Western Digital Red vs Toshiba N300
Both lines are on Synology's official compatibility list — this is not a "which works" question, but a "which fits your machine and workload" one. Everything below is read from Synology's own HCL, refreshed daily.
Western Digital Red prices Toshiba N300 prices
Head-to-head on the official list
| Western Digital Red | Toshiba N300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Listed on Synology HCL | 163 models | 163 models |
| Largest listed capacity | 14 TB | 14 TB |
| Smallest listed capacity | 1 TB | 4 TB |
| Part numbers on list | 22 | 55 ✓ |
| Product line | NAS | NAS |
Which should you buy?
Both lines cover a near-identical set of Synology machines (163 vs 163 models), so model support won't decide this for you. 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 142 Synology models — if yours is one of them, either drive is officially supported.
Popular part numbers (most-listed 12 of 22 / 55)
Western Digital Red
- WD60EFRX - 68L0BN1 — 6TB, 140 models
- WD40EFRX - 68WT0N0 — 4TB, 139 models
- WD20EFRX — 2TB, 133 models
- WD10EFRX — 1TB, 133 models
- WD30EFRX - 68EUZN0 — 3TB, 133 models
- WD40EFRX - 68N32N0 — 4TB, 133 models
- WD30EFRX - 68N32N0 — 3TB, 132 models
- WD50EFRX - 68L0BN1 — 5TB, 129 models
- WD10EFRX - 68PJCN0 — 1TB, 127 models
- WD20EFRX - 68EUZN0 — 2TB, 122 models
- WD60EFRX - 68MYMN1 — 6TB, 109 models
- WD50EFRX - 68MYMN1 — 5TB, 108 models
Toshiba N300
- HDWQ140UZSVA — 4TB, 138 models
- HDWQ140EZSTA — 4TB, 138 models
- HDWQ140AZSTA — 4TB, 138 models
- HDWQ140XZSTA — 4TB, 138 models
- HDWQ140YZSTA — 4TB, 138 models
- HDWN160AZSTA — 6TB, 109 models
- HDWN160YZSTA — 6TB, 109 models
- HDWN160XZSTA — 6TB, 109 models
- HDWN160UZSVA — 6TB, 108 models
- HDWN160UZSTA — 6TB, 108 models
- HDWG11AAZSTA — 10TB, 107 models
- HDWG11AEZSTA — 10TB, 107 models
Synology models that list both lines
These machines officially support both Western Digital Red and Toshiba N300 — your real decision is workload and price, not compatibility.