Master the most intense situations with WD Red? Plus
With the power to handle SMB
NAS environments and larger workloads1 for SOHO customers, WD Red? Plus is the ideal solution for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID reconfiguration on arrays. for systems using ZFS and other file systems. These drives are designed and tested for 8-bay NAS systems, providing flexibility, versatility, and confidence when storing your most valuable personal and work files.
For small and medium businesses
Stream, share, organize and back up your digital content with a NAS system and WD Red? Plus drives, which are designed for effortless content sharing with your home or business devices. NASware? 3.0 technology increases the drive s compatibility with your current network and devices. Large businesses with up to 24 bays choose WD Red? Pro drives for exceptional performance.
NASware 3.0. exclusive
Not just any disk will do. With an 8-bay NAS system, you can get up to 112TB of capacity. Plus, with Western Digital s exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize every drive. Advanced NASware 3.0 technology, included in every WD Red? Plus hard drive, improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, reliability and upgradeability.
Built for optimal NAS compatibility
WD Red? Plus drives with NASware? technology make choosing a drive a breeze. Our unique NAS-optimized algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, WD Red? Plus is the most compatible drive for NAS enclosures available. But you don t need to trust us. WD Red? Plus drives have an extensive list of compatibility and commitment tests with our partners NAS technology.
WD Red? Pro for large businesses
If you re looking for the highest performance in a NAS system, WD Red? Pro drives provide exceptional performance for the most demanding medium and large businesses. In 9- to 24-bay NAS environments, WD Red? Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance and complete peace of mind backed by a 5-year limited warranty.
3D Active Balance Plus
Our improved two-plane balance control technology increases the overall performance and reliability of the drives. Hard drives that are not properly balanced can produce excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, shortening the life of the hard drive and degrading performance over time.
24/7 environments
Since your NAS system is always running, it is essential to choose a reliable drive. Offering an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, WD Red? Plus is designed for 24/7 environments.
Quality support and 3-year limited warranty
Confidently improve the performance of your NAS systems with the security that comes with a 3-year limited warranty and world-class customer service that comes with WD Red? Plus drives.
Desktop Drives vs. WD Red? Plus
Choose the right NAS-specific drive for your system with a range of features to help protect your data and ensure optimal performance. Consider the following aspects when choosing a hard drive for your NAS:
Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these drives have been specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems to ensure optimal performance.
Reliability: The always-on environments of a NAS or RAID system experience high temperatures. Desktop drives are typically not designed or tested for these conditions, while WD Red? Plus drives are.
Error Recovery Controls: WD Red? Plus hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control, which helps reduce NAS system failures.
Protection from noise and vibration: Designed to operate independently, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration that plagues multi-drive systems. WD Red? Plus drives are designed to excel in multi-bay NAS environments.
- Complete specifications
- Ability
- 6TB
- Connection
- SATA
- Cache size
- 256MB
- Compatibility
- It is designed with CMR technology for small to medium-sized businesses with RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to 8 bays. It is ideal for handling larger workloads, including expanded support for OS and ZFS systems.
- Recording Technology
- CMR
- Dimensions (length, width and height)
- 146.99mm x 101.6mm x 26.11mm
