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WD Red: NAS Hard Drive
WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.

NAS compatibility

WD eliminates the confusion. WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1 to 5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small business NAS.

Enhanced reliability

With a 35% MTBF improvement over standard desktop drives, the WD Red drive is designed and manufactured to be a more reliable and robust solution.

The secret is in the technology–NASware

Advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive, enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for systems operating in NAS and RAID environments.

Energy efficient

Innovative technology reduces power consumption and lowers the operating temperature, resulting in a more reliable and affordable solution for always on 24x7 NAS environments.

3D Active balance Plus

Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.

Premium Support

Exclusively for WD Red drive customers, free dedicated 24x7 support line.

Detail Specifications
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity
3,000,592 MB
User Sector per Drive
5,860,533,168
Advanced Format (AF)
Yes
SATA Latching Connector
Yes
Form Factor
3.5 inch
RoHS Compliant
Yes
Performance
Data Transfer Rate:
-Buffer to Host (Max): 6Gb/s
-Host to/from Drive (Typical): 145Mb/s
Cache (MB): 64
Rotational Speed (RPM): IntelliPower
Reliability Data Integrity
Load/Unload Cycles: 600,000
Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read: <1 in 10
MTBF (Hours): 1,000,000
Power Management
12VDC (A, Peak): 1.73
Average Power Requirements (W):
-Read/Write: 4.4
Idle: 4.1
Standby: 0.6
Sleep: 0.6
Environmental Specifications
Temperature (C on the Base Casting):
-Operating: 0 to 70
-Non-Operating: -40 to 70
Shock (GS):
-Operating (2ms Read/Write): 30
-Operating (2ms Read): 65
-Non-Operating (1ms): 350
Average Acoustics:
-Idle Mode: 23
-Seek Mode: 24


30 Day Return Policy

 

Before returning a product, please contact our customer service team to obtain a Return Authorization (RA). For your convenience, we recommend that you contact us. Nearly all email inquiries will receive a response within a maximum of one business day. When you receive your RA email from us, it will include the proper address to send the return. Note that outgoing shipping charges are not refundable; however we will provide a return shipping label on defective items that are claimed within 30 days of delivery. Also note that we cannot take back any return without the original manufacturer's box and packing materials/accessories. Be sure to keep all this until you are absolutely sure you won't be returning it! Please be advised that all items are inspect and tested before processing any refunds or repairs/replacement. This applies to international customer’s.

 

International Customer’s – The customer is responsible for paying their nations custom fees/taxes. If the customers chooses not to pay those fee’s and the item is returned. The customer will be refunded, however they will be charge a small restocking fee of the original shipping cost, plus the return/refusal fee.

 

Defective Items - Defective items may be returned within 30 days of delivery of purchase date may return there item for a refund or replacement. In the event the item is tested and works fine, you may be subject to a small restocking fee. It’s the buyers responsibility to make sure what they purchase is compatible with what they are using. This applies to international customers

 

Non-Defective Items - ALL non defective items may be returned for 30 days after delivery date. These returns will be charged a 15% restocking fee. Opened items must be in re-sellable condition and have ALL original packaging, accessories, manuals and warranty cards included. A larger restocking fee (20-50%) will be applied if the item is returned in a condition that prevents us from re-selling it. This applies to international customers

 

Damaged Items - In the rare event that an item arrives damaged, please refuse shipment if the damage is external or notify us within 48 hours if the damage is concealed. WE CAN NOT ACCEPT DAMAGE CLAIMS AFTER 48 HOURS from delivery date. SpicyBomb, at its sole discretion, will either ship a replacement or issue a full refund when and if the claim is settled with the carrier. Items shipped to freight forwarders must be inspected for damage prior to forwarding shipment. No damage claims will be accepted once an item leaves a freight forwarder. This applies to international customers

Business Hours

M-Friday 9am-5:30pm (PST)