The WD Red Pro 26TB (WD260KFGX) is built for serious NAS workloads, delivering enterprise-grade reliability and massive storage capacity for creators, businesses, and power users.

Designed for 24/7 multi-user environments, this 7200RPM CMR drive combines a huge 26TB capacity with a 512MB cache and transfer speeds up to 272MB/s, making it ideal for large media libraries, backups, video production, and RAID-based storage arrays. WD’s NASware technology, vibration protection sensors, and 2.5 million hour MTBF rating help ensure long-term stability in demanding multi-bay NAS systems.

We just happen to have a movie maker on hand, so let’s see what Lee thinks of it.

The WD is backed by a 5-year warranty, the Red Pro series continues to position itself as one of the leading high-capacity HDD solutions for professional storage deployments.

The WD Red Pro 26TB has a RRP AUD$1,999. *Note price corrected on 20/5/2026.

DRN would like to thank WD for providing the review unit.