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Now that the prices of SSDs have dropped to well below 50 cents per GB, we expect that only few Hardware.Info readers will still want to use a conventional hard drive as their primary storage device. We still can't quite live without them, however, beca...
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In the modern Protestant church, you may notice worship style vary vastly between congregations of different denominations. Now, for those among us who do not attend church, or are not familiar with this stuff, let me start you off with some technical jar...
For about $225 at press time, the Western Digital Red Pro WD4001FFSX 4TB commands a considerable price premium over the $165 Western Digital Red WD40EFRX 4TB , HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB , and Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 4TB . But before we get too carried awa...
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The business class NAS segment has traditionally fallen near the boundary between enterprise class and client HDDs. Administrators typically address these workloads with low-intensity enterprise HDDs such as the Western Digital SE. Western Digital has exp...
The NAS segment is experiencing more stratification as manufacturers focus on delivering refined solutions that target specific use cases. The WD Red Pro does not directly compete with the Seagate NAS HDD and the original WD Red, but we included those re...
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With the launch of the world's highest capacity purpose-built NAS storage solution in the 6TB Red, WD at the same has also launched a new lineup dubbed the WD Red Pro. The WD Red Pro is built from the ground up for medium to large business NAS market, wit...
Throughout testing, the WD Red Pro shined, and as I was putting the charts together for this review, I began to get a grin on my face as the columns shot up and the performance of the Red Pro topped everything previously tested. In sequential testing, th...
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About a month ago, we published our review on the Western Digital Black WD6001FZWX 6TB hard drive. As I was scouring the internet , one user commented on the introduction of my article, saying it "takes the cake for the most creative way to segue into a h...
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Western Digital has established a lead in the NAS segment with its Red series of drives, and the manufacturer is looking to consolidate its footing in this category with the enthusiast-focused Red Pro drives.Great performance, five-year warranty, attracti...
WD's Red series excels at offering SOHO users the ideal mix of affordability and performance, and with the Red Pro lineup, the manufacturer is targeting enthusiast users that want drives with 7200RPM in a 24/7 environment. The faster spindle speed and opt...
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A couple of weeks back, Western Digital updated their NAS-specific drive lineup with 5 and 6 TB Red drives. In addition, 7200 RPM Red Pro models with 2 - 4 TB capacities were also introduced. We have already looked at the performance of the WD Red, and it...
The lowest power consumption numbers were recorded, as expected, with the 5400/5900 RPM drives: the WD Reds, Seagate NAS HDDs and the Seagate Terascale units. While the WD Red drew the least power in the resync test, the Terascale and the NAS HDD drew les...
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Alongside the launch of the larger 6TB capacity Red HDDs with NASware 3.0, WD also launched a new family of NAS drives dubbed Red Pro. The Red Pro HDDs spin at 7,200RPM, come in capacities of up to 4TB, and are designed for larger tower or rackmount NAS e...
Good overall performance, Battle tested WD NAS pedigree, NASoptimized enterprise HDD platform...
Topend capacity could be higher, CIFS performance lags iSCSI...
The WD Red Pro HDDs with NASware 3.0 demonstrate top-in-class performance and reliability, which is vital for enterprises using larger tower or rackmount NAS form factors...
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