WD 2TB Red NAS Hard Disk Drives (WD20EFRX

WD Red was the original color of NAS. Our formula of success has led growth of WD Red into higher capacities and expansion into new 2.5-inch solutions. We now offer a broader, more comprehensive portfolio of NAS solutions for our customers. Every component, line of code, and product decision was built on our passion and determination to deliver the best NAS experience.

The next generation of WD Red hard drives delivers on this promise with massive capacity and NASware™ 2.0, which further improves drive reliability and protects your data in the event of a power loss or power disruption. It is not just about NAS drives, it is REDvolutionary™.

Western Digital has had a bit of a rethink about how it brands its drives, and has shown the Scorpio (mobile) and Caviar (desktop) names the door. Instead, the company is now relying on just colours, which previously only indicated which market segment each product was aimed at.

For example, the Scorpio Black and Scorpio Blue ranges are now Black (performance/enthusiast) and Blue (mainstream/everyday), while the Caviar Green range of eco-friendly drives is now badged as just Green.

Into this kaleidoscope of colours comes WD’s new range of drives aimed at small office and home (SOHO) NAS users – the Reds.

The Red range is currently made up of three drives in 1TB (WD10EFRX), 2TB (WD20EFRX) and 3TB (WD30ERFX) capacities. The idea of the Red range is to provide low cost drives for use in NAS environments as an alternative to standard desktop drives in RAID arrays.

Those setups can be a source of frustration and lost data, as desktop HDDs often struggle to cope with the demands of such environments.