WD 18TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal NAS HDD (Retail)
$479.99
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Description
Designed with SMB customers in mind, the 18TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD from WD is well-suited for medium to large-scale NAS environments with up to sixteen 3.5" drive bays. Engineered to handle increased workloads, this 18TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 512MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, which all help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 272 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 600,000 load/unload cycles, 10 in 1014 non-recoverable read errors per bits read, a workload rate of 300TB per years, dual-plane balance control technology, and 1 million hours MTBF for 8-16 bay NAS systems. Shock protection is provided by a multi-axis shock sensor and WD’s NASware 3.0 helps increase system compatibility, allowing Red Pro drives to be more easily integrated with your existing network infrastructure.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.71 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7.6 × 4.9 × 2.5 in |
| Storage Capacity | 18 TB |
| Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 10 in 1014 |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4 x 1 x 5.8" / 101.6 x 25.4 x 147.32 mm |
| Certifications | RoHS, as per Manufacturer |
| Storage Temperature | -40 to 158°F / -40 to 70°C |
| Operating Temperature | 32 to 149°F / 0 to 65°C |
| Storage Shock | 250 G / 2.0 ms |
| Operating Shock | 30 G / 2.0 ms |
| Current | 1.8 A at 12 VDC |
| Power Draw | 6.1 W (Active)<br />3.6 W (Idle)<br />0.9 W (Standby) |
| Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) | 1.0 Million Hours |
| Cache Memory | 512 MB |
| Load/Unload Cycles | 600, 000 |
| Endurance (Total Bytes Written) | 300 TB |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 RPM |
| Noise Level | 36.0 dB (Active)<br />20.0 dB (Idle) |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Drive Type | HDD |
| Read Speed | Sequential: 272 MB/s |
| Write Speed | Sequential: 272 MB/s |
| Interface | SATA III (6 Gb/s) |
| Warranty Length | Limited 5-Year Warranty |
Reviews (165)
165 reviews for WD 18TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal NAS HDD (Retail)
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Arch Waelchi (verified owner) –
3 of 6 drives dead on arrival. I do not recommend them especially if you are using it for NAS storage. It makes me nervous how long the drives will last.
Bernard Schaden (verified owner) –
I use this in a Drobo 5D for video editing. I am very happy with the speed, capacity and reliability.
Savanna Rice (verified owner) –
Run ok but get hot too quickly
Sammie Mosciski (verified owner) –
Ordered 2X ‘4-Pack’ WD 6TB Drives (8 total) & received 2 of them D.O.A.! No response from B&H….despite ‘Numerous’ attempts to contact/exchange. Stay Away!
Dean Renner (verified owner) –
Genuine and everything was great! Best prices!
Brandy Kassulke (verified owner) –
I purchased long time before NAS drives and never had such problems. Decided to continue with WD, purchased RED pro it die after 6 months. Disappointed with WD.
Kiera Boyle (verified owner) –
I needed to add a second hard drive to my computer and after checking reports and what some top computer builders were using I went with the WD Red Pro drive. It’s solid and reliable, made for heavy use. I put it in my computer, connected it up and after initializing and formatting the drive, it worked without any problems. That’s want you want.
Maye Powlowski (verified owner) –
I purchased two of these for my new NAS, and they are working fine. A bit noisy when they are writing data, but that’s not an issue as the NAS sits on a shelf behind me, not on my desk.
Birdie Haag (verified owner) –
Added four of these to a RAID system and the performance is great
Domingo Mills (verified owner) –
I Decided to go with a retail pkg this time. I had high hopes for the OEM WD Black, 4TB. It arrived well packed in the usual protective foil, but dead for whatever reason. The Red Pro Retail installed and partitioned without a hitch. The drive is noisier than I’m used to, but has been working fine to date. I only gave it 3 stars because of the length of time it has been in use ~2 wks. So it is OK as of now. It will get five stars if it is still working fine after a year.
Jacey Dickinson (verified owner) –
Bought a pair of these to replace some old Seagate 3TB death drives I use for backup. I put them in my new OWC dual enclosure, and ran Cystaldisk (2 pass 1GB) on them both. First drive was 260MB/s read, 256MB/s write. Second drive was 255MB/s read and write. Those are sequential…I basically use the drives to backup small and large files. My older 7200RMP drivers were luccky to hit 100MB/s, so this is a sweet upgrade.
Braeden Borer (verified owner) –
Large, fast and reliable. Using as an external hard drive for backup storage with a Mac Pro. I shoot and edit a lot of 4K video and need tons of storage. This drive is versatile, affordable and does the job.
Marcelina Spinka (verified owner) –
My NAS appears to run faster than the 5400rpm drives I replaced. The only thing I noticed is that the these makes a low click sound every few seconds. Not sure if this is normal, but drive passes diagnostics and NAS reports them healthy. Have to wait and see only be running for about 2wks…
Dessie Buckridge (verified owner) –
Ive only used the drive for a few weeks, but it seems ok. I replaced a fried WD 4TB Black Caviar that died under warranty. I send the 4TB drive in to WD for warranty replacement and should get the replacement this week. Very quick turnaround, btw. The WD 6TD drive supposedly has better specs – Higher MTBF, Cache, etc, but I dont see much of a difference in my applications. I also thought that since this is a NAS drive, it might be more robust. Remember, regardless of which drive that you get or how robust it is supposed to be, rule #1 is to always backup
Mackenzie Oberbrunner (verified owner) –
While this unit is to replace a DOA (1 out of 6), I have no complaints with these WD drives. Actually, the purchase from B&H was better than purchasing directly from WD in that this one was manufactured very recently while the one from the WD store was manufactured in December 2019 (not happy about that and maybe the reason why one was DOA).
Jeanette Schimmel (verified owner) –
Delivered quickly to our office. Product as described. No issues.
Bernadine Harvey (verified owner) –
Solid performing drive. Clear difference using 7200rpm in NAS but has to be both or all drives in RAID to gain full performance. Have had these drives for years with zero issues. Simply upgrading capacity from 3 to 6TB. Super fast shipping. B&H never disappoints.
Sarai Green (verified owner) –
Solid performing NAS drives
Mateo Herzog (verified owner) –
Longer warranty means more piece of mind.
Lester Rosenbaum (verified owner) –
Western Digital’s 7200RPM class drives are priced high, they’ve stood right by me as a customer for a long time which is why I’m willing to pay a premium for their drives, but it’s still a hard pill to swallow. Across the 30+ WD drives I’ve owned I’ve had only 1 fail on me, which they replaced under warranty. This is many magnitudes better than my experience with other big Hard Drive manufacturers where I’ve had much higher failure rates. For that reason and that reason alone I’ll continue to buy WD drives until they give me reason to reevaluate.