![]() ![]() The WD Red was engineered specifically for this duty, complete with customized NASware firmware which includes critical features like intelligent error recovery controls that prevent drives from dropping off the RAID due to long recovery cycles. The WD Green for instance, while the leading low power drive on the market, wasn’t designed for the 24×7 access requirements that NAS systems require. The obvious question may be then, what’s wrong with the WD Greens and other low power drives that have been performing NAS duty to this point? The answer is really about projected use. Western Digital wants Red to be the clear answer for small NAS units – no thought necessary, just buy your NAS enclosure and fill it with WD Reds. Additionally there’s a growing number of NAS systems shipped without drives pre-installed, which raises the question about which drive is best for NAS usage. According to a recent IDC personal storage report, the personal and small business 1-12 bay NAS market is the fastest growing segment of the hard drive storage market. With the increase in adoption of home and small business NAS units, WD’s decision to make a product exclusively for that growing market makes some sense. WD has several features that they’re touting as critical for the NAS user including NASware specialized firmware, Intellipower low power spindle, robust NAS compatibility list, three year warranty and a dedicated WD Red 24×7 customer support line (1-855-55-WDRED if you need them). The Western Digital Red family of hard drives is designed for the 1 to 6 bay SOHO NAS space, which is about as specialized as it gets. ![]() It’s an interesting decision – WD is expanding their low-power 3.5" hard drive offerings with a second line at the same time Seagate exits the "green" market, claiming low-power drives aren’t really all that beneficial or quite frankly, special. It’s an interesting decision – WD is expanding their low-power 3.5" hard drive offerings with a second line at the same time Seagate exists the "green" market, claiming low-power drives aren’t really all that beneficial or quite frankly, special. ![]()
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