Western Digital 14TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb s

Built for power users and medium-sized businesses struggling to manage rapidly growing amounts of data, WD Red Pro drives are specifically designed for NAS systems with up to 24 bays. Engineered to handle high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, WD Red Pro is ideal for archiving, protecting, and sharing data with a large number of users or multiple data-hungry applications. These drives add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share files, back up folders, and access data quickly and reliably in your NAS system.

Highlights: Available in capacities ranging from 2 to 22TB(1) | (1) 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment. For RAID-optimized NAS systems with unlimited number of bays Rated for 550TB/yr workload rate(2) | (2) Annualized Workload Rate = TB transferred x (8760 / recorded power-on hours). The maximum rated workload is specified for operating at typical temperature of 40C. Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations. Designed to handle the demands of high-intensity 24x7 multi-user NAS environments Western Digital partners with a wide range of NAS system vendors for extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures

Key details: Hard Drive: 14 TB Mechanical Hard Disk | Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (6,750) 4.3 out of 5 stars

What you can expect: Available in capacities ranging from 2 to 22TB(1) | (1) 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment. For RAID-optimized NAS systems with unlimited number of bays Rated for 550TB/yr workload rate(2) | (2) Annualized Workload Rate = TB transferred x (8760 / recorded power-on hours). The maximum rated workload is specified for operating at typical temperature of 40C. Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations. Designed to handle the demands of high-intensity 24x7 multi-user NAS environments Western Digital partners with a wide range of NAS system vendors for extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures

Customer feedback: 4.3/5 average rating.

Customers say: Customers find the hard drive to be a good value with impressive speed, particularly noting fast file transfers, and appreciate its straightforward installation process.

Review snippets: So, here it is: the Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive — aka the “Big Boy” of data storage. What can I say? It’s a hard drive. It’s quite big. Like, “I could bench press this / I replaced 8 six year old 4T drives with 4 of these 16T drives in my NAS. The drives went right in and worked like a charm. I noticed no notable sound increase and the speed was no different than

From the manufacturer ARCHIVE AND SHARE Designed specifically for medium or large scale business customers, WD Red Pro drives are available up to 26TB and built for NAS systems. For the Demands of Big Business Engineered to handle high-intensity workloads in 24/7 environments, WD Red Pro is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on extended operating systems such as ZFS or other file systems. These drives add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back-up folders reliably in your NAS solution. Larger NAS Bay Shock Protection WD Red Pro drives are equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor that automatically detects subtle shock events and dynamic fly height technology which adjusts each read-write function to compensate and protect the data. This combination of technology further protects the drives in large NAS environments and helps increase hard drive reliability. 24/7 Environment Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours, the WD Red Pro drive is engineered to tackle 24/7 environments. Previous page 3D Active Balance Plus Helps ensure your data is protected from excessive vibration and noise in a NAS or RAID environment. This dual-plane balance control reduces the degradation of your drive over time. Cooler operations and enhanced reliability By reducing power consumption, the operating temperature of your NAS stays cool. With a lower temperature in your system, you can create a more reliable solution for your NAS. Next page