detailedReviews: detailedReviews 1: content: This drive from Western Digital was one of the few to show up in my research, that provided the feature and design points I was seeking.
Offering a durable lifespan, with the concept that it's under 24/7 use of writing, it's more than satisfactory for a local home installation of cameras. The large 4TB Capacity also ensures high quality or multiple camera feeds will be stored far longer before being overwritten or requiring deletion.
Utilising a common SATA interface and CMR recording, your speeds are not harmed or limited in capacity for the hardware while maintaining good compatibility with past and present hardware. The notable 256MB Cache also helps accelerate the workload and keep a sizable buffer for incoming streams.
It's also shockingly quiet while under operation, requiring a dead silent room to even notice -- a plus for anyone since it's designed for constant operation. There are also accelerometers to help the drive predict and counter any vibrations or movements that'd otherwise throw the head off track, ensuring a more consistent performance.
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starRating: 5
title: Durable lifespan, quiet operation, good cache
detailedReviews 2: content: My business is shooting and editing multi-camera video and audio. I recorded mobile SSD drives, and transfer the results to hard drives in a five drive Thunderbolt enclosure. When a drive is full, I replace it with an empty drive and retire it to a plastic box for archival storage. It makes more sense to keep projects on a disk for storage than to reformat the drive or find another archival means. WD Purple drives are designed for continuous running, and are fast with ample drive cache. I find them a good substitute for WD Black drives, which seem to be discontinued.
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starRating: 5
title: Designed for continuous running, fast ample cache
detailedReviews 3: content: I purchased this as a data storage/backup drive for my desktop PC. My main drive is a1TB NVME drive. The data drive I use for movies, songs, and backups and digital images. Since I am not booting with the drive I don't care about raw performance, nor will I pay for it. With that said I am VERY happy with this drive. It only spins at 5400 RPM, so the access time is slightly slower, but it makes no difference to me. Maximum transfer rate is nearly 200MB/sec. High capacity drives have dense platters and are able to pull data faster. I am a Nazi for eliminating extraneous sound and used to keep my drives inside enclosures to reduce sound. My quietest drive to date is the Samsung HD 503HI, and this is even quieter. I have several large case fans spinning slowly and if I turn them off I can ever so slightly hear a faint humming or click, but otherwise I hear NOTHING. This is my first WD drive (have always used Samsung). I cannot speak to the drive's reliability as I've only had it for one month. It is labeled for ""Surveillance,"" so if it's meant to be running 24/7- 365 it is meant to get use in commercial/industrial environments. I think everyone with a desktop PC should adopt this system. It is very easy to backup anything important- save it to your C: drive as well as your backup E: drive or whatever. If one your main drive goes kaput you have the backup to pull your saved data from. You can use flash drives for additional redundancy and portability, but in my experience they are not so reliable.
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starRating: 5
title: Quiet operation, good transfer rates, surveillance optimized
detailedReviews 4: content: There are a LOT of hard drive options out there, and the differentiation between them can be subtle, to say the least. To try to tease out as much detail about this product out as I could, instead of putting it directly in my DVR I began by connecting it to my computer via SATA to run the drive through its paces and get a sense for what this piece of hardware does. I formatted the drive MacOS Extended to provide a clear comparison with other hard drives I have used, and then used the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test tool to generate some benchmarks. The drive clocks 173.9 MB/s write and 174.6 MB/s read. The drive maintained this level of performance plus or minus 1 MB/s under sustained stress testing using the Blackmagic application. Performance-wise, this is lackluster compared to other hard drive technologies on the market, but of course this drive isn’t designed to provide extreme data transfer rates. As 5400rpm drives go, this one is actually quite good performance-wise. By way of comparison, a 2TB WD Red I had on hand clocked 152MB/s read and 154MB/s write in the same test. After 20 minutes of stress-testing with the drive exposed in a “toaster” style dock to 70ºF ambient air, the surface temperature of the drive was 83.5º on the top surface, 88ºF on the underside of the platter, measured with an IR thermometer. Though not a terribly scientific test, this does suggest that this drive has decent thermal management properties. Acoustic properties are fine, there is a noticeable whirring sound as the drive spins up but otherwise it’s fairly quiet. In an enclosure it would be a very quiet device. Installation in my camera DVR, an Apsonic 8-channel model, posed no snags. The drive installed physically without problems and the system immediately recognized it as an unformatted drive of the correct size, and proceeded to format it without issue. Formatted in the system I got 3.73gb of usable space. I set each of my 720p cameras to the max bitrate and off it went. Over the course of my weeklong evaluation so far, the drive has taken every byte of data thrown at it by the cameras with no issues whatsoever. In terms of the qualitative system performance (lag time opening recordings and so forth), I don’t notice any difference between this drive and the WD Red model it replaced. What differentiates this drive from other 5400rpm hard disks on the market? To be frank, WD’s marketing is fairly obtuse about what actually makes this drive different, and nothing in my evaluation revealed what could be described as a major differentiating feature. Examining the drive next to a 4tb WD Red I have, the drive is physically slightly different, so at least we know it’s not just a re-badging of the same product. While the claim that this drive is “engineered specifically for surveillance security systems” is beyond my capability to verify, this drive does seem to be a high-quality device that does very well in this application. As with any storage device, longevity is of the utmost importance, and only time will tell on that count. But so far, this product is off to a great start, and I feel it offers a compelling option to anyone seeking a drive for surveillance DVR applications. I would recommend it.
