Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive

The WD Red Pro drives are specifically designed for medium or large-scale business customers, catering to their needs. With capacities ranging from 2 to 22TB, these drives are engineered to handle high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, making them ideal for archiving, sharing, and RAID array rebuilding on extended operating systems such as ZFS or other file systems.

Rated for an annualized workload rate of 550TB/yr, the WD Red Pro drives are optimized for RAID-enabled NAS systems with an unlimited number of bays. This rating is based on typical operating temperatures of 40°C, although the actual workload rate may vary depending on the specific hardware and software components in use.

By enabling employees to quickly share files and reliably back up folders within the NAS solution, the WD Red Pro drives add value to businesses. Western Digital has extensively tested these drives with a wide range of NAS system vendors to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures, ensuring a seamless integration.

The design of the WD Red Pro drives specifically addresses the demands of high-intensity, 24x7 multi-user NAS environments. This robust engineering allows users to trust the reliability and performance of the drives, making them a valuable asset in data-intensive business operations.

It's important to note that the stated capacity of 1TB is equivalent to one trillion bytes, while the actual user capacity may be slightly less depending on the operating environment. This slight difference is a result of the way storage capacity is measured and reported.

In summary, the WD Red Pro drives are tailored for medium to large-scale business customers, offering high-capacity, high-intensity performance, and extensive compatibility with a wide range of NAS systems. These drives are designed to meet the challenging requirements of 24x7 multi-user NAS environments, providing reliable data storage and sharing capabilities to support the needs of modern businesses.

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