IRVINE, Calif., Aug 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WD®,
a Western Digital® (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in
storage solutions, today announced the expansion of its
award-winning WD Red Pro hard drive line with the release of 5 TB
and 6 TB capacities. The WD Red Pro family is ideal for NAS
(network attached storage) systems having up to 16 drive bays and
serving businesses with more expansive storage needs than the
standard WD Red drives.
Shipping now, WD Red Pro 5 and 6 TB drives leverage an enhanced
design and 128 MB cache to deliver data transfer rates of 214
megabytes per second (MB/s). WD's NASware™ 3.0 features technology
promoting data protection, high NAS performance and reliable
integration.
"WD is providing customers a full portfolio of high capacity NAS
storage solutions (WD Red and WD Red Pro) for home, consumer and
business NAS solutions," said Cindi
Grace, senior vice president of WD storage technology group.
"With the capacity expansion, there is now a path for customers to
increase the storage density of their systems while knowing their
data is protected with the most trusted and valued brand on the
market."
WD Red Pro 6 TB hard drives feature the following:
Up to 16 Bay Shock Protection – Equipped with a
multi- axis shock sensor, the drive automatically detects subtle
shock events and, along with dynamic fly height technology, adjusts
each read-write function to compensate and protect the data,
further protecting the drive in large 1- to 16-bay NAS
environments.
NASware 3.0 – Exclusive advanced firmware enables
seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal
performance for systems operating in the demanding NAS
environment.
Vibration Protection – Hardware vibration compensation
technology monitors the drive to correct both linear and rotational
vibration in real time, further increasing drive reliability and
enabling high performance in higher vibration systems caused from
drive to drive vibration as well as from the high speed fans used
to cool the larger systems.
Longer Warranty Coverage – Complimenting WD Red drives at
a 3-year limited warranty, WD Red Pro offers longer warranty
coverage with a 5-year limited warranty.
Availability and Pricing
Available now at select U.S. retailers and distributors, the WD
Red Pro drive has a five-year limited regional warranty,
respectively. Manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the
WD Red Pro 5 TB drive (model #: WD5001FFWX) is $269.00 USD and $299.00
USD for 6 TB (model #: WD6001FFWX). More information about
WD Red Pro hard drives including terms of the limited warranty may
be found on the company website at
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/nas/.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and
storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the
company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and
solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and
integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing
systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as
well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's
leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media
players and software solutions empower people around the world to
easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on
multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered
in Irvine, California. For more
information, please visit the company's website at www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, WD Red and NASware, are
registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein
that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual
products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the
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