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starRating: 5
title: Good performance for surveillance, decent thermal management
detailedReviews 5: content: My half-brother has a nice spot where he employs 24 cameras around his property. my 10 cameras are no match for his collection, so he was quick to snag up an opportunity to try out a WD HDD considering he was actually in the market for 4 new drives. After I told him I had one that he should try, he was more than willing to let me get my paws on his equipment and install this drive after I told him my review could REALLY use an abusive system like his. After 2 weeks he was sold on every aspect of the drive and bought him 4 new WD Purple 4T's. He decided to use it on the most active 4 cameras which he uses for training videos on how to break new horses. We were VERY impressed at the steadiness and clarity that was captured and recorded. . So the NEXT 2 weeks I plugged it in, formatted it, and started some obscure testing on this drive to see how it would handle for the average home user/gamer. Well I SAY average, but you might not know me. I am an abuser of equipment. Torrenting like a demon all OVER this drive. I installed 5 games on this drive and played them all without hitches or radical load times. There were some hiccups once in a while, but that is PURELY due to the 64 meg cache. 128 would set this drive alive for multi-purpose use. I edited and assembled 6 videos on top of testing disktrix disk defragmenter on it. IMPRESSIVE... . This drive is neck and neck competition for some Samsung 5400 rpm drives. and THEY are pretty snappy! . The games I installed AND played (not just tested) were Dead By Daylight, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty WWII, Just Cause 3 and Syndicate. My system is an AMD Phenom 2 x6 1035T, 8G, R9 280.
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starRating: 5
title: Impressive for multi-purpose use, good cache
detailedReviews 6: content: So, I have 3 IP cameras in my home connected to a DVR. I placed this drive in the DVR and began recording non-stop for 7 days. It worked. It worked just like the drive I replaced (which I'll likely put back in as it's a full terabyte in size). But it worked, just as advertised. Now I couldn't see a difference in performance or in video quality. I couldn't hear or feel a difference. It was like I never swapped the drives. But this is kinda what you want right? Western Digital advertises this drive with a simple sentence: “WD Purple is built for personal, home office or small business surveillance systems using up to 64 HD cameras.” So they are saying this drive is somehow best for using in a digital recording device. Is it just marketing? Yes and no. They put a little more emphasis on these: “Tuned for write-intensive, low bit-rate, high stream-count applications typical to most surveillance applications. Prioritized write-operations for maximized surveillance performance. TLER & ATA streaming support.” That sounds great, right? Will it work NOTICEABLY better than any other drive you use in your DVR? Probably not. I didn't notice anything. Therefore I'd say just buy whatever gives you the best bang for your buck and leaves you with the warmest fuzziest feelings. If I were upgrading or putting a new DVR system together for security recording I would probably get one of these purple drives over say a WD black drive. Both will fulfill the function I need them to but the purple drive is cheaper and I would feel like I was wasting the black drive's amazing stats in a DVR system... so warm fuzzy feelings and price per megabyte. Base your purchasing decision on that
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starRating: 4
title: Designed for surveillance, marketing is key
detailedReviews 7: content: This drive is specifically built for security systems and is on the approved list for an 8 camera Amcrest system which is what I tested it in. Surveillance hard drives are optimized for efficient writing in real time. In my raw testing, I found that this drive was actually faster than a standard 7200 hard drive (1 TB 6 GB/s WD Blue 7200 rpm 64 mb cache) in most categories, with one exception, writing random 4k frames. In sequential writing, the drive was consistently writing 154 MB/s. 4K random writes were averaging about 1.55 MB/s. Even though read performance is not as important for a surveillance drive, the read speeds were also impressive, averaging almost 157 MB/s. This bodes well for users that need to read and write streams at the same time. Impressively, this drive outperformed all rated specs for both reading and writing. I recorded 8 960H video streams over several days. The drive performed perfectly, no pixilation or dropped frames that I could see.
