The 256k model looks more like the new 10tb drive spec wise... as according to the WD website the wd80ezfx 8tb red is still only supposed to have 128k cache...
So are these new 'Bargain' Best Buy drives early batches of the new 10tb drives that come of the line with issues?....
If the Thai line is making the 10tb drive and china making the 8tb drives.... and again.. WD actually disqualifies these drives somehow for use in an actual NAS where they allow up to 8 due to vibration..or other issues.. could these drives then have the same mechanicals but being repurposed for single drive external enclosures by turning off features in firmware... I would be intested in seeing the exact weight ... down to the gram of these 2 drives to see if they are identical... ie .. is the china 8tb drive a 4 platter red and the 256k drive a 5 platter red (same as the 10tb) but had its storage space curtailed by firmware.
I doubt that WD changed the spec of its flagship NAS products doubling cache on the 8tb without changing the specs on its website.
https://www.wdc.com/content/dam/wdc/website/downloadable_assets/eng/spec_data_sheet/2879-800002.pdf
So are these new 'Bargain' Best Buy drives early batches of the new 10tb drives that come of the line with issues?....
If the Thai line is making the 10tb drive and china making the 8tb drives.... and again.. WD actually disqualifies these drives somehow for use in an actual NAS where they allow up to 8 due to vibration..or other issues.. could these drives then have the same mechanicals but being repurposed for single drive external enclosures by turning off features in firmware... I would be intested in seeing the exact weight ... down to the gram of these 2 drives to see if they are identical... ie .. is the china 8tb drive a 4 platter red and the 256k drive a 5 platter red (same as the 10tb) but had its storage space curtailed by firmware.
I doubt that WD changed the spec of its flagship NAS products doubling cache on the 8tb without changing the specs on its website.
https://www.wdc.com/content/dam/wdc/website/downloadable_assets/eng/spec_data_sheet/2879-800002.pdf