What's up with the availability of Western Digital Red drives?

[yacoub]

The high capacity models seem to have vanished from Newegg and Amazon except from 3rd party sellers.

Those being the highest common capacity available, was there a production halt or some other manufacturing pause (like the Thailand floods a few years ago) that is causing this low/no inventory situation at retailers? Will they be restocked soon? Are retailers no longer carrying them? What gives?

 

[Elixer]

No idea what you are seeing, but, I am seeing Red's 4/6/8 TB all in stock, and some are on sale @ newegg.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822235063

 

[energee]

The high capacity models seem to have vanished from Newegg and Amazon except from 3rd party sellers.

Those being the highest common capacity available, was there a production halt or some other manufacturing pause (like the Thailand floods a few years ago) that is causing this low/no inventory situation at retailers? Will they be restocked soon? Are retailers no longer carrying them? What gives?

I'm not seeing a shortage. Click the "where to buy" link:
https://www.wdc.com/products/internal-storage/wd-red.html

 

[yacoub]

https://www.amazon.com/Red-6TB-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B00LO3KR96/ "See all buying options" aka not available from Amazon, only 3rd party sellers
https://www.amazon.com/Red-8TB-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B01BYLY4DM/ Was completely unavailable now says it's coming from someone other than Amazon if you order it and and it's not available for Prime as a result. aka very similar to being 3rd party seller only.
So back to the original question: What gives? Why is Amazon having so much trouble stocking the high capacity Reds?

Thanks for the Newegg link, looks like they've got them back in stock.

 

[yacoub]

OOS at NewEgg now, too. Something's strange with the supply of these drives at top e-tailers.

 

[Ketchup]

Nope. still here.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822235063
And at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Red-6TB-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B00LO3KR96/

So what's up? Are you considering buying these? Because as we have shown you, plenty of opportunities to do so.

 

[Elixer]

OOS at NewEgg now, too. Something's strange with the supply of these drives at top e-tailers.

They are all in stock at the link I posted above when you first stated this.

Not sure where you are seeing otherwise.