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Western Digital 4TB WD Red NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5Inches - WD40EFAX
The WD Red is a reliable NAS (Network Attached Storage) hard drive available in capacities ranging from 2TB to 6TB. These drives are designed to support NAS systems with up to 8 drive bays, making them an ideal choice for personal and home office environments.
Operating at a 5400RPM performance class, the WD Red offers efficient data access and transfer speeds, ensuring your NAS system operates smoothly and can handle typical tasks associated with personal and home office use.
To enhance compatibility and performance within NAS systems, the WD Red features NASware firmware. This firmware is optimized to ensure seamless integration and reliable operation, making it well-suited for daily workloads in personal and home office environments.
The WD Red is designed to thrive in NAS systems where there is both regular data access and idle time available for necessary background operations. This balance is crucial to maintaining the drive's health and ensuring that it can perform background tasks without impacting your data access.
In terms of workload support, the WD Red can handle up to 180TB per year workload rate. Workload rate is defined as the volume of user data transferred to or from the hard drive annually. This metric represents the drive's durability and its ability to manage the typical data flows associated with NAS use.
For added peace of mind, these drives come with a 3-year limited warranty, providing assurance of their quality and reliability.