1TB WD Red 64MB cache

The WD Red hard drive is the world's first model to be developed exclusively for NAS systems. The drive is tested for 24/7 operation at home or for small NAS businesses with one to five drives (for larger NAS systems it is better to use enterprise drives). The result is an increase of up to 35% on the statistical indicator MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), which indicates the median time in hours and allows for the equipment to work flawlessly as expected. The WD Red is a simply more resilient and robust solution than standard desktop hard drives, but yet is not significantly more expensive - and precisely because of this we unhesitantly recommend it for your NAS!

NASware - the secret is in the technology

An advanced firmware is integrated into each WD Red hard drive. It ensures seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance in NAS and RAID environments. Its unique NASware algorithms tune its performance and thus facilitate deployment in continuous 24x7 operation environments. Additionally, its energy consumption has been optimised. This not only saves you money from your wallet but also reduces the heat of the disk, leading to a further increase in reliability and durability. The intelligent error correction system prevents RAID-based drives from being discarded due to excessively long error recovery times. When unexpected outages occur, the NASware ensures completion of the command prior to shutting down the drive and further increases reliability.

Features that will be welcomed by all users.

• Support for streaming - The NASware boasts compatibility with an ATA Streaming Feature Set suite, which is important for use in audiovisual libraries, such as Windows Media Center.
• SMART Command Transport (SCT) - The NASware allows you to monitor and measure the performance of the disk through the SMART disk command set. SMART can display disk data such as temperature profiles, statistics, disk access and more... The NASware also offers temperature measurement with a maximum deviation of ±1°C.
• Power Management - allows you to optimise the energy consumption within the system NAS.
• Performance BIC - provides optimised BIC performance which reduces power consumption and noise.

3D Active Balance Plus

Improved technology ensures the balance of the disk which significantly improves its overall performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced are often found in systems with multiple drives. As a result, excessive vibration and noise reduce the life of the drive and, over time degrade performance.

So why choose from the WD Red range?

• NAS specific needs - desktop hard drives are designed for use in desktop PCs and when used in NAS and RAID systems, do not offer the best performance, nor protection for your sensitive data.
• Compatibility - Hard drives that are designed for desktop computers may cause problems when they are integrated into a NAS system.
• Reliability - desktop hard drives are not capable of long-term work at high temperatures or in continuous operation for a long time
• System Error recovery - Desktop hard disks are not intended for use in RAID environments and do not include drivers that prevent the RAID array from encountering errors that may cause a RAID failure. Subsequent RAID rebuilding costs users time and unnecessary effort.
• Noise and vibration - desktop drives are not optimised to minimise noise and vibration. In addition to reducing comfort levels for the user, their installation into NAS systems run the risk of reducing their reliability and durability.

Specifications:
Basic:
Capacity: 1TB (1,000,204 megabytes)
Sectors: 1953525168
Interface: Serial ATA 6Gb/sec
Others: Advanced Format (AF), the jack Serial ATA
Performance:
Baud rate from the buffer to the host: 6 Gb/sec (max.)
Transmission speed host <-> disk: 150MB/sec (typical)
Buffer (cache): 64MB
Speed: IntelliPower (variable)
Reliability and data integrity:
Unrecoverable read error (bits per reading): <1 from the number in 1014
The number of cycles load / release: 600,000
MTBF: 1,000,000 hours
Power requirements:
Read / Write: 3.7W
Idle: 3.2W
Stand-by: 0.6W
Sleep mode: 0.6W
Environment:
Operating temperature: 0-70°C
Noise Idle: 21dBA
Noise when searching: 22dBA
Specifications:
Size: 3.5"
Dimensions: 26 x 147 x 102mm (H x W x D)
Weight: 450g
Note: This product is not an independently functioning unit and may require professional installation.