I ordered a western digital red 4tb wd40efrx drive this morning for additional media storage in my personal gaming pc. Kodi is another popular open source nas software for windows developed by xmbc. Wd red nas hard drive wd20efax hard drive 2 tb sata 6gbs. A high lcc can shorten the lifespan of your drives. In singlebay to 8bay nas systems, wd red raises the bar. Even though wd certifies drives in the red series to last at least 600,000 load cycles in controlled environments, consider that the disks above were used in a home nas, where they spent approximately twothirds of the time in standby as you can see from my data above, the newer drive shipped with a firmware already tweaked to fix the issue. Networkattached storage nas is a filelevel computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients.
Hi riggo, sorry for the misunderstanding, nasware 2. Wd have also said they will honour warranties of those using older 15. A friend has a nas device that got fired by some sort of spike so he took the drive out of the enclosure and found that it is an wd red nasware 2. Built into the wd reds firmware is the nasware software, which optimises. Desktop hard drives are designed for desktop computers. Nasware is exclusive to western digitals nas drives. Get as much as 64tb capacity, and with wds exclusive nasware 3.
Optimized power usage of wd red hard drives results in significant power savings and lower hard drive operating temperatures within a small nas environment, improving the overall reliability and performance of the drive and reduces the nas cost of ownership. What i learnt from using wd red disks to build a home nas with. Wd defined the nas drive category by leading the development of hard drives specifically built for small nas environments, said matt rutledge, vice president of client storage for wd. The populated my cloud ex2 features the companys red hard drives, which are powered by nasware 2.
Specifically designed for nas applications and featuring nasware 2. Buffalo linkstation pro duo diskless nas and 2x wd red 2tb. Western digital wd60efax wd red nas hard drive wd60efax. Since the red pro is tailored at the enthusiast segment, wd runs the drives through an extended burnin testing aimed at increasing reliability and correcting any. Nasware technology improves nas storage performance by. Western digital introduces nextlevel storage solutions.
Explicitly handcoded go playing programs have been developed for a. By adding wd red to your nas system, not only is everything more efficient and reliable, you get to enjoy a redvolutionary nas experience. Kodi runs on linux, os x, windows, ios, and android. Wd my cloud ex2 storage drives feature red technology.
Wd expands family of purposebuilt network attached. Wd expands family of purposebuilt network attached storage hard drives with worlds first 2. Depending on the drives manufacturing date, i could recieve a drive with either nasware 2. Wd defined the nas drive category by leading the development of hard drives specifically built for small nas environments, said matt rutledge, vice president of client storage. Find western digital corporation wd red wd10jfcx 1tb intellipower 16mb cache sata 6. Wd red 6tb nas hard disk drive best pc and laptops prices. Western digital has improved the functionality of nasware 2. 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.
Its user interface displays the sensor signals and sensor interrupt signals in various graphical formats. Wd defined the nas drive category by leading the development of hard drives specifically built for small nas environments, said matt rutledge, vice president. Nasware western digital speichern western digital store. A boost in performance for nas systems can translate to more content in less time, so creators or small businesses can work more efficiently to increase output and, as a result, potential income, said ziv paz, senior director, client computing segment marketing, western digital. Hgst developed the technology for very expensive enterprisefocused drives. The second generation of wd red featuring nasware 2. It is a free and open source gpl software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Nasware is a unique firmware that makes the drive deliver more performance in a small nas setup. I previously had 4 toshiba 3 tb nasenterprise drives installed but i needed more space. As an it engineer by trade, western digital are my preferred brand good.
The small, lightweight drive features up to 5tb of storage with wd quality and reliability. Naspro, acronym for naspro architecture for sound processing is a collection of free and open source sound processing software built around the lv2 plugin standard. Is it possible to extend it without getting issues, cause nasware 2. Application, up to 8bay nas systems, up to 16bay nas systems. The unfortunate aspect here is that units with nasware 2. Wd red 1tb internal sata nas hard drive oembare drive. Nasware further improves drive reliability and protects your data in the event of a power loss or disruption. Western digital updates red nas drive lineup with 6 tb and. Divx is a free video player, video converter and media server for windows or mac.
Get as much as 112tb capacity, and with wds exclusive nasware 3. Its clear that ai can and will have a big influence on how we develop software. Selecting a language below will dynamically change the complete page content to that language. Large companies are now resorting to using network attached storages for it allows sharing of data storage within a network of computers over a. What i learnt from using wd red disks to build a home nas. I havent even messed with the default short time on my red nw2. Net framework software development kit sdk version 2. Advanced firmware technology built into every wd red drive, nasware 2. The next generation of wd red hard drives delivers on this promise with massive capacity and nasware 2. Manual, software, cables and mounting screws are not included. Additionally, the wd red nas internal hard drive comes in a 3. Mit nasware, unserer exklusiven technologie, steht wd red im anspruchsvollen. Wd red 10tb online kaufen oder in 15 filialen abholen steg.
Keep it cool the alwayson environment of a nas or raid is a hot one. Our formula of success has led to the growth of wd red into the highest capacities possible. Every component, line of code, and product decision was built on our passion and determination to deliver the best nas experience. It optimizes power use resulting in significant power savings and lower hard drive operating temperatures, which improves the overall reliability and performance of the drive. This time around, nasware has been upgraded to version 3. The manufacturers use both hardware and software to tune the drives. The red 6tb uses the latest version of nasware, version 3. Like all western digital red models, the 6tb model has nasspecific firmware called nasware. Returned the 3 and had a different 3 sent on jan 25. I ordered 4 of these and then used softraid to verify and certify them. Nas is specialized for serving files either by its hardware, software, or.