Western Digital Gold vs Western Digital Re
Both lines are on Synology's and QNAP's official compatibility lists — this is not a "which works" question, but a "which fits your machine and workload" one. Everything below is read from the vendors' own HCLs, refreshed daily.
Western Digital Gold prices Western Digital Re prices
Head-to-head on the official list
| Western Digital Gold | Western Digital Re | |
|---|---|---|
| Listed on official HCLs | 545 models ✓ | 398 models |
| Largest listed capacity | 24 TB ✓ | 6 TB |
| Smallest listed capacity | 1 TB | 0.2 TB |
| Part numbers on list | 32 ✓ | 11 |
| Product line | Enterprise | Enterprise |
Which should you buy?
Coverage-wise, Western Digital Gold appears on more NAS machines (545 vs 398) — for an older or unusual model that margin can matter. Within the same tier, the honest answer is: pick the cheaper part number at your target capacity, then verify it on your exact model's page.
Both lines overlap on 262 NAS models — if yours is one of them, either drive is officially supported.
Popular part numbers (most-listed 12 of 32 / 11)
Western Digital Gold
- WD2005VBYZ — 2TB, 451 models
- WD1005VBYZ — 1TB, 451 models
- WD121KRYZ — 12TB, 381 models
- WD4003FRYZ — 4TB, 324 models
- WD6003FRYZ — 6TB, 324 models
- WD2005FBYZ — 2TB, 320 models
- WD8004FRYZ — 8TB, 318 models
- WD1005FBYZ — 1TB, 308 models
- WD102KRYZ — 10TB, 289 models
- WD121VRYZ — 12TB, 278 models
- WD141KRYZ — 14TB, 245 models
- WD161KRYZ — 16TB, 224 models
Western Digital Re
- WD2000FYYZ — 2TB, 282 models
- WD3000FYYZ — 3TB, 268 models
- WD5003ABYZ — 500GB, 236 models
- WD5001FSYZ - 01SS7B1 — 5TB, 122 models
- WD6001FSYZ - 01SS7B1 — 6TB, 122 models
- WD4000FYYZ - 01UL1B1 — 4TB, 108 models
- WD2004FBYZ - 01YCBB0 — 2TB, 106 models
- WD1004FBYZ - 01YCBB1 — 1TB, 106 models
- WD4000FYYZ - 01UL1B0 — 4TB, 87 models
- WD2503ABYZ — 250GB, 78 models
- WD1003FBYZ - 010FB0 — 1TB, 78 models
NAS models that list both lines
These machines officially support both Western Digital Gold and Western Digital Re — your real decision is workload and price, not compatibility.