Work Hard. Play Hard. Store Harder. WD_BLACK™ hard drives are designed for desktop PC and power users who demand performance, with a variety of upgrade options available. For Creatives & Enthusiasts WD_BLACK™ drives deliver inspiring performance for storing large multimedia files of photos, videos and applications. For Gamers Tuned for performance and perfect for gaming. WD_BLACK™ drives offer large capacities to store your expanding gaming library. For Loading Games Or Large Files The WD_BLACK™ drive features a dual-core processor that offers twice the processing capability as a standard single-core processor to maximize drive performance. High-Speed Data Transfer With 256MB of cache on 4TB - 10TB models, WD's Dynamic Cache Technology improves performance in real time to allocate and optimize cache between reads and writes. Increased Reliability Helps reduce system-induced vibrations from other components, optimizing performance and reliability. Capacity for Basic Storage With up to 1TB, this storage size is intended for basic users who don’t plan to expand their digital library or digital archive. Get basic storage for photos, videos, games, music, files, etc. Capacity for Average Storage With 2TB to 4TB, this storage size is best for users who take lots of photos and videos with their smartphone and want to confidently back up or have a copy of their data. Get reliability and capacity for your current and near-future needs. Capacity for Enthusiasts and Prosumers With 5TB and up, this storage size is best for anyone considering the future of their system. Whether you’re a gamer, shoot professionally, or have a growing amount of files and projects, get the highest capacity plus a long 5-year limited warranty. Highest Capacity for Gamers As game sizes grow, so does the need for capacity. WD_BLACK™ hard drives deliver the best performance and reliability for gaming as well as a longer 5-year limited warranty to match your other performance PC components. Easy Backup And Upgrade Acronis True Image WD Edition software, available as a free download, can clone drives and backup your operating system, applications, settings and all of your data.

PLUG. PLAY. DESTROY.Experience lightning fast gameplay with this bootable, plug and play add-in-card that reaches extreme velocity with minimum effort. Includes customizable RGB lighting and heatsink.REACH EXTREME VELOCITYGet in the game faster with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card. Internally powered by two SSDs using PCIe® Gen3 technology, reach up to 6500MB/s read speed and up to 4100MB/s write speed to minimize load times.MORE CAPACITY FOR YOUR GAMESKeep numerous games and your rig running smooth with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card, allowing you to save up to 4TB of data.PLUG AND OUTPLAYReaching extreme velocity has never been easier. The bootable WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card simply connects into your PCIe® expansion slot, requiring no external power or cables. Primed with an enterprise grade RAID controller, this plug and play add-in-card can run your entire operating system while you game, giving you solid reliability and effortless performance that holds nothing back.LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGBEnhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting controlled through the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), designed to match your style with various colors and 13 different LED pattern effects to choose from.THROTTLE THE ENEMY. NOT YOUR RIG.Help keep your rig running at top speeds with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card, featuring a fanless and silent heatsink to sustain performance and help keep you from throttling down.OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACK™ DASHBOARD Take total control with the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard, allowing you to monitor the health of your drive and optimize performance using gaming mode to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders during intense gaming sessions.

Tackle Intensity with WD Red™ PlusPacked with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads1 for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.For Small or Medium Businesses Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red™ Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.Exclusive NASware 3.0Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.Built for Optimum NAS CompatibilityWD Red™ Plus drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red™ Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red™ Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. WD Red™ Pro for Big BusinessIf you’re looking for heavy duty performance for NAS, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver exceptional performance for the medium to large business customer with extreme demands. For NAS environments with 9 to 24 bays, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance and unwavering assurance backed by a 5-year limited warranty. 3D Active Balance PlusOur enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.24/7 Environment Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red™ Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments. Desktop Drives vs. WD Red™ PlusDo right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS: - Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these drives are specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems for optimum performance. - Reliability: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, and desktop drives aren’t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red™ Plus drives are. - Error Recovery Controls: WD Red™ Plus NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system. - Noise and Vibration Protection: Designed to operate solo, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red™ Plus drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.

Delivering Economics and Access Speed to Data Center Applications and WorkloadsAs the industry evolves to develop purpose-built solutions for growing data storage requirements, IT managers continue to rely on mid-range capacity drives that are economical to acquire, yet deliver quick and reliable data access for traditional data center applications. Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, the Ultrastar DC HC300 series is a proven air-filled design that delivers up to the industry leading 10TB1 of capacity to help address the economic and access-density requirements of many data center workloads. Ideal for storage and server applications, as well as distributed and scalable computing (including block and file storage architectures), the Ultrastar DC HC300 series provides fast 7,200 RPM spindle speeds and is offered in either 6Gb/s SATA or 12Gb/s SAS interface with advanced format 512e2 sector size.