Is Red Pro Worth the Premium for You?

Where WD Red Pro fits

WD Red Pro is WD's higher-performance NAS range: 7200rpm CMR drives with rotational vibration sensors for multi-bay enclosures, a higher workload rating and a longer warranty than Red Plus. It is aimed at busier pools, more users and larger bay counts where the extra speed and endurance pay off.

Workload rating and warranty

WD Red Pro is rated for 300TB of writes per year with a 5-year warranty, double the workload rating of Red Plus. The 7200rpm spindle gives faster sustained transfers, at the cost of a little more noise, heat and power.

Capacities and which NAS it suits

Red Pro spans from around 2TB up to about 26TB, covering the high end that Red Plus does not reach. The larger 16TB to 26TB models are the reason to choose Red Pro, for dense 4-bay-and-up pools and small-business arrays.

Red Pro suits 4-bay and larger NAS, busy multi-user pools and small-business units.

Best WD Red Pro by need