Engineered to deliver high performance and reliability to commercial and enterprise NAS environments, the 10TB Red Pro 7200rpm SATA III NAS HDD 2-Packfrom 10TB Red Pro 7200rpm SATA III NAS HDD 2-Packis well-suited for multimedia and creative pros, medium to large businesses, and commercial and enterprise NAS systems. Able to work in RAID-optimized NAS systems with an unlimited number of drive bays, this 10TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 256MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, which all help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a rate of up to 265 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 600,000 load/unload cycles, < 1 in 10¹⁵ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, a workload rate of 550TB per year, dual-plane balance control technology, and 2 million hours MTBF. Shock protection is provided by a multi-axis shock sensor and WD's NASware helps increase system compatibility, allowing Red Pro drives to be more easily integrated with your existing network infrastructure.

20TB Storage Capacity (2 x 10TB)    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Data Transfer Speeds up to 265 MB/s    600,000 Load/Unload Cycles    2.0 Million Hours MTBF    Multi-Axis Shock Sensor    NASware Technology

• 10TB storage capacity
• For RAID-optimized NAS systems with an unlimited number of bays
• Workload rating of up 550TB per year and up to a 2 million hours MTBF

• Multimedia creative pros
• Medium to large businesses
• Commercial and enterprise NAS systems

Western Digital's exclusive NASware technology fine tunes drive parameters to match NAS system workloads, which helps increase performance and reliability.

WD Red Pro hard drives are designed to handle the rigorous demands of high-intensity 24/7 multi-user NAS environments and increase system durability.

Western Digital partners with a wide range of NAS system vendors for extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures.

WD Red Pro drives include Rotation Vibration (RV) sensors that anticipate and proactively counteract disturbances caused by increased vibration. By dispersing excess vibration across the drive chassis, turbulence is minimized, performance is maintained, and drives are protected.

WD Red Pro hard drives include a multi-axis shock sensor to detect subtle shock events and automatically compensate with dynamic fly height technology to further protect the drives in NAS enclosures.

Western Digital stands behind their NAS storage solutions with the assurance of a limited 5-year limited warranty and world-class support services for hassle free data storage.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. I’m a professional photographer and all of my images are stored via these large drives. My operating system is on a ssd, and when I first bring images in they are processed on my ssd drive. But one I store them, they are still accessed by my software (Lightroom and other Adobe products), and often I’m still retrieving, searching for and editing the images long after they were moved off my ssd drive. This drive will be wired directly into my mother board and PC that has 4 storage drives. What are the pros of the following two drives and cons for my situation. Which would you recommend? Thank you.

A: I think your question boils down to a comparison of an SSD vs a HDD. For backup there are many reasons to go with a hard drive. Price, Capacity. For the OS and Applications - we would suggest SSDs.

Q: 2. Is WD12TB Red Pro compatible with Synology DS920+? Thanks.

A: Yes, the WD12TB Red Pro is compatible with Synology DS920+.

Q: 3. Are Western Digital NAS drives compatible with the Lacie Big 5 NAS system? Thanks

A: Yes, theses drives would work with the Lacie Big 5

Q: 4. Does the OEM drive come with the same 5 year warranty that the retail kits come with from WD?

A: Yes, this drive comes with the same warranty as the retail kit. It carries a 5-Year Limited Warranty against defects from Western Digital.

Q: 5. What is the difference between OEM and Retail packaging? Thank you!

A: The OEM would come in a plain white or brown box, and the retail model would come in a manufacturers branded box

Q: 6. Which drives are installed in WD My Cloud Mirror Gen 2, the Red or Red Pro?

A: They would be the standard WD red hard drives.

Q: 7. Would these work in the DS1520+?

A: Yes, this WD 12TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (Retail), would work with the DS1520+.

Q: 8. If I replace the WD Red NAS 5400 RPM drives in a My Cloud EX2 Ultra with these, how much of a performance difference can I reasonably expect to see?

A: Almost no difference, unless you're using these drives as regular OS drives, where application read/write speed is more critical. If building a NAS I would recommend 5400s, the read speed is fine for streaming, they last longer than 7200s on average, and they're usually cheaper. I got these 7200 at a great price, so it made sense for me at the time.

Q: 9. What is the difference between the other Ironwolf NAS 10tb that i see listed on BHPhoto's website?

A: This model, the "Pro," includes a limited 2-year Data Recovery Service that helps you retrieve damaged data in the event of a mechanical error, accident, or natural disaster.

Q: 10. Will these work in a Drobo 8D?

A: According to the specifications from Drobo, the maximum volume size for the Drobo 8D is 128TB. This would mean that, theoretically, each bay could support up to 16TB. However, we wouldn’t be able to guarantee a drive like the WD 20TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD, B&H # WE201KFGXSPB, would work with the Drobo 8D and give you the full 20TB capacity.