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starRating: 5
title: Faster than standard HDD, impressive read/write
detailedReviews 8: content: I used this in a BlueIris system and it performed well. I would not hesitate to recommend that someone consider this drive for their surveillance drive needs. Please be aware that this drive is a surveillance drive. It is designed to constantly record video with no frame loss. They are more tolerant of errors. When a drive performs error correction it stops writing to correct the error. If a surveillance drive stopped recording, it may miss the important details you need. WD Purple drives do not perform error correction because they focus on recording. WD calls this AllFrame 4k technology. This drive can be used in a RAID array but you would only want to use it to record video from cameras. Do not use this drive as your main system drive or to store pictures, music, games, etc. Drives designed for multiple types of data will be much faster and will actually perform error correction to protect your data. Do your homework and you will be much happier with your purchase.
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starRating: 5
title: Designed for constant recording, error tolerant
detailedReviews 9: content: I bought this to install in a USB 3.0 external case to use as an external backup for my RAID system, which has five of these 2TB drives. So far not a single burp in two years (kow). I like these because they run cooler, and are designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These are designed for DVR type applications, but seem to work great in my desktop PC. What's the difference between DVR and desktop PC applications? Audio and video applications (like a DVR) are time sensitive, but PC data is not. A typical desktop hard drive will try up to ten times to write to a block, and if it fails, it will map to an alternate. This may take some time, but that doesn't impact the data as long as it gets written successfully. The information I have read suggests these drives will only try three times before mapping to an alternate block. If that's true then this type of drive will use up its spare block pool faster, but for all we know, these may have a larger spare block pool to start with. Both types of hard drives use the same error correction code (ECC) to protect the data. Some believe these will allow errors, thinking that video is not error sensitive (which is totally bogus). DVRs use a file system just like a desktop PC, so if that were true, then the file system could become corrupt causing a file or the entire drive to become unreadable. Or, a critical frame of video could end up on a bad block and render the recording useless. Neither scenario would bode well for DVR manufacturers.
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starRating: 5
title: Designed for DVR, cooler, good for 24/7
detailedReviews 10: content: I intentionally avoided using benchmark numbers with this review because I feel they're a misrepresentation of what this drive intends to do and how it operates in the real world under its intended application. While you technically can get a better drive, benchmark-wise, it won't always perform as well due to firmware features the Purple line implements. This drive is designed around the idea of caching streams so you don't incur drops and it does that well. The WD Purple basically performs like a NAS drive until its firmware kicks in with features to help balance surveillance workloads. This is not a good drive for storage NAS, access and write times will be less optimal and sensors that help balance RAID loads are absent here. This is definitely not a good drive for desktops or OS drives as everything will be less than optimal in that performance arena. Depending on what type of performance you want this may not be the drive for you. Seagate's surveillance drives, for instance, off better specific scenario performances, particularly in writing and RAID setups. WD chose to go with a more balanced approach in which it doesn't win many real benchmark battles but it does achieve a respectable balance between everything. This is definitely a good starter drive if you don't know where to start and don't have a crazy high end and demanding surveillance system, and if you do know what you're doing but have a smaller system this drive shouldn't disappoint you, either.
