Western Digital Red Pro 6 TB Hard Drive for NAS
One more from WD as they also announced the WD Red Pro up-to 6 TB - ideal for NAS (network attached storage) systems having up to 16 drive bays and serving businesses with more expansive storage needs than the standard WD Red drives.
Shipping now, WD Red Pro 5 and 6 TB drives leverage 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. "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, senior vice president of 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."
- Up to 16 Bay Shock Protection - Equipped with a multi- axis shock sensor, the drive automatically 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 seamless 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 high 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.
Availability and Pricing
Available now at select U.S. retailers and distributors, the WD Red Pro drive has a five-year limited regional warranty, respectively. Manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the WD Red Pro 5 TB drive (model #: WD5001FFWX) is $269.00 USD and $299.00 USD for 6 TB (model #: WD6001FFWX).
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I wonder how they differ from non-Pro versions.
In case you were wondering if they're reliable enough, non-Pro 6GBs seemed to be a bit better than 3GB versions:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/
in short, the differences are:
1) 5 year warranty on the pro vs 3 year warranty on the non-pro
2) gaurenteed 7200 rpm on the pro vs 5400-7200 rpm on the non-pro
3) the pro is designed for 8-16 drive enclosures, whereas the non-pro is designed for 5-8 drive enclosures.
really the red pro is aimed at businesses who want some additional gaurantees for performance and reliability, and the non-pro is more aimed at a home NAS which shouldn't be put under the same level of usage as a business environment.
hope that helps

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I bought 2 x 6TB Reds just over a year ago for my 2 bay NAS in RAID1, no problems so far! The price though has only dropped just £4 in that time from the same place I bought them, now that is surprising.
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I'd like to see these in 12TB flavors. That way I wont have to worry about ever having to upgrade my nas for a very long time

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I wonder how they differ from non-Pro versions.
In case you were wondering if they're reliable enough, non-Pro 6GBs seemed to be a bit better than 3GB versions:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/