There's an industry-leading WD Red drive for every compatible NAS system to help fulfill your data storage needs. With drives up to 8TB, WD Red offers a wide array of solutions for customers looking to build the biggest, best-performing NAS storage solution. Built for single-bay to 8-bay NAS systems, WD Red packs the power to store your precious data in one powerhouse unit. With WD Red, you're ready for what's next.
Highlights:
- Supports up to 180 TB/yr. workload rate
- NASware firmware for compatibility
- Small and home office NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
Fill your NAS with WD Red, then fill it with awesome
There’s a leading edge WD Red drive for every compatible NAS system ot help fulfill your data storage needs. With drives up to 10TB, WD Red drives offer a wide array of solutions for customers looking to build a NAS storage solution. Built for single-bay to 8-bay NAS systems, WD Red drives pack the power to store your precious data in one powerhouse unit. With WD Red drives, you’re ready for what’s next.
Exclusive NASware 3.0
Not just any drive will do. In single-bay to 8-bay NAS systems, WD Red drives raise the bar. Get as much as 80TB capacity, and with WD’s exclusive NASwre 3.0 technology, you can optimize every single one of them. Built into every WD Red hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves your system’s storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.
Built for optimum NAS compatibility
Desktop drives aren’t purpose-built for NAS. But WD Red drives with NASware technology are. Our exclusive technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. WD Red drives are for small NAS systems, and our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing resulting in a leading compatibility list for NAS systems.
Specifications:
- Capacity: 8TB
- Speed: 5,400RPM
- Interface Types: SATA
- Form Factor: 3.5inx1.0in LFF Hard Drive
- Sector Size: 512 / 512e
- Sustained Throughput: 210
- Electrical Interface: SATA 600 - 6.0Gbps
- On-Board Cache: 256MB
