s a breakdown of our products for NAS use-cases: • Our current device-managed shingled magnetic recording (DMSMR) (2TB, 3TB, 4TB, and 6TB) WD Red series will be the choice for the majority of NAS owners whose demands are lighter SOHO workloads. • WD Red Plus is the new name for conventional magnetic recording (CMR)-based NAS drives in the WD Red family, including all capacities from 1TB to 14TB. These will be the choice for those whose applications require more write-intensive SMB workloads such as ZFS. WD Red Plus in 2TB, 3TB, 4TB and 6TB capacities will be available soon. • Our WD Red Pro (CMR 2TB to 18TB) series for the highest-intensity usage remains the same.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, this is CMR - that's why I bought it. The Plus and Pro models are both CMR-only. Making the original WD Red into SMR was flaming stupid, considering that the drives are intended for NAS use.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. CMR
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Pros (like this one) are CMR. There are plain reds that are SMR.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Red Plus and Red Pro are CMR. The Red is SMR
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.SMR was used in Red drives, all the Red Plus are CMR. Check WD website for specific model, they have a comparison table.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. It's CMR
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Most, but not all WD drives are CMR, but here's a list to check the specific models https://nascompares.com/answer/list-of-wd-cmr-and-smr-hard-drives-hdd/#WD_CMR_SMR_drive_list
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