What are the differences between WD drives?
A WD drive for different usage situations
| Red | Red Plus | Red Pro | Black | Blue | Purple | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily use | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Day and night use | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Suitable for RAID setups | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Large cache memory | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Suitable for a large workload | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 5-year warranty | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Red and Red Plus for your NAS
The internal hard drives from the Red series are specially designed for NAS use. They work 24 hours a day with up to 8 drives. In addition, they use less power so the temperature is lower and your drive lasts longer. Moreover, the 3D Active Balance Plus technology ensures your drive vibrates less and that it's more quiet. While the WD Red series is only suitable for storage, the WD Red Plus drives are also suitable for various RAID setups in a NAS.
Red Pro for your NAS
In addition to the Red and Red Plus series, WD also offers the more advanced Pro variant. The Red Pro is suitable for business use since it has extra functionalities. For example, it works together with 16 drives in a RAID setup. Which is 8 times as much as the normal Red version. In addition, extra shock sensors reduce vibration even better. WD grants an extra long 5-year warranty on Red Pro drives.
Blue for extra storage space of your desktop and laptop
The series of WD Blue internal hard drives are primarily suitable for expanding the storage capacity of your desktop or laptop. They are optimized for daily computer tasks, and to store of all kinds of files such as movies, videos, music, and other files. The NoTouch Ramp Load technology takes the writing head away from the drive surface when it is not in use. This way, your drive will wear less and last longer. If you get a new WD Blue drive, you can easily transfer your old data onto your new drive via the WD clone and backup software.
Gold: demanding storage environments
The WD Gold internal hard drive series is designed for the most demanding working environments, like business servers and mass data storage. WD Gold drives are optimized to process up to 550TB data per year. This way, you can actively use the drive 24/7 and 365 days per year. The HelioSeal helium technology makes sure that the HDD is effective in any environment, and that is runs energy-efficiently, without losing performance quality.
Black for powerful desktops and laptops
WD offers the Black series is designed for gamers and creative professionals who regularly use photo and video editing software or play graphics intensive games. The dual-core processor doubles the processing power to load files. In addition, models from 5 TB have 128 MB of cache to load frequently used files faster. Extra built-in sensors reduce vibrations so your drive is more stable and lasts longer. Thanks to WD's software, you clone your game and media collections to your new Black drive. This range has an extra long warranty of 5 years.
Purple for security storage
Storing security videos requires a powerful internal hard drive. The Purple line has been produced to store surveillance images. The drive works 24 hours a day in a RAID setup with up to 8 drives. You connect up to 64 IP cameras at the same time. In addition, Purple drives last a long time thanks to the workload of 180 TB per year. With IntelliSeek, the drives have varying writing and reading speeds. This keeps the temperature lower. WD's AllFrame technology reduces framedrops and pixel errors, so you won't miss a second of footage. All your current videos are transferred to your new Purple drive via WD's cloning and backup software.
