Western Digital RE3 3.5-inch Enterprise SATA Hard Drive
Jan 11, 2010 in
Computers & Software
- WD RE3 7200 RPM Enterprise SATA hard drives are packed with performance and reliability features making them the perfect solution for servers, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications.
- Dual processors provide twice the processing power, and results in a 20% performance improvement over the previous generation.
- Thermal extended burn-in tested – each drive is put through extended burn-in testing with thermal cycling to ensure reliable operation.
- RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) – Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
Product Description
WD RE3 7200 RPM Enterprise SATA hard drives are packed with performance features including a SATA 3 Gb/s interface, up to 32 MB cache, and an ultra-fast dual processor. Enhanced reliability features, including 4th generation RAFF technology make these drives the easy choice for servers, storage arrays, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty in capacities up to 1 TB…. More >>
Western Digital RE3 3.5-inch Enterprise SATA Hard Drive
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4 comments
G. Robinson on January 11, 2010 at 9:45 pm
The RE drives from WD like the ES from Seagate are enterprise drives and have a specified MTBF which the consumer drives do not. Performance is top line and what else can I say?
R. King on January 11, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Netgear-approved drive for the ReadyNAS Duo. Bought this as a second drive to my 500GB Duo. Duo recognized it immediately after installation, no problems for at least two months now.
One note: it does appear to run 5-10 degrees F warmer than the stock Seagate drive that shipped with the Duo, but nothing out of the ordinary.
MBW on January 12, 2010 at 12:20 am
Have three runnig in an RAID 5 config, (must have minimum 3 drives for RAID 5). These drives are silent, run fairly cool and are quick. Not knowledgable enough to discuss the technical aspects but suggest you visit the Western Digital site and explore the Enterprise RE2 and RE3 technical info. RE2 and RE3 enterprise drives are recommended for RAID configured server applications. The differnce between RE2 and RE3 you ask? From the DATAMATION web site, “The RE Series drives are currently offered in three flavors: The previous generation RE2 drives, the next generation RE3 drives (with a dual processor design that increases the drive’s performance 20% beyond that of the 2nd generation drives), and the RE2-GP, or “GreenPower” drives which feature power conservation features including Intelliseek (calculates the optimum speed of the actuator arm to reduce wasted movement), Intellipower (balances the actual spin speed of the platter to match needs and consumes less power on start up), and Intellipark (unloads recording heads during idle). Intelliseek is also featured in the RE3 drives”.
They work great in my small network storage/retrieval application. If you’re looking for absolute speed, check out the Western Dig VelociRaptor 10,000 rpm series while you’re at the website.
Corinne Dalelio on January 12, 2010 at 12:22 am
Western Digital Bulk (WD5002ABYS) Western Digital Serial ATA (SATA II)Caviar Raid , RE3 3.5″ Interna
This is an exceptional hard drive. It is rock-solid, runs cool, and is a raid edition model, so it has the 5 year warranty.
The RMA process with Western Digital hard drives is second to none….
Thanks!