WD RED WD60EFRX/ 6TB/ INTELLIPOWER/ DDR2/ 64MB/ 3.5" /
WD Red is the only drive specifically designed for NAS systems with 1 to 8
bays.
Extensively tested for compatibility with top NAS manufacturers.
Engineered for 24/7 operation and reliability.
WD NASWare technology enables seamless integration with balanced performance.
3 year limited warranty.
WD Red NAS Storage NAS Hard Drive
The next generation of hard drives for personal, home or small office network
attached storage systems.
WD Red
WD Red just got bigger
Our formula of success has led to the growth of WD Red into the highest
capacities possible. Available up to 6 TB, WD offers an even broader, more
comprehensive portfolio of NAS solutions for our customers spanning from a total
of 1 to 16 bays. The WD Red family just got bigger.
NASware grows to 3.0
Built off of our determination to deliver the best NAS experience, NASware 3.0
extends our promise by further optimizing WD Red for the NAS environment with
added support for 6 to 8 NAS bays. WD Red now supports small NAS systems from 1
to 8 bays thanks to NASware 3.0, which further improves drive compatibility and
reliability. At 48 TB of total capacity in an 8 bay system, WD Red really is a
newer generation NAS experience.
Professional solutions
Designed specifically with SMB customers in mind, the WD Red family has expanded
with the addition of WD Red Pro, which is available for the 8 to 16 bay medium
to large-scale NAS environments.
*Data reflects products in production as of August 2013.
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Product Features
Exclusive NASware 3.0 Technology
Our exclusive technology, NASware 3.0, makes WD Red thrive in the demanding
small-NAS environment. By adding WD Red to your NAS system, not only is
everything more efficient and reliable, you get to enjoy the best NAS experience
possible.
3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the
overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly
balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce
the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time. (EFRX models
only)
The right choice
WD Red is designed specifically for home and small office NAS systems and PCs
with RAID.
Enhanced reliability
Since your NAS system is always on, a highly reliable drive is essential. With a
35% MTBF improvement over standard drives, the WD Red drive with NASware 3.0 is
designed for the 24x7 environment.
Upgrading your drive is easy
WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site,
enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall
your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.
WD Certified
WD-certified packaging
All WD drives purchased from Amazon.com are shipped in WD-certified hard drive
packaging. It is designed and fully tested to provide WD products with the
highest of safety while in transit. With WD-certified packaging, you can rest
assured that your WD hard drive will arrive safely, fully protected, in a
non-descript, easy-open package.
Recommended use
WD Red NAS hard drives are recommended for use in personal/small/home office,
1-8 bay NAS systems. For systems that use more than 8 bays or are rack mount
solutions, please consider WD Red Pro hard drives.***
***WD hard drives are designed and tested for use in specific applications and
environments. This ensures that your hard drive is compatible with and functions
properly in your application. Our hard drives are warranted against defects in
materials and workmanship in the system for which they were designed. Use in
systems other than for what the hard drive was designed could result in
compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or
workmanship defects.
Ideal for:
Small NAS environments 1 to 8 bay
RAID configurations
Features at a glance
Next-generation NAS experience with NASware 3.0 and up to a massive 6 TB
capacity
Most extensive NAS partner compatibility-testing list available*
Expanded NAS solutions with 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factors
Improved drive reliability and data protection in the event of a power loss or
disruption
Premium 24x7 support
NAS compatibility
Advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive, NASware 3.0 enables
seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for systems
operating in NAS and RAID environments.
The secret is the next-generation technology
WD's next-generation NASware 3.0 technology improves NAS storage performance by
reducing common hard drive concerns in NAS systems including concerns for things
like compatibility, integration, upgrade ability, reliability and cost of
ownership that are experienced with a hard drive designed for desktop computers.
NAS for Home
Take your connected home environment to the next level with a NAS system that is
equipped with WD Red hard drives and enjoy streaming your media, backing up your
computers, file sharing and managing your digital content faster and easier. The
WD Red NASware 3.0 experience with increased compatibility makes sharing from
your mobile device, computer, TV, stereo and more an instant gratification. WD
Red enables you to create your own reliable Personal Cloud.
Lower operating temperatures
Reduce your electricity bill with WD Red drives. Innovative technology reduces
power consumption and lowers the operating temperature, resulting in a more
reliable and affordable solution for always on NAS environments.
The WD advantage
WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.)
prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000
hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000
helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the
U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details.