WD Red Pro Drives in 6 TB

November 2015 Infrastructure, Products & Solutions

WD’s Red Pro 5 and 6 TB drives offer an enhanced design and 128 MB cache to deliver data transfer rates of 214 megabytes per second (MB/s). WD’s NASware 3.0 features technology promoting data protection, high NAS performance and reliable integration. The WD Red Pro family is ideal for NAS systems having up to 16 drive bays and serving businesses with more expansive storage needs than the standard WD Red drives.

WD Red Pro 6 TB hard drives feature the following:

• Up to 16 bay shock protection – Equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor, the drive automatically detects subtle shock events and adjusts each read-write function to compensate and protect the data.

• NASware 3.0 – Exclusive advanced firmware enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance.

• 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 high performance.

• Longer warranty coverage – Complementing WD Red drives at a five-year limited warranty.

For more information contact WD, +27 (0)83 277 7634, [email protected].





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