WD Red Pro 18TB NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 512MB Cache, 5 Year Warranty

Western Digital Red Pro 18tb 7200rpm Hdd. Unleash the power of your medium to large-scale business with the Western Digital Red Pro 18TB HDD. Engineered for 24x7 high-intensity workloads in up to 24-bay NAS systems, this drive excels at archiving, sharing, and RAID rebuilding. Featuring exclusive NASware™ 3.0 technology for seamless integration, robust data protection, and optimal performance, it ensures unparalleled compatibility and reliability. Enhanced with multi-axis shock sensors, 3D Active Balance Plus, and error recovery controls, the Red Pro is built to withstand demanding NAS environments. Experience extended drive testing and superior performance for your critical business data. For the Demands of Big Business Designed specifically with medium or large scale business customers in mind, WD Red™ Pro drives are available for up to 24-bay NAS systems.Engineered to handle high-intensity workloads1 in 24x7 environments, WD Red™ Pro is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on extended operating systems such as ZFS or other file systems.These drives add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back-up folders reliably in your NAS solution.Exclusive NASware™ 3.0 Technology Our exclusive advanced firmware technology, NASware™ 3.0, enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for NAS systems operating under heavy demand.Built into every WD Red™ Pro hard drive, NASware 3.0´s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility WD Red™ Pro drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive.Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments.Simply put, a WD Red™ Pro drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures.But don´t take our word for it.WD Red™ Pro drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing.Larger NAS Bay Shock Protection WD Red™ Pro drives are equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor that automatically detects subtle shock events and dynamic fly height technology which adjusts each read-write function to compensate and protect the data.This combination of technology further protects the drives in larger 24-bay NAS environments and helps increase hard drive reliability.3D Active Balance Plus Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability.Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.Error Recovery Prevention Built specifically for RAID and NAS environments, WD Red™ Pro drives come equipped with error recovery controls as part of NASware™ 3.0 technology to help reduce drive fallout in RAID applications.Extended Drive Testing A NAS environment that has up to 24 bays is very demanding on a hard drive with added vibration and heat.This is why every WD Red™ Pro drive is shipped with extended thermal cycle burn-in testing to help ensure each drive is tested for extended reliable operation.Desktop drives vs.WD Red™ Pro Do right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance.Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS:Western Digital Red Pro.HDD capacity:18 TB,.HDD speed:7200 RPM,.Storage drive buffer size:512 MB,.HDD size:3.5, Interface:Serial ATA. tradeinn Techinn

Available in capacities ranging from 2 to 22TB(1) | (1) 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment. For RAID-optimized NAS systems with unlimited number of bays Rated for 550TB/yr workload rate(2) | (2) Annualized Workload Rate = TB transferred x (8760 / recorded power-on hours). The maximum rated workload is specified for operating at typical temperature of 40C. Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations. Designed to handle the demands of high-intensity 24x7 multi-user NAS environments Western Digital partners with a wide range of NAS system vendors for extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures