. Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers WD Red Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems these drives give you the flexibility versatility and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work filesKey Product Info . For Small or Medium BusinessesExclusive NASware 3.0Built for optimum NAS compatibility3D Active Balance Plus5400RPM performance class Product Features For small or medium businessesStream backup share and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware 3.0 technology increases your drives\' compatibility with your existing network and devices. Exclusive NASware 3.0Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital\'s exclusive NASware 3.0 technology you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red Plus hard drive NASware 3.0\'s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility integration upgradeability and reliability. Built for optimum NAS compatibilityWD Red Plus drives with NASware technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put a WD Red Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don\'t take word for it. WD Red Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing. 3D Active Balance PlusThe enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system reduce the hard drive life span and degrade the performance over time. 24/7 environmentSince your NAS system is always on a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours the WD Red Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments. Desktop drives vs. WD Red PlusDo right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS Compatibility Unlike desktop drives these drives are specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems for optimum performance. Reliability The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one and desktop drives aren\'t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red Plus drives are. Error Recovery Controls WD Red Plus NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system. Noise and Vibration Protection Designed to operate solo desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red Plus drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.