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.

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.

Pros (like this one) are CMR. There are plain reds that are SMR.

The Red Plus and Red Pro are CMR. The Red is SMR

SMR was used in Red drives, all the Red Plus are CMR. Check WD website for specific model, they have a comparison table.

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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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.
Answered by Lanshark 2 years ago
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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.
Answered by TechTom 2 years ago
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No. CMR
Answered by user563932 2 years ago
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Pros (like this one) are CMR. There are plain reds that are SMR.
Answered by BobbyB 2 years ago
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The Red Plus and Red Pro are CMR. The Red is SMR
Answered by JohnS 2 years ago
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SMR was used in Red drives, all the Red Plus are CMR. Check WD website for specific model, they have a comparison table.
Answered by AlexD 9 months ago
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No. It's CMR
Answered by hype8912 1 year ago
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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
Answered by JeffR 1 year ago
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