WD Red Pro

16 TB, 3.5", CMR
Price in EUR including VAT, free shipping
EUR24,38/1TB
102Ratings
BrandMore from WD
Test reportsVery good based on 2 tests
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Product details

The WD Red Pro hard drives have been specially developed for medium-sized or large business customers and are available for NAS systems with up to 24 drive bays. Designed for high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, the WD Red Pro family is ideal for archiving and sharing content as well as building RAID arrays in advanced operating systems such as ZFS and other file systems. These hard drives increase efficiency by enabling your employees to quickly share files and reliably back up folders in your NAS solution. Designed for optimal NAS compatibility - WD Red Pro drives with NASware technology simplify drive selection. This unique algorithm is optimised for NAS systems and provides the right balance of performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. In short: WD Red Pro is the hard drive with the highest compatibility for NAS enclosures.

Key specifications

Interface
SATA III
Storage Technology
CMR
Memory Scope of application
NAS
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Item number
14017091

General information

Manufacturer
WD
Category
Hard drives
Manufacturer no.
WD161KFGX
Release date
29/9/2020
External links
Manufacturer's site (de)

Data storage properties

Memory Scope of application
NAS
Interface
SATA III
Form factor
3.5"
Hard drive height
26mm
Storage capacity
16 TB
Cache
512 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
259 MB/s
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR
Hard disk additional functions
Native command queuing

Operating conditions

Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Noise emission

Max. noise level
20 dB

Power supply

Power consumption (standby)
0.90 W
Power consumption
6.10 W

Origin

Country of origin
China

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
1 piece

Product dimensions

Length
14.70 cm
Width
10.16 cm
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
690 g

Package dimensions

Length
20.50 cm
Width
15 cm
Height
7.50 cm
Weight
752 g

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Product Safety

14-day cancellation right
30-day right of return
24 Months statutory warranty

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Reviews & Ratings

Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 2.Synology
    0,8 %
  • 3.HPE
    0,9 %
  • 4.WD
    1,5 %
  • 5.Toshiba
    1,8 %
  • 6.Seagate
    1,9 %

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.HPE
    2 days
  • 1.Seagate
    2 days
  • 3.Synology
    3 days
  • 3.WD
    3 days
  • 5.Toshiba
    5 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Synology
    1,8 %
  • 2.WD
    2,1 %
  • 3.Toshiba
    3 %
  • 4.Seagate
    3,2 %
  • 5.Dell
    6,2 %
Source: Galaxus

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CHIP OnlineSingle testReleaseAugust 2024
  • PositiveExcellent read and write performance
  • PositiveEnormous capacity of 24TB
  • PositiveSpecially designed for NAS systems and continuous operation
  • NegativeHigh price

The WD Red Pro 24TB (WD240KFGX) cuts a great figure when tested. Thanks to its outstanding transfer rates of 284 MByte/s for reading and 283 MByte/s for writing, coupled with very short access times, it is ideally equipped for demanding applications and large amounts of data. Its storage capacity of an impressive 24,000 GB offers sufficient space even for extensive archives...

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CT MagazinSingle testReleaseJanuary 2023
  • PositiveModels up to 22 TByte
  • Negativevery expensive
  • NegativeHigh no-load power consumption

The Western Digital Red Pro is one of the most expensive hard drives in this comparison. The technical data place it somewhere between the inexpensive desktop hard disks and the server models: only an estimated 1 million hours until failure, only 300 TByte workload per year and the data security is also on the level of a desktop hard disk with one read error per 1014 bits...