Western Digital announces WD Red 6TB HDD

The popular disk maker Western Digital has expanded its NAS-centric Red line with 6TB hard disks. WD has also introduced the new Red Pro line for medium to large businesses.

The Western Digital Red disks now range from 1TB to 6TB and support 1 to 8-bay NAS setups. While the Red line is targeted at home and small business NAS setups, the Red Pro aims higher. Designed for medium and large businesses. They support up to 8 to 16-bay NAS setups and disks range from 2TB to 4TB. The WD Red 6TB HDD will cost you around $300.

The NASware software that comes with Red disks has also been updated to version 3.0 for improved performance and reliability plus reduced downtime. NASware 3.0 is pre-loaded on all WD RED line products.

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