Western Digital WD Red review and prices in Kenya

WD Red™ – powerhouse for your NAS

Every compatible NAS system comes with an industry-leading WD Red™ hard drive to store your valuable data. With storage capacities of up to 6TB, WD Red™ hard drives offer a wide range of storage for customers looking to build a NAS solution. These hard drives were developed and tested for NAS systems with up to 8 drive bays used privately and in the home office. In just one of these power packs you get concentrated performance for storing, archiving and sharing data. With WD Red you are well positioned for the future.

WD Red™ for private use or home office

With a NAS and WD Red™ hard drives, you can stream, back up, manage, and easily share your digital content at home with other devices in your home or home office environments. NASware 3.0 technology increases the compatibility of your hard drives with your existing network and other devices, TV, music system, etc. Live in a connected world.

Exclusive NASware 3.0

A unique algorithm was developed for private and home office NAS systems and ensures the right balance of performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. WD Red™ hard drives are optimized for environments where idle time is available to perform necessary background operations. Always check compatibility with your system to ensure optimal performance. WD Red™ hard drives may not be suitable for environments with higher performance ^workloads1 . For ZFS file systems and general NAS system compatibility, WD Red™ Plus hard drives aimed at more demanding workloads are recommended.

A continuous operation environment

Your NAS system runs around the clock. Extremely reliable storage is therefore essential. With an MTBF of more than 1 million hours, the WD Red™ is designed for continuous operation.

Desktop hard drive compared to WD Red™

Choose the right NAS-optimized hard drive with a variety of features so you can protect your data and keep performance at the highest level. Keep the following in mind when choosing a hard drive for your NAS system:

• Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these hard drives are tested for compatibility and optimal performance.

• Reliability: The continuous operation of a NAS or RAID is extremely demanding. Desktop hard drives are typically not designed and tested for these conditions – unlike WD Red™.

• Troubleshooting Mechanisms: WD Red™ NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID troubleshooting protocols that help reduce failures in the NAS system.

• Noise and vibration protection: Desktop drives are designed for standalone use and therefore typically provide little or no protection against the noise and vibration found in multiple drive systems. WD Red™ hard drives are optimized for use in multi-bay NAS environments.