The WD Red hard drive is designed specifically for NAS servers.
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If you have a network-attached storage (NAS) server, such as the Synology DS 1511+, and are wondering what hard drive you should get for it, here's another easy answer: the WD Red.
Western Digital announced today the new 3.5-inch SATA hard drive that's specifically designed for home and small office NAS systems of up to five drive bays. WD say the WD Red has been tested with "top NAS box manufacturers" and is optimized for power and performance.
According to WD, the WD Red line features NASware technology that addresses the unique environment of NAS for affordable, reliable, and compatible storage that reduces the total cost of ownership. The WD Red hard drives also feature 3D Active Balance Plus, an enhanced balance control technology designed to improve the overall drive performance and reliability.
The new drive supports SATA 3 (6Gbps), comes with 64MB of cache memory, and comes with InteliPower technology that allows it to spin at variable speeds, depending on the demand of the host. WD says the drive offers a sustained real-world speed of about 150MBps, which is mo... [Read more]
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