New WD Red™ Pushes Improved for Interface in Always-on 1- to 5-Bay NAS Systems; Provide Buyers More Choices Designed to Their Needs

WD(R) Designs First Difficult Pushes For SOHO NAS Techniques.

WD® , a storage space leader in the industry, today declared the first appearance of WD Red™ NAS hard drives, a modern range of SATA hard drives created for house and little workplace NAS (network connected storage) systems with one to five generate coves. Compatibility-tested with top NAS box producers and optimized for energy and efficiency, WD Red hard drives are now shipping in 3.5-inch 1 TB, 2 TB and 3 TB capabilities.

The WD Red range functions NASware™ technological innovation, developed to improve stability and system efficiency, reduce client recovery time and to easily simplify the incorporation process. This new items details the unique environment of NAS and the increasing demand for affordable, reliable and suitable storage space that decreases client total price of possession. WD Red hard drives also feature 3D Active Stability Plus, an enhanced balance control technological innovation, which significantly improves the overall generate efficiency and stability. In an unique for WD Red clients, WD is offering free premium 24x7 dedicated assistance and a three-year limited assurance.

The addition of WD Red increases WD's "Power of Choice" client hard drive generate alternatives. WD acknowledges that clients and their applications are different and they should be motivated to select the drives that best suit their specific storage space needs. With noticeable shades, the "Power of Choice" storage space alternatives are clear and easy to identify: WD Blue™ (solid efficiency and stability for everyday computing), WD Green™ (cool, silent, eco-friendly), WD Black™ (maximum efficiency for energy computing) and WD Red (home and little workplace NAS). The four shades enable quick selection of the best WD generate for clients' application or usage requirements.

"The system connected basic storage space market is positioned to grow at an 86.2 percent 2011-2016 CAGR[1]," according to Bob Rydning, IDC's research v. p. for pushes. "WD's new WD Red pushes offer a unique combination of item functions and client service for users seeking to be expanded the capacity of their entry-level system connected storage space alternatives."

"Until now, clients had to select between using pc or high-end server drives for their house or little workplace NAS systems – neither of which were both affordable for consumer alternatives and fully NAS suitable," said Melyssa Banda, mature home of item marketing for WD. "WD saw this challenge as a perfect opportunity to design a better solution so we developed WD Red drives, an optimized item for this increasing section."

WD Red hard drives include effortlessly with WD NAS alternatives and are certified to work with a range of WD OEM partners. An modified list of WD Red-qualified items and producers is available on the WD website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810.

Availability and Pricing

WD Red hard drives are available now at select resellers and distributors. Manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the WD Red 1 TB drive (model #: WD10EFRX) is $109.00 USD, the 2 TB drive (model #: WD20EFRX) is $139.00 USD and the 3 TB drive (model #: WD30EFRX) is $189.00 USD. More information about WD Red hard drives including terms of the limited warranty may be found on the company website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810.

WD Red NAS Hard Drive Launch Partners

WD Branded Products

"The My Book Live family has received strong reception from consumers and the WD Red drive offers attributes ideal for small NAS systems," said Scott Vouri, vice president and general manager of WD's connected home solutions group. "My Book Live customers will benefit from WD Red's NASware features in the future."

QNAP Systems, Inc.

"The rapid growth of the global NAS market has led to hard drives optimized specifically for entry-level NAS use," said Richard Lee, CEO of QNAP Systems, Inc. "The launch of WD Red NAS hard drives offer QNAP® four-bay NAS products a reliable solution for 24x7 operations. QNAP also provides a broad range of high-end business level NAS solutions well matched with WD RAID level hard drives."

Synology Inc.

"Synology® is thrilled to be teaming up with WD to offer customers a reliable storage solution featuring WD Red NAS hard drives, which are optimized for consumer NAS systems," said Vic Hsu, CEO of Synology Inc. "The award-winning Synology DiskStation makes it easy for users to build secure private clouds that operate at maximum uptime. By delivering our unique technologies together, Synology and WD will provide users with greater reliability, cooler operation and a higher quality of user experience."

Thecus Tech., Corp.

"The compatibility of Thecus® NAS with the new and dynamic WD Red HDDs is excellent news for all," said Florence Shih, general manager of Thecus. "To realize this vision, users can experience firsthand true power and performance. Ultimately, the congruency among WD Red hard drives with Thecus NAS brings great opportunities to the storage industry."