WD®, a  Western Digital® (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions,  today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Red®  line of SATA hard drives for home and small office NAS (network attached  storage) systems with the release of a 5 TB¹
and first-to-market  6 TB capacity for NAS-specific storage and the introduction of WD Red Pro hard  drives that address the medium to large business NAS market.  Compatibility-tested with top NAS system manufacturers and optimized for power  and performance, WD Red 3.5-inch hard drives are now shipping in 1 TB to 6 TB  capacities; and the new WD Red Pro 3.5-inch hard drives are available in 2 TB  to 4 TB capacities. 

  “With the expansion and evolution of the WD  Red family, WD once again is providing its loyal customers with increased capacity  up to 6 TB; improved bay count support with up to 8 bays; increased product  breadth with WD Red Pro; and more features with the latest generation of  NASware technology,” said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president and general  manager, WD Storage Technology. “WD continues to listen to its customers and  bring exciting innovation to the category they helped to create.”

WD Red

A storage industry innovation first  introduced in 2012, WD Red hard drives address the unique environment of NAS  and the growing demand for affordable, reliable and compatible storage that  reduces customer total cost of ownership. With the release of 5 TB and 6 TB  models, the WD Red line of hard drives is now further enriched with greater  storage capacity and increased performance with NASware 3.0, an enhanced  version of WD’s original NASware® technology, designed to improve reliability  and system performance, reduce customer downtime and to simplify the  integration process.

WD Red hard drives also feature 3D Active  Balance Plus, an enhanced balance control technology, which significantly  improves overall drive performance and reliability. Exclusive for WD Red  customers, WD offers free premium 24x7 dedicated support.

By increasing NASware 3.0 capability, the WD  Red 1–6 TB capacity drives are capable of supporting up to eight bay NAS systems  with no negative impact to performance.

WD Red Pro

Ideal for medium to large business  environments, the new WD Red Pro line of NAS hard drives supports eight to 16  bay NAS systems. The enhanced design offers reliable, high performance storage powered  by NASware 3.0. By introducing the WD Red Pro, WD now has a full portfolio NAS  storage solution with the WD Red family (WD Red and WD Red Pro) for both consumer  and business NAS solutions.

WDGreen

The WD Green™ line of cool and quiet hard  drives is also seeing capacity expansion with 5 TB and 6 TB additions for high  capacity consumer storage.

High capacity WD 6 TB hard drives will  integrate seamlessly with WD’s My Cloud®, My Cloud EX2, My Cloud EX4, My Cloud  Mirror personal cloud storage as well as My Book® and My Book Duo external  drive solutions and are compatible to work with a wide array of WD OEM NAS  partners. An updated list of WD Red-qualified products and manufacturers is  available on the WD website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810.

Availability and Pricing

Available now at select U.S. retailers and  distributors, WD Red and WD Red Pro have three- and five-year limited regional warranties,  respectively. Manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for WD Red 5 TB  (model #: WD50EFRX) is $249.00  USD, and $299.00 USD for 6 TB  (model #: WD60EFRX). Pricing for  WD Red Pro 2 TB (model #: WD2001FFSX)  is $159.00 USD, $199.00 USD for 3 TB  (model #: WD3001FFSX) and $259.00 USD for 4 TB (model #: WD4001FFSX).  More information about WD Red hard drives including terms of the limited  warranty may be found on the company website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/nas/.