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Tag: WD Red
WD 22TB CMR and 26TB SMR HDDs Deliver Small Incremental Capacity...
WD has 22TB Ultrastar, Red Pro, Purple, and Gold drives for CMR markets and a 26TB SMR Ultrastar for lower cost and performance storage
Discussing Low WD Red Pro NAS Hard Drive Endurance Ratings
We discuss why the WD Red Pro 20TB has an almost shockingly low endurance rating that can be bested by low-cost consumer QLC SSDs
WD Red Pro 20TB Launched with Wickedly Weak Workload Rating
The new WD Red Pro 20TB is out but has only an annual workload rating of transferring 15 times the entire drive's capacity
What WD Red Plus Means For the Industry
We discuss what the WD Red Plus means for the industry. We also discuss a few updates and industry impacts since our previous piece
WD Red Plus Launched with CMR
Western Digital launched the WD Red Plus line to designate CMR but is keeping WD Red as a DM-SMR brand which is likely to ensnare vulnerable consumers
WD Red SMR vs CMR Tested Avoid Red SMR
We tested WD Red SMR v CMR drives to see if there was indeed a significant impact with the change. We found SMR can put data at risk 13-16x longer than CMR
Western Digital WD Red Performance Preview
The Western Digital WD Red is a hot topic in the NAS community at the moment as the small NAS market now has a...
Western Digital Releases the WD Red Series for NAS
Today Western Digital released a new line of drives, the Western Digital Red series, designed for network attached storage (NAS) applications. In the press...