Tackle Intensity with WD Red™ Plus Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments & increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving & sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS & other file systems. Built & tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, & confidence in storing & sharing your precious home & work files. For Small or Medium Businesses Stream, backup, share, & organize your digital content with a NAS & WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network & devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red™ Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance." Exclusive NASware 3.0 Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system & with Western Digitals exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each & every drive. Built into every WD Red™ Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, & reliability. Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility WD Red™ Plus drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance & reliability in NAS & RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red™ Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red™ Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement & compatibility-testing. " WD Red™ Pro for Big Business If you’re looking for heavy duty performance for NAS, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver exceptional performance for the medium to large business customer with extreme demands. For NAS environments with 9 to 24 bays, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance & unwavering assurance backed by a 5-year limited warranty. " 3D Active Balance Plus Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance & reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration & noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, & degrade the performance over time. 24x 7 Environment Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red™ Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x 7 environments. Premium Support & a 3-year Limited Warranty Confidently upgrade your NAS performance with the assurance of a 3-year limited warranty, coupled with world-class support services included with every WD Red™ Plus drive. Desktop Drives vs. WD Red™ Plus Do right by your NAS & choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data & maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS: Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these drives are specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems for optimum performance. Reliability: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, & desktop drives aren’t typically designed & tested under those conditions like WD Red™ Plus drives are. Error Recovery Controls: WD Red™ Plus NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system. Noise & Vibration Protection: Designed to operate solo, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise & vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red™ Plus drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.