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product_id: 161192443
title: "Western Digital HDD Gold 8 TB SATA 256 MB 3.5 Inch"
brand: "western digital"
price: "€ 616.09"
currency: EUR
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/161192443-western-digital-hdd-gold-8-tb-sata-256-mb-3
store_origin: NL
region: Netherlands
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# 255MB/s blazing read speed 8TB massive capacity 7200 RPM enterprise-grade spin Western Digital HDD Gold 8 TB SATA 256 MB 3.5 Inch

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** € 616.09
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Power your professional edge with WD Gold — where reliability meets raw capacity.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital HDD Gold 8 TB SATA 256 MB 3.5 Inch by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** € 616.09 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/161192443-western-digital-hdd-gold-8-tb-sata-256-mb-3)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Massive 8TB Storage:** Store your entire digital empire without compromise.
- • **Enterprise-Grade 7200 RPM:** Optimized for heavy workloads and nonstop performance.
- • **Advanced Vibration Protection:** Stay cool and stable even in high-vibration, multi-drive setups.
- • **Blazing Fast 255MB/s Read Speed:** Seamlessly stream and access data with zero lag.
- • **Rock-Solid Reliability with 2.5M Hours MTBF:** Trust your data to a drive built for mission-critical uptime.

## Overview

The Western Digital Gold 8TB SATA HDD is a 3.5-inch enterprise-grade hard drive designed for heavy workloads up to 550TB/year. Featuring a 7200 RPM spindle speed, 256MB cache, and a fast 255MB/s read rate, it delivers robust performance and durability with a 2.5 million hour MTBF rating. Its advanced vibration protection technology ensures stable operation in demanding multi-drive environments, making it ideal for NAS, data centers, and professional storage solutions.

## Description

From the manufacturer More Flexibility, More Freedom WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a full portfolio of SATA HDDs from 1TB to 22TB(1), engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle workloads up to 550TB(3) per year. Enhanced Reliability With up to 2.5M hours MTBF(2), WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability. Vibration Protection WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for improved performance in high-vibration environments. Plays Well with Others Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems. Scale Your Business WD Gold drives are available in capacities up to 22TB(1) utilizing the OptiNAND technology's capacity-enabling feature in 20TB and 22TB.​ Comparable Products WD Gold HDD WD Red Pro HDD WD Purple Pro HDD WD Blue HDD 1. 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment. 3. Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred X (8760 / recorded power-on hours)). Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations. Western Digital, the Western digital design, the Western Digital logo, WD, the WD logo, ArmorCache, HelioSeal, OptiNAND, and WD Gold are registered marks or marks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. 2022 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Review: Great NAS drive! - Normally I buy WD red pro drives for my NAS, but this l drive is currently priced cheaper for reasons I don’t understand. Not complaining! It’s a solid, high spec enterprise grade drive with a no quibbles 5 year extended warranty. I had zero issues registering the drive. Used this drive to switch out a 10 year old 3TB WD Red in my Synology NAS. The SHR RAID rebuilt itself with no issues, and it is happily whirring away. I was concerned it might be a lot noisier than the REDs, but I haven’t noticed any real difference from the larger capacity RED Pro drives that I already have. 10TB seems to be the cost/capacity sweet-spot right now. I’d definitely buy again next time I need to replace a drive
Review: Gold medal to this HDD! 🥇 - Great drive, WD know their stuff - much like the rest of the world, I went off Seagate a long time ago (they're probably decent enough now) but I've stuck with WD for years and, hopefully without jinxing it, they've been wonderfully reliable in my Unraid NAS setup 👍 WD Golds have been somewhat good value for money - anything <=£200 for an 8TB unit is a steal in my opinion. Enterprise grade reliability and not too loud either - they're a little on the warm side but adequate cooling sorts that out. Highly recommended! I'm running a mixture of WD Reds & Golds in 3-8TB capacities and they're brilliant.

## Features

- Capacity: 8TB
- Connector: 1x 15-pin power connector, 1x SATA/600
- Data Transfer Rate: Read 255MB/s
- Ms/Cache/U: -/256 MB/7,200 RPM
- Capacity: 8 TB
- Connection: 1x 15-pin power connection, 1x SATA/600
- Data Transfer Rate: Read 255 MB/s
- Design: 3.5 inches.
- WD8004FRYZ

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07XGDNZXT |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 35,974 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 139 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Colour | gold |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,433) |
| Date First Available | 18 Sept. 2019 |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Hard Drive Interface | eSATA |
| Hard Drive Size | 8000 GB |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Weight | 839 g |
| Item model number | WD8004FRYZ-SPVAEB0 |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 2 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
| Product Dimensions | 22.86 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm; 839.15 g |
| Series | WD8004FRYZ WD GOLD |
| Wattage | 8.8 watts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Colour:** gold
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity technology:** SATA
- **Digital storage capacity:** 8000 GB
- **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** eSATA
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Portable

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great NAS drive!
*by M***H on 18 January 2024*

Normally I buy WD red pro drives for my NAS, but this l drive is currently priced cheaper for reasons I don’t understand. Not complaining! It’s a solid, high spec enterprise grade drive with a no quibbles 5 year extended warranty. I had zero issues registering the drive. Used this drive to switch out a 10 year old 3TB WD Red in my Synology NAS. The SHR RAID rebuilt itself with no issues, and it is happily whirring away. I was concerned it might be a lot noisier than the REDs, but I haven’t noticed any real difference from the larger capacity RED Pro drives that I already have. 10TB seems to be the cost/capacity sweet-spot right now. I’d definitely buy again next time I need to replace a drive

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gold medal to this HDD! 🥇
*by M***R on 20 September 2021*

Great drive, WD know their stuff - much like the rest of the world, I went off Seagate a long time ago (they're probably decent enough now) but I've stuck with WD for years and, hopefully without jinxing it, they've been wonderfully reliable in my Unraid NAS setup 👍 WD Golds have been somewhat good value for money - anything <=£200 for an 8TB unit is a steal in my opinion. Enterprise grade reliability and not too loud either - they're a little on the warm side but adequate cooling sorts that out. Highly recommended! I'm running a mixture of WD Reds & Golds in 3-8TB capacities and they're brilliant.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you
*by K***4 on 1 August 2025*

Super

## Frequently Bought Together

- Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD8004FRYZ
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*Last updated: 2026-02-19*