Is this WD Red drive backed by WD's 3-year limited warranty? I don't see it in the product description.

I had an issue with some of the WD Red drives I had purchased through Amazon... I had a failure and contacted WD for replacement under warranty... I was told that the drive I had only had a one year warranty period not the three year. The drive serial number started with WD and that indicated it was a drive from a single disk NAS.. those have only a one year warranty Where the other drives carry the 3 year. What is the difference in the drives i can not say or tell from looking at them and no other information was provided by WD. I was told I needed to go back to the seller and see if they would fix the issue. Since I've bought a number of drives over the last three years one at a time and registered them with WD, I didn't mark each drive and could not tell which drive came from what seller since the invoices didn't indicate the serial number of the drives.. I have 4 other drives in that situation. Since it was registered at the time I received the drive I know it was within the 3 years but after the 1 year warranty that WD would support. I had to buy a replacement.. Thing is that all the drive were in WD boxes and sealed in static bags.

Can this drive be installed into an external HD case and used as a single drive media server or does it have to be installed in a NAS case?

It's designed for continuous use and not intended to be shut down and restarted on a routine basis. Those that say that they lack the performance of a desktop HD is just not true. they have similar performance characteristics with most 5200 RPM drives. One typically doesn't put a 4TB drive in a PC as a system drive. Usually, you would use a 1 TB drive that are typically 7200 RPM, which does provide better performance. If you really need that much space in your PC (system or otherwise) you're better off not using a NAS drive, something like the Seagate Barracuda.

Why is this more expensive than an external wd 10 tb drive such as: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wd+10tb+elements+desktop+usb+3.0+external+hard+drive&re

The retail storage market is more competitive. NAS and Enterprise drives meet 24/7/365 read write reliability benchmarks and typically have a 3-5 year warranty. Retail consumer drives may in some cases last as long as NAS drives, but typically will have a shorter warranty. Note that liberating a hard drive from a retail external enclosure (to use in a PC) would likely void the drives warranty altogether.

Can this drive be used to replace the internal hard drive within the apple 3tb time capsule?

Depends if it uses a 2.5in or 3.5inch drive or not. Specs are probably fine but need to know what size of hard drive it takes. Based on the dimensions of the apple device, it might accommodate this. Based on the apple dimensions, I would be surprised if it uses 3.5in drives but it isn't impossible.

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🚀 Elevate your NAS game with WD Red Plus — where reliability meets capacity!

EFFICIENT QUIET - 5400 RPM speed balances power and whisper-quiet operation for your workspace.
OPTIMIZED FOR NAS - Engineered NASware firmware ensures seamless multi-drive compatibility.
ROBUST 256 MB CACHE - Boosts data transfer efficiency for smooth, lag-free access.
MASSIVE 6 TB STORAGE - Store your entire digital life with room to grow.
RELIABLE 24 7 OPERATION - Built to handle continuous workloads up to 180TB/year without breaking a sweat.

The Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive is a 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s mechanical HDD designed specifically for small to medium business NAS systems. Featuring 5400 RPM rotational speed, 256MB cache, and NASware firmware, it supports up to 8-bay configurations and a 180TB/year workload rate, ensuring reliable 24/7 operation with a 3-year limited warranty.

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Brand	Western Digital
Manufacturer	Western Digital
Series	Red Plus
Colour	Red
Form Factor	3.5-inch
Item Height	1.03 Inches
Item Width	4 Inches
Standing screen display size	16 Inches
Product Dimensions	14.71 x 10.16 x 2.61 cm; 609 g
Batteries	1 AAAA batteries required.
Item model number	WD60EFPX
Hard Drive Size	6 TB
Hard Disk Description	Mechanical Hard Disk
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA-600
Hard Disk Rotational Speed	5400 RPM
Are Batteries Included	No
Lithium Battery Energy Content	2.6 Watt Hours
Lithium Battery Weight	5 Grams
Number of Lithium Ion Cells	4
Included Components	Internal Hard Drive
Manufacturer	Western Digital
Item Weight	609 g

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