Designed to meet the reliability, endurance, and performance requirements of 24/7 storage in small and medium-sized business storage systems, the Synology 12TB HAT3310 Plus SATA III NAS HDD 4-Packfrom Synology 12TB HAT3310 Plus SATA III NAS HDD 4-Packdelivers NAS-class reliability to ensure consistent performance in high-uptime and multi-user environments. The HAT3310 Plus has passed 500,000 hours of testing, has a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) rating of 1.2 million hours, a yearly workload rating of 180TB, and is filled with helium instead of regular air. Also featured is a storage capacity of 12TB, a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 512MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with sustained speeds of up to 281 MB/s.

12TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    512MB Cache    7200 rpm    Up to 281 MB/s Sustained Transfer Rate    1.2 Million Hours MTBF    180TB Yearly Workload Rating    Helium Sealed

Backed by a 1.2 million hours MTBF and 180TB per year workload rating.

Stringent validation and up to 500,000 hours of testing ensure reliability in Synology systems.

Firmware updates can be performed directly in Synology DSM.

Conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology offers consistent performance.

Synology Plus Series HDDs are backed by a 1.2 million hour Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) rating and 180TB per year workload rating, which is up to three times the limit of conventional desktop hard drives. Over 500,000 hours of compatibility and stress testing ensure smooth operation even under multi-user workloads.

Users are automatically notified when firmware updates become available for Synology Plus Series HDDs and can update drives seamlessly from DiskStation Manager (DSM) on their Synology storage system, eliminating the need for third-party tools and disk removal for firmware updates.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. can I use this drive in my new iMac?

A: While this drive will install, and boot in the new iMac it does not have Apples thermal sensor. Because of this the fans in the iMac will always run at 100% and I would not recommend it as an upgrade. Also note that the new iMacs are very difficult to open for the upgrade.

Q: 2. Will this work on synology DS423+?

A: Yes, the WD 12TB Red Plus 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is compatible with the Synology DiskStation DS423+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure.

Q: 3. Will this work with Thunder3 RAID Station from AKiTiO ?

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Red B&H # WEWD40EFR is compatible with the Akitio Thunder3 Raid Station.

Q: 4. Would the WD Red drive be suitable for DAS enclosure?

A: You can use these drives with a DAS but they are optimized for NAS enclosures.

Q: 5. Is this compatible with g-technology g-raid thunderbolt model?

A: Yes, these WD 12TB Red Plus 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD 2-Pack Kit are compatible with the G-Raid Thunderbolt Enclosure.

Q: 6. Are these CMR drives?

A: Yes, this Synology 16TB HAT3310 Plus Series SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is CMR.

Q: 7. Are 18TB Red Pro #WD181KFGX compatible with Synology DS923+?

A: The WD 18TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD with the part number WD181KFGX-SPAFPN0 is not on Synology's official compatibility list. This does not mean it won't work with the DS923+, but it does mean that Synology reserves the right to deny you service if you use this drive. Synology also reserves the right to change the list at any time.

Q: 8. Are these new drives CMR or SMR? Thanks

A: The WD 8TB Red Plus 5640 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is a CMR drive.

Q: 9. What is the difference between Red and Retail Kit?

A: Package is diff, HDD itself is the same. (Red in brown box, Retail in printed box)

Q: 10. will it be compatible with Synology DS415Play?

A: This HDD is compatible with Synology enclosures.