Is Toshiba N300 or Western Digital Red Plus more compatible with Synology NAS?

On Synology's official list, Toshiba N300 appears on 163 models and Western Digital Red Plus on 63 models. Both are vendor-confirmed lines; check your exact model below.

What is the largest capacity: Toshiba N300 or Western Digital Red Plus?

Toshiba N300 tops out at 14TB on the Synology list; Western Digital Red Plus at 14TB.

Toshiba N300 vs Western Digital Red Plus

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.

Toshiba N300 NAS 163Synology models up to 14TB · 55 part numbers

Western Digital Red Plus NAS 63Synology models up to 14TB · 14 part numbers

Head-to-head on the official list

	Toshiba N300	Western Digital Red Plus
Listed on Synology HCL	163 models ✓	63 models
Largest listed capacity	14 TB	14 TB
Smallest listed capacity	4 TB	2 TB
Part numbers on list	55 ✓	14
Product line	NAS	NAS

Which should you buy?

Coverage-wise, Toshiba N300 appears on more Synology machines (163 vs 63) — 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 63 Synology models — if yours is one of them, either drive is officially supported.

Popular part numbers (most-listed 12 of 55 / 14)

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

Western Digital Red Plus

WD120EFBX - 68B0EN0 — 12TB, 62 models
WD101EFBX - 68B0AN0 — 10TB, 54 models
WD80EFZZ - 68BTXN0 — 8TB, 53 models
WD80EFBX - 68AZZN0 — 8TB, 53 models
WD20EFZX - 68AWUN0 — 2TB, 52 models
WD30EFZX - 68AWUN0 — 3TB, 52 models
WD40EFZX - 68AWUN0 — 4TB, 52 models
WD60EFZX - 68B3FN0 — 6TB, 50 models
WD140EFGX - 68B0GN0 — 14TB, 49 models
WD80EFZX - 68B3CN0 — 8TB, 43 models
WD60EFPX - 68C5ZN0 — 6TB, 36 models
WD30EFPX - 68C6CN0 — 3TB, 36 models

Synology models that list both lines

These machines officially support both Toshiba N300 and Western Digital Red Plus — your real decision is workload and price, not compatibility.