Top-rated products in the Hard drives category
Here's a ranking of the top rated products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Seagate BarraCuda
Seagate Harddisk BarraCuda 2TB 3.5", storage Application area: desktop PC, total storage capacity: 2 TB, storage interface: SATA III (6Gb/s), hard disk form factor: 3.5".
2. WD Red Plus
WD Red Plus NAS drives from Western Digital are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of storage systems, delivering performance and reliability for continuous operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week. WD Red Plus 2.5" NAS drives are designed specifically for shared operation in NAS environments (with up to 8 drive bays) and offer fast access speeds, data mirroring and large storage capacity.
Made for NAS
When it comes to NAS drives, settle for nothing but the best. You need performance, capacity and reliability. WD Red Plus drives are ideal for archiving and file sharing, as well as rebuilding RAID arrays on systems with ZFS and other file systems.
Compatible with NAS systems
Every WD Red Plus has NASware 3.0 built in to precisely control performance in NAS environments under continuous operation.
Keeps cool in tight situations
NAS drives operate in tight spaces. That's why WD Red Plus hard drives are designed to run cool and quiet with low vibration.
Red Plus Power
WD Red Plus hard drives are designed to be the heart of your digital media collection with large storage capacity, fast access and the ability to stream at home, in the office and over any internet connection.
Benefits for small businesses
A small NAS device is a wise investment for small businesses. Load it with WD Red Plus hard drives to access your apps, files and important documents over any internet connection.
Benefits for small and medium-sized businesses
NAS arrays scale as your business grows. WD Red Plus NAS hard drives are suitable for systems with up to 8 drive bays. So you can start small and add new drives to the array as needed.
Designed for NAS
Popular desktop drives are not designed specifically for NAS environments. Choose a purpose-built drive that's up to the task - WD Red Plus.
Noise and vibration protection
Desktop drives are designed to operate individually, so they typically offer little or no protection against the noise and vibration found in multi-drive systems. WD Red Plus hard drives are designed for NAS systems with multiple drive bays.
3. WD Red
The WD WD40EFAX from the WD Red series is specially designed for NAS systems. It has been extensively tested for 24/7 continuous operation. Thanks to the special firmware NASware and 3D Active Balance Plus technology, the WD40EFAX enables seamless integration, high data security and optimum performance for NAS and RAID environments. The WD40EFAX is designed for particularly low noise emission and low power consumption and features the SATA 600 standard.
4. Seagate IronWolf
Seagate Hard Disk IronWolf SATA 3.5 8 TB.
5. WD Blue 7200rpm
The Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB hard disk offers performance, reliability, large storage capacity and the new 6 Gb/s Serial ATA interface.
A larger cache means faster performance. A 64 MB cache in combination with the 6 Gbit/s Serial ATA interface makes this drive a perfect solution for the latest generation of PCs.
Western Digital hard drives are designed to have the lowest power consumption of any high-performance desktop hard drive, lowering the operating temperature for greater reliability.
These very reliable panes have technologically advanced acoustics. With WhisperDrive and SoftSeek technologies, Western Digital has reduced noise levels to levels that are virtually imperceptible to the human ear at home or in the office.
6. WD Red Pro
WD Red Pro hard drives are designed specifically for medium or large business customers and are available for NAS systems with up to 24 drive bays. Designed for high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, the WD Red Pro family is ideal for archiving and content sharing as well as building RAID arrays in advanced operating systems such as ZFS and other file systems. These drives increase efficiency by allowing your workers to quickly share files and reliably back up folders in your NAS solution.
Designed for optimal NAS compatibility - WD Red Pro hard drives with NASware technology make hard drive selection easy Our unique algorithm is optimized for NAS systems and ensures the right balance of performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. In short, WD Red Pro is the hard drive with the highest compatibility for NAS enclosures. That's backed by numbers. WD Red Pro hard drives are the result of extensive compatibility testing and extensive integration of technologies from our NAS partners.
Shock protection for drive bays in large NAS systems - WD Red Pro hard drives feature a multi-axis shock sensor that detects even minor impacts and dynamic head height adjustment that automatically compensates for shock during each read/write operation to protect your data. The combination of these technologies provides even greater protection for hard drives in large 24-bay NAS environments and increases the reliability of the drives.
3D Active Balance Plus - Advanced dual-level mass balancing technology significantly improves overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives without proper mass balancing can cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reducing drive life and degrading performance over time.
Troubleshooting protection - Because WD Red Pro hard drives are designed specifically for RAID and NAS environments, they feature special troubleshooting mechanisms that are part of NASware 3.0 technology. This can significantly reduce hard drive failures in RAID systems.
Extensive disk testing - A NAS environment with up to 24 drive bays places a significant amount of stress on a hard drive in terms of increased vibration and heat generation. That's why every WD Red Pro hard drive undergoes extensive running-in tests with changing temperatures to ensure even greater reliability in operation.
Longer warranty coverage - WD Red Pro hard drives come with a 5-year warranty for added peace of mind.
7. WD Black
Bulk version (without cables and screws)
HRC, VCT, StableTrac, CPT, Dynamic Caching Technology
8. Seagate Exos X18
Seagate Exos enterprise-class hard drives are designed for the most demanding workloads and are the perfect high-reliability drives for servers, storage systems and business-oriented NAS applications. Exos X family drives provide maximum storage capacity and the most efficient rack utilization. As the flagship of the Seagate X-class, Exos X18 drives are among the highest capacity drives in the fleet.Exos X drives offer very high disk performance with advanced write caching, making them ideal for OLTP, Hadoop, Ceph and HPC applications. Experience the industry's greatest IOPS/Watt by optimizing your storage with Seagate's PowerBalance feature.Seagate enterprise hard drives lower your cooling and energy costs per gigabyte by delivering high capacity with low power consumption and small form factor. With Seagate's PowerChoice technology already built in, you'll be able to further reduce your power costs and customize your systems to meet your needs. This results in up to 35% lower power consumption and is especially useful for businesses with many hard drives.
9. WD Blue
Expand your PC with WD Blue drives available in a variety of storage capacities specifically for desktop and all-in-one PCs.
Available as a free download, Acronis True Image WD Edition software can clone drives and back up your operating system, applications, settings and data.
NoTouch ramp loading technology parks the read/write head to protect your data in a secure location outside the hard drive surface.
10. Seagate Exos X20
SEAGATE Exos X20 20TB, HDD, SATA, 6Gb/s, 7200RPM, 256MB cache, 3.5 inch, 512e/4KN.
