- Western Digital unveils 26 to Red Pro Nas Drive, at the price of $ 569.99
- Built for systems optimized by Raid, it promises 6 GB / s transfer speeds and 287 MB / s
- Supports the workloads of 550 TB / year and has a 5 -year warranty
Although some companies think that the end is close to hard drives, manufacturers like Seagate and Western Digital disagree. In February 2025, we reported the WD roadmap in the future of hard drive technology, which includes targeting more than 100 TB in the not so distant future.
Western Digital says that in 2026, its hard disk capacity will reach 36 TB at 44 TB thanks to Hamr, but before seeing these discs arrive, the company launched a new model of 26 TB at a surprisingly affordable price.
Designed to respond to the growing storage requests for NAS environments, HDD RED Pro 26 TB promises improved performance, scalability and reliability in several bays optimized. The company assesses the new NAS reader at $ 569.99 – For the context, the same as it invoices the Gold 26 TB business class model.
Capacity and reliability
“At Western Digital, we constantly redefine what is possible to respond to the evolutionary storage requests for creatives and professionals, 4K and 8K video production to IA analysis and critical workload storage,” said Nitin Kachhwaha, Director of Product Management at Western Digital.
“With the introduction of our expanded professional range based on 26 TBs and our HDD WD Red Pro, we offer the capacity and reliability that consumers and companies today need to stay ahead in an increasingly focused world. These solutions represent our continuous commitment to provide innovative storage solutions that allow creativity and stimulate digital transformation. »»
The CMR disc based on WD Red Pro Helium (WD260KFGX) 26 TO (WD260KFGX) is designed specifically for NAS environments and promises a maximum interface transfer rate of 6 GB / s and an internal transfer rate of 287 MB / s. It is evaluated up to 550 to / year of workloads and has 2.5 million hours of MTBF.
The reader is delivered with OPTINANAND technology (which uses integrated integrated flash integrated to perform key household maintenance functions) to improve data monitoring and efficiency, and WD says that the new model is designed for 24/7 multi-user environments, taking charge of everything, from creative workflows to business level NAS.
It comes with a huge five -year warranty, but still no free data recovery, unfortunately.
