Compatible hard drives for QNAP REXP-1610U-RP

98 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the REXP-1610U-RP, up to 18TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

16-bay Legacy model

QNAP
98
Listed drives
22
NAS line
75
Enterprise line
1
SSD & surveillance

This vendor publishes its compatibility list as an advisory tested matrix — drives not on it are not firmware-blocked. Treat the list as a quality signal; off-list drives work but fall outside the tested pairing.

Capacity range on the official list

18TB (4) 16TB (6) 14TB (5) 12TB (11) 10TB (11) 8TB (14) 6TB (15) 6TB & below (32)

Where to start on the REXP-1610U-RP

For a home or small-office workload, the NAS lines below balance sustained writes and RAID-rebuild tolerance. Enterprise speed is only worth paying for in full-bay builds:

Full REXP-1610U-RP compatibility list

Grouped by part number; Max shows the largest capacity QNAP lists. Filter by brand, line or capacity:

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
WD181KRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
WD181VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
WUH721818ALE6L0 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
WUH721818ALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST16000NE000 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000NM001G Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
WD161KRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
WD161VRYZ Western Digital Surveillance Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
WUH721816ALE6L0 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
WUH721816ALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG07ACA14TE Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG07ACA14TEY Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000NE0008 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000NM001G Seagate EXOS x16 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000VN0008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
HUH721212ALE600 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALE604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG07ACA12TE Toshiba MG07 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG07ACA12TEY Toshiba MG07 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NE0007 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NE0008 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM0007 Seagate Exos X12 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM001G Seagate EXOS x16 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000VN0008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121KRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDN721010ALE604 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HUH721010ALE600 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC510 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HUH721010ALE604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC510 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NE0004 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NE0008 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM0016 Seagate Exos X10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM001G Seagate EXOS x16 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM0086 Seagate Exos X10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN0008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD101KFBX Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD101KRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HUH721008ALE600 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC510 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUH721008ALE604 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUH728080ALE604 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG05ACA800E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0004 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM0016 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM0055 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM0206 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8001FFWX Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8002FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8003FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUS726060ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726060ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726T6TALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG04ACA600E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE000 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0003 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0013 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0023 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM021A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0033 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6002FFWX Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6002FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6003FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6003VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726050ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HUS726050ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
MG04ACA500E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HUS726040ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726040ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726T4TALA6L4 HGST Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726T4TALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG04ACA400E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE000 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0015 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM002A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4002FFWX  Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4002FYYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4003FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4003VRYZ Western Digital Surveillance Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG04ACA300E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HUS722T2TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS726020ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS726020ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MG04ACA200E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0015 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM001A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2002FFSX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS722T1TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB

Going big on the REXP-1610U-RP?

At the top of the capacity range only enterprise lines are listed. They are built for sustained 7200RPM writes and 24/7 RAID duty — the right choice for a full-bay build:

Security: QNAP security: DeadBolt history & lockdown — eCh0raix → Qlocker → DeadBolt — what changed.