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Usually there is room for only a single hard disk in a laptop. When you need a lot of storage capacity the only option is to go for a 2.5-inch disk with the highest capacity possible.
Western Digital is not the only one with 1 TB 2.5-inch disks on the market, but the fact that the new Western Digital Scorpio 1 TB is only 9.5 mm thick means it will fit in most laptops. The performance is very good, due to the high data-density it performs as well as 7200 RPM disks. And to be clear, 1 TB 7200 RPM drives don't exist yet.
We took in not one, not two, not three -- but four -- of these buggers to see how they perform against the likes from HGST and Seagate. How will the Western Digital Red WD40EFRX 4TB step up? We benchmarked it using our standard storage set, and did even more tests in our QNAP NAS in our review today here at APH Networks.
There's no denying that the popularity of Network Attached Storage devices (or NAS Servers as i like to call them) has increased at such a degree over the past 3 years that even regular consumers purchase them for home use whether that's for downloading files from the internet or as media servers. However due to their design as complete closed systems there haven't really been many hardware components or peripherals released aimed especially at NAS servers but something tells me that this may change sooner rather than later. Western Digital was perhaps the first manufacturer to take a significant step towards providing special HDDs for use with NAS Servers featuring low temperatures, noise levels and power consumption without really sacrificing speed in the process. Well it did take quite a while for us to get one of these latest special HDD models that belong in the RED line but it was well worth the wait since we managed to secure the 2nd largest model available namely the 3TB variant.
Gibt es bezahlbare schnelle Festplatten mit großen Kapazitäten, die sich trotz oder wegen der Server Attribute auf Grund ihrer Konzeptionierung und implementierten Technik sowohl für den 24/7 Betrieb als auch für eine sichere und dauerhafte Lagerung unserer sensiblen Daten gleichermaßen eignen? so oder ähnlich lauten viele Anfragen unserer Leser, allein die richtigen Antworten fallen zuweilen etwas schwer, denn die Festplatten Hersteller sortieren ihre Geräte immer noch gern nach dem Prinzip: die guten ins Enterprise Töpfchen, die anderen für den Desktop Normal User, da darf man sich schon mal etwas diskriminiert fühlen. Als zweiten Stolperstein identifizierten wir die permanent hohen Festplatten Preise, die unsere Ambitionen nicht unbedingt fördern. Wie auch immer, trotz aller Hürden haben wir zwei interessante Anwärter für das heimische Datenbackup in die Redaktion gebeten. Einerseits die neue Western Digital Red, andererseits einen typischen Enterprise-Nearline Vertreter, nämlich die aktuelle Seagate Constellation ES.2. Beide Festplatten verfügen über 3TB unformatierte Kapazität, sollen sich für RAID Arrays ebenso eignen, wie für NAS Systeme und Server Einsätze. Wir wollten darüber hinaus natürlich auch wissen, wie sich diese beiden Festplatten in einem normalen Desktop Einsatz verhalten, der sich durchaus anspruchsvoll gestalten kann, wobei uns die Lautstärken und Stromverbräuche als weitere wichtige Leistungsindikatoren zusätzlich interessierten. Diese und weitere Themen konnten wir in unserem ausführlichen Praxis-Test berücksichtigen, zu dem ihr wieder herzlich eingeladen seid, viel Vergnügen beim Lesen...
Western Digital releases a drive specifically for your home and small business NAS. Now you don't have to worry what hard drive will work in your NAS.
With the release of its Red hard drives, WD hasn't only managed to scratch another color off its list, but it also gives NAS users a drive designed just for them. Beyond its NAS-specific features, Red proves to be one of the fastest drives on the market, and with its 3-year warranty, it's without a doubt a very compelling option for NAS users.
Large corporations are happy to front the bill for enterprise equipment if it means they can have that much less downtime. When it comes to SOHO, the bill can be a bit more difficult to front. SOHO still need as much up time as possible, but don't always have the budget. Western Digital tries to address this market with their new line of Red Drives.
We were already very much convinced about the qualities of the Red disks from Western Digital we tested earlier. The same holds for de 4TB model. The disk definitely isn't the fastest around, but that's not what is sets out to achieve in the first place. It does, however, consume very little energy, which is very important for disks in a NAS device, which may be on 24/7. Noise levels are also well within the margins of what we consider to be acceptable, even though other disks in the Red line-up were even quieter.
With the growing popularity of home and small office NAS devices, demand has been growing for a new kind of drive: one that can stand being run all day, every day, but won't break the bank with excessive power draw. Western Digital has developed a new line to fill that role, and today we'll be taking a look at their latest and greatest, the Red 4TB.
Western Digital launches NASware 2.0 and the 2.5" form factor goes Red. Take a look as we extensively test the hard drive and see how it performs.
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