WD RED PRO 18TB WD181KFGX drive
Main functions
- Capable of NAS systems with NASware technology
- Designed for continuous operation
- Tested for compatibility with a wide range of solutions available on the market
- Suitable for workloads up to 180 TB/year1 and MTBF of 1 million hours
- Protected against excessive vibration
- Ideal for home offices, professional users, small and medium businesses, as well as consumer and commercial NAS systems
Hard drives designed to meet performance, reliability, and energy efficiency requirements for small and medium-sized NAS environments.
DW Red® Pro drives are designed for heavy duty 24/7, multi-user commercial and enterprise NAS environments. WD Red Pro drives deliver the performance, scalability and reliability businesses need to store, share and collaborate on large amounts of data in RAID-optimized multi-drive NAS systems.
Capable of NAS systems with NASware™ technology
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Western Digital's exclusive NASware™ technology precisely matches drive parameters to the NAS system workload, helping to improve performance and reliability.
Designed for continuous operation
WD Red Pro hard drives are designed to meet the rigorous demands of NAS environments with multiple users running 24/7 and increase system longevity.
Compatibility tested
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Western Digital has partnered with several NAS system vendors, conducting extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures.
Insured against excessive vibration
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WD Red Pro drives are equipped with rotational vibration (RV) sensors that anticipate and proactively prevent interference caused by increased vibration. By dissipating excessive vibration within the drive enclosure, turbulence is minimized, performance is maintained, and drives are protected.
Equipped with the best technology on the market
.WD Red Pro hard drives feature Western Digital's patented OptiNAND™ technology, which uses integrated iNAND flash memory to perform critical processing functions, freeing up more capacity and improving overall drive performance.
Made to absorb shocks
WD Red Pro hard drives are equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor that detects even small vibrations and automatically compensates for them with dynamic head height control technology to further protect drives in NAS enclosures.
Plus world-class support and warranty
As a leading manufacturer of hard drives, Western Digital is confident in its data storage solutions for NAS systems and offers a 5-year limited warranty and world-class technical support for worry-free data storage.
Technical specifications
| Capacity | 18 TB | Connector | SATA | Disc format | Disc format | 3.5 inch |
| Transmission speed | up to 272 MB/s |
| .Buffer | 512MB |
| Disk interface | SATA III – 6 Gb/s |
| Model | WD181KFGX |
| RPM | 7200 rpm |
| Noise level (idle/viewing) | 25(dBA) | Noise level (idle/viewing) | .2,000,000 hours |
| Weight | 451 g |
| Ease | 26.10 mm |
| Sharum | 101.60 mm |
| Length | 147 mm |
| .Temperature during operation | 5°C to 60°C | Box format | 3.5 inch |
| MTBF | up to 2 million hours |
| .Recording technology | CRM |
