Available in capacities ranging from 1-14TB with support for up to 8 bays
Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate
NASware firmware for compatibility
Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
3-year limited warranty
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Take your NAS storage solutions to the next level with the WD Red Plus 4TB 3.5" SATA III Internal NAS Hard Drive, available in a convenient 2-pack. These powerful hard drives are meticulously engineered for performance, reliability, and power efficiency, making them ideal for small to medium NAS environments. Designed to handle the demanding workloads of power users and small to medium business NAS setups, WD Red Plus drives deliver the speed and capacity necessary to store, protect, and share growing amounts of data efficiently. Optimized for mid-sized RAID-optimized NAS systems, these drives offer increased power efficiency, ensuring that your NAS operates smoothly without excessive energy consumption.
The inclusion of Western Digital's exclusive NASware technology fine-tunes drive parameters to match NAS system workloads, enhancing both performance and reliability. Built for continuous operation, WD Red Plus hard drives are designed to function 24x7, providing users with the confidence of reliable data access at all times. Extensive compatibility testing with a wide range of NAS system vendors ensures that these drives integrate seamlessly with most NAS enclosures, offering dependable performance. Engineered for a lower total cost of ownership, WD Red Plus drives consume less power and run cooler compared to previous models, reducing operating costs and minimizing heat in thermally challenged NAS boxes.
Despite their power efficiency, these drives maintain robust performance, capable of handling the mixed demands of multi-drive NAS systems. Enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves balance, reducing vibration and noise in multi-drive systems, which in turn increases the overall drive lifespan and reliability. Unlike desktop drives, which are not typically designed for RAID-optimized NAS systems, WD Red Plus drives are purpose-built to ensure optimum performance and data preservation. With RAID error recovery control, these drives help reduce failures within multi-bay NAS systems, providing a level of reliability that generic desktop drives cannot match.
Additionally, WD Red Plus drives feature Rotation Vibration (RV) sensors that proactively counteract disturbances caused by increased vibration, ensuring smooth operation in multi-bay NAS environments. Choose WD Red Plus for a hard drive solution that is specifically designed and tested for NAS, offering unmatched compatibility, reliability, and performance for your always-on, high-intensity NAS environment.
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Model
Brand
WD
Series
Red Plus
Model
NE-WD101EFBX
Performance
Interface
SATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity
10TB
NAND Flash Memory Type
Hard Drive
Recording Technology
CMR
RPM
7200 RPM
Cache
256MB
Features
Features
Tackle Intensity with WD Red Plus Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.
For Small or Medium Businesses Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware 3.0 technology increases your drives' compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.
Exclusive NASware 3.0 Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0's advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.
Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility WD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don't take our word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing.
WD Red Pro for Big Business If you're looking for heavy duty performance for NAS, WD Red Pro drives deliver exceptional performance for the medium to large business customer with extreme demands.
Usage
For NAS systems
Dimensions
Form Factor
3.5"
Height (maximum)
26.10mm
Width (maximum)
101.60mm
Length (maximum)
147.00mm
Additional Information
First Listed on Newegg
March 04, 2021
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