WD Red Plus 14TB

The WD Red Plus 14TB hard disk is one of the high load internal HDDs for NAS and ordinary data centres. 3.5" HDDs are designed chiefly for data centres and desktop PCs. One of the most important characteristics is clearly the rotational speed. The 7200 RPM RPM provides better system response across the board. The overall data capacity of the HDD is 14000 GB. The device uses a 512 MB memory cache. You can link the Western Digital hard disk and other hardware is facilitated through the SATA III interface.

WD Red Plus 14TB Hard Drive Key Features

• Read speed up to 210 MB/s and write speed up to 210 MB/s
• 512 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" disk is compatible with classic bays
• Typically, the power consumption of the hard drive is 6,5 W, while in stand-by mode it makes 0.8 W
• It communicates with a PC or other devices through the SATA III interface

Other HDD Features

Standard HDDs are notable for their construction. Inside the hard drive there is a mechanism with moving platters, complete with hard disk heads that read and write the data. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but this design delivers an excellent price/storage capacity ratio. The key criterion that determines the speed of a HDD is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). With the WD Red Plus 14TB, we have 7200 RPM revolutions per minute. This is ideal for demanding users, such as graphic designers, gamers, video editors, and people who tend to use large amounts of data. File access speed and overall stability is also significantly affected by the disk buffer, usually called cache. The Western Digital HDD includes a 512 MB cache that stores the last used data for their fast retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Drive

If you want to install the WD Red Plus 14TB in your PC or other device, it must be equipped with a 3.5" slot. The communication between the HDD and PC happens using the SATA III interface with a standard speed of 6 Gbit/s. This technology is one of the most popular HDD data transfer options available and delivers a speed of 600 MB/s.