- Western Digital has 26TB Red Pro nas Drive, with a price of $ 569.99
- Built for RAID optimized systems, promises transfer speeds of 6 GB/Sy 287MB/S
- Admits 550 TB/year of work and has a 5 -year guarantee
Although some companies believe that the end is close to hard disk units, manufacturers such as Seagate and Western Digital do not agree. In February 2025, we reported the WD roadmap to the future of HDD technology, which includes the orientation of more than 100 TB in the not so distant future.
Western Digital says that by 2026, its HDD capacity will reach 36TB – 44TB thanks to HAMR, but before seeing that these units arrive, the company has launched a new 26 TB model at a surprisingly affordable price.
Designed to address the growing storage demands of NAS environments, the 26TB WD Red Pro HDD promises better performance, scalability and reliability in optimized systems with multiple raids. The company is setting the new NAS Drive at $ 569.99, per context, the same as it is charging for the 26TB WD Gold Enterprise class model.
Capacity and reliability
“In Western Digital, we constantly redefine what is possible to meet the storage demands of creatives and professionals, from 4K and 8K video production to AI analysis and critical storage of workload,” said Nitin Kachhwaha, director of Western Digital Product Management.
“With the introduction of our extended professional alignment of 26TB and WD Red Pro HDDS, we are offering the capacity and reliability that consumers and companies must be maintained at the forefront in a world increasingly based on data. These solutions represent our continuous commitment to offer innovative storage solutions that enhance creativity and boost digital transformation. “
The CMR unit based on 2TB WD Red Pro HDD (WD260KFGX) is specifically designed for NAS environments and promises a maximum interface transfer rate of 6GB/sys an internal transfer rate of 287MB/s. It is classified for work loads up to 550 TB/year and has 2.5 million MTBF hours.
The unit comes with Optinand technology (which uses integrated flash embedded to perform key cleaning functions) to improve data monitoring and efficiency, and WD says
It comes with a huge five -year guarantee, but there is still no free data recovery, unfortunately.
