Thursday, May 18th 2017
Western Digital Introduces 10 TB RED, RED PRO HDDs
Western Digital has introduced new models to its RED and RED PRO line-up of HDDs. The RED series is oriented more towards a NAS environment, though nothing is really stopping you from putting on of these into your system. These use the same HelioSeal technology that WD uses on their enterprise-class drives, which allows the company to increase the capacity of the RED and RED PRO drives by 25%.
The normal RED drive is built for systems with up to 8 drive bays, while the RED PRO is built for systems with up to 16 drive bays. The RED series is more silent, with an internal spindle speed of 5400RPM, while the RED PRO series comes with a 7200RPM speed. This means the PRO series is louder while operating, but also that is has better performance and faster data access times.WD RED & RED PRO 10TB Feature Highlights
Pricing and Availability
The new WD RED and WD RED PRO 10 TB hard drives are available now. The WD RED 10TB feature a three-year limited warranty and a $494.00 USD MSRP, while the WD RED PRO 10 TB expand both those details to a five-year limited warranty and a $533.00 USD MSRP.
The normal RED drive is built for systems with up to 8 drive bays, while the RED PRO is built for systems with up to 16 drive bays. The RED series is more silent, with an internal spindle speed of 5400RPM, while the RED PRO series comes with a 7200RPM speed. This means the PRO series is louder while operating, but also that is has better performance and faster data access times.WD RED & RED PRO 10TB Feature Highlights
- HelioSeal: Bringing Western Digital's fourth generation, exclusive HelioSeal technology in 10TB capacity to the NAS storage market.
- 3D Active Balance Plus, an enhanced balance control technology that improves overall drive performance and reliability.
- Seamless integration with Western Digital's My Cloud Pro Series NAS and My Cloud Expert Series NAS systems. These systems are designed specifically for the creative community. They enable a seamless transfer of content between devices in any location, whether users are shooting remotely or editing at home.
- NASware 3.0 is the latest version of WD's original NASware technology. It is designed to improve reliability and system performance, reduce customer downtime, and to simplify the integration process.
- Optimized performance class - 5400 RPM class for SOHO environments, 7200 RPM class for up to 16 bay NAS systems
Pricing and Availability
The new WD RED and WD RED PRO 10 TB hard drives are available now. The WD RED 10TB feature a three-year limited warranty and a $494.00 USD MSRP, while the WD RED PRO 10 TB expand both those details to a five-year limited warranty and a $533.00 USD MSRP.