. 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 Key Product Info. For Small or Medium Businesses Exclusive NASware 3.0 Built for optimum NAS compatibility 3D Active Balance Plus 5400RPM performance class Product Features 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. Exclusive NASware 3.0 Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system & with Western Digital's 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 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 word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement & compatibility-testing. 3D Active Balance Plus The 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. 24/7 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. 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.