WD Red Pro HDDs Now at 6TB

WD, a Western Digital company announced the expansion of its Red Pro HDD line with the release of 5TB and 6TB capacities.

The WD Red Pro family is suited for NAS having up to 16 drive bays and serving businesses with more expansive storage needs than the standard WD Red drives.

WD Red Pro 5 and 6 TB drives leverage an enhanced design and 128MB cache to deliver data transfer rates of 214MB/s. WD’s NASware 3.0 features technology promoting data protection, high NAS performance and reliable integration.

“WD is providing customers a full portfolio of high capacity NAS storage solutions (WD Red and WD Red Pro) for home, consumer and business NAS solutions,” said Cindi Grace, SVP, WD storage technology group. “With the capacity expansion, there is now a path for customers to increase the storage density of their systems while knowing their data is protected with the most trusted and valued brand on the market.“

WD Red Pro 6 TB HDDs feature the following:

Up to 16 Bay Shock Protection: Equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor, the drive detects subtle shock events and, along with dynamic fly height technology, adjusts each read-write function to compensate and protect the data, further protecting the drive in large 1- to 16-bay NAS environments.
NASware 3.0: Exclusive advanced firmware enables integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for systems operating in the demanding NAS environment.
Vibration Protection: Hardware vibration compensation technology monitors the drive to correct both linear and rotational vibration in real time, further increasing drive reliability and enabling performance in higher vibration systems caused from drive to drive vibration as well as from the high speed fans used to cool the larger systems.
Longer Warranty Coverage: Complimenting WD Red drives at a 3-year limited warranty, WD Red Pro offers longer warranty coverage with a 5-year limited warranty.

Available at select US retailers and distributors, the WD Red Pro drive has a five-year limited regional warranty, respectively.

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