NAS Drive Compatibility

WD Red SA500 SSD 500 GB

NAS SSD

Part number WDS500G1R0A - 68A4W0 · Red SA500 SSD series · 2.5" SATA SSD. If your machine is listed below, this drive is officially supported — not a forum workaround.

Red SA500SSD2.5" SATA SSD

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15
Compatible NAS models
0 Syn · 0 QNAP · 15 Asus · 0 TM
By vendor
500 GB
Listed capacity
WD
Manufacturer
Strong pick as a cold copy

This is an SSD — an excellent cold copy for the off-site slot of a 3-2-1 plan: fast sequential transfer, silent, no moving parts to degrade on the shelf. The one catch is charge retention: a powered-off NVMe/SATA SSD slowly loses charge (weeks to months), which matters for a copy that sits unplugged. Keep the offline copy plugged in for a few hours once a month, or keep the 3-2-1 'other' copy on spinning media instead. Pair it with a scheduled backup job — see the backup software encyclopedia (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup) and the 3-2-1 rule.

Compatibility verdict

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 15 machines and series — 15 Asustor. This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. No series-level recording rating is on file for this part number yet, so check CMR vs SMR on the exact model before buying for an array.

Compatible NAS models

Asustor AS 33 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 33 v2 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 40 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 50/51 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 52/53 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 54 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 61/62 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 63/64 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 65 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 65R See its full HCL → Asustor AS 66 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 67 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 70 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 71 See its full HCL → Asustor AS 71R See its full HCL →

Same-capacity alternatives

Other drives listed at 500 GB capacity, ranked by how many machines list them:

Western Digital WD5003ABYZ 236 machines · Re Western Digital WD05PURX 165 machines · Surveillance Seagate ST3500514NS 153 machines · Seagate ST3500418AS 146 machines · Seagate ST3500320AS 146 machines · Samsung HD502HI 146 machines · Western Digital WD5000AAKS 146 machines · Seagate ST3500413AS 141 machines ·

Quick answers

Is the WDS500G1R0A - 68A4W0 officially compatible with my NAS?

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 15 machines and series — 15 Asustor. Every machine page linked below shows the vendor's own list entry, refreshed daily.

Is the WDS500G1R0A - 68A4W0 a good NAS drive?

This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. No series-level recording rating is on file for this part number yet, so check CMR vs SMR on the exact model before buying for an array.

Can I use the WDS500G1R0A - 68A4W0 for a 3-2-1 cold backup copy?

This is an SSD — an excellent cold copy for the off-site slot of a 3-2-1 plan: fast sequential transfer, silent, no moving parts to degrade on the shelf. The one catch is charge retention: a powered-off NVMe/SATA SSD slowly loses charge (weeks to months), which matters for a copy that sits unplugged. Keep the offline copy plugged in for a few hours once a month, or keep the 3-2-1 'other' copy on spinning media instead. Pair it with a scheduled backup job — see the backup software encyclopedia (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup) and the 3-2-1 rule.

What are alternatives to the WDS500G1R0A - 68A4W0?

At the same capacity, the most widely listed alternatives are Western Digital WD5003ABYZ (236 machines), Western Digital WD05PURX (165 machines), Seagate ST3500514NS (153 machines). The full ranked list is below.