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starRating: 5
title: Balanced approach, good for surveillance workloads
detailedReviews 11: content: Everywhere I go there are cameras recording data which means big sales for the camera makers and thus the storage industry. WD is attempting to get their share of this market with their Purple line of drives. The "tag" WD uses that makes these drives surveillance specific is termed "Allframe". The advantage of the AllFrame technology is possible only with host controller support. The vendor must be on the WD compatibility list to take advantage of the surveillance-specific features in the Purple drives. On WD's compatibility page is a list of 27 vendors and the models that support Purple. Most of the names on the list are not familiar to me. I started searching Newegg. Newegg has ~130 vendors listed under the heading: Security & Surveillance > Video Monitoring Kits / All in One Systems. I selected at random just a couple; Geovision and QNAP, to see if what I was thinking was correct. I was thinking that the qualified vendors are more then likely "professional" vendors. By professional I mean anything that doesn't have to do with home or very small business security. If price tag has anything to do with my theory then I am born out. The QNAP offerings range in price from $982 to $4,902. I am not spending that to protect my home or very small business. If I am a large, well heeled company then my budget may allow for that but for my home, not happening. What the people that do the reviews on Newegg ARE buying range in the $200 to $300 area. LaView, a popular well reviewed vendor is not on the WD compatibility list. Neither is 7modo, Night Owl and many more. This means that the Purple may not be money well spent for home surveillance. Is it money well spent for essential video security recording for large business? Maybe if reduction of frame loss, improved playback and an increased number of drive bays supported is important. The first data I concern myself with when shopping hard drives is rotational speed. 7200 or 5400? WD has obfuscated, for reasons I can only speculate on but won't, rotational speed with the "Intellipower" designation for the Purple drives RPM. HWInfo 64 reports the RPM's as 5400 which is plenty fast enough for the purpose of this drive, namely video surveillance. I am using this drive to store all my video: Home movies, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, etc., etc. In almost of month of use it has been flawless for local and wireless networked viewing. This is a very good drive. If you are a large company interested in quality surveillance then there is no better choice according to the data sheets. If you're a small company or homeowner on a $300 budget you will probably not be able to take advantage of the primary selling feature of this drive. BUT that does NOT mean you are making an incorrect choice as I wrote this is a solid HD. If you just want a large fast drive to store and access video this is a very good choice.
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starRating: 4
title: Good for surveillance, balanced performance
detailedReviews 12: content: Anyone working with 4K video knows full well the importance of having large capacity drives. 10 TB may sound huge to many people, but this is only room for slightly over 80 hours of RAW 4K footage. A single commercial shoot can easily fill that, or three 4K surveillance cameras running for just over a day. Detailed SMART status and excellent streaming write performance make the WD100PURZ a near-ideal drive for video recording. The ability to handle numerous inputs and playback 4K video without a hitch is impressive. From our business perspective, this drive is certainly a viable option to the HGST enterprise disks we currently use.
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starRating: 5
title: Ideal for video recording, excellent streaming performance
detailedReviews 13: content: HDD died within one week!!! not even enough time to back up what I had consolidated onto it, now all my data is gone, horrible.product quality!! will not even power up anymore, quality of WD is garbage. Seller won't do anything, just said to take it up with WD directly what a pain, horrible product, sub standard service.
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starRating: 1
title: HDD died within one week, horrible product
detailedReviews 14: content: I was actually quite impressed with the performance of this drive. On my Z97 platform I was able to get over 100 Megabytes a second transfers going when the drive was empty. Not bad for a drive that isn't really designed for speed. Bursts were over 300 megabytes a second for an empty drive. In my Synology Cloudstation I was able to record 5 different cameras without any stutter from the drive. Even when reviewing the recorded video the playback was smooth even while recording in the background. I can't say for sure on a system with more than this that there wouldn't be stutter, but for my needs it was good. Overall I've had nothing but good success with WD drives. I've only ever had 1 be DOA (dead on arrival) but was easily replaced by WD's support group. I definitely prefer these over the WD Green Drives. Those are nothing but super slow and honestly have had a higher failure rate from what I've read than any other WD drive I've ever seen.
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starRating: 4
title: Good performance for surveillance, better than Green
detailedReviews 15: content: Purchased to replace my DirecTv external hard drive which was a Purple 3TB drive I purchased 4+ years ago. While I don't plan to need it, WD has an outstanding warranty program and that alone makes purchasing this drive over other brands well worth it over possible other lesser drives. Remember, this is not a data drive, this drive was optimized for video content, meaning that if data cannot be retrieved that it will skip the data in order to continue to provide video content, which a viewer would likely not even notice occurred. If you put data on this drive and data could not be read then we call this a very bad situation. Buy your drives smart.
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starRating: 5
title: Optimized for video, excellent warranty program
detailedReviews 16: content: Smooth transaction and product arrived in perfect condition.
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starRating: 4.5
title: Smooth transaction, product arrived perfect condition
detailedReviews 17: content: I had this HDD added to a new PC purchased in December 2024. I just picked up the first 4TB drive I saw on the shelf at Best Buy.
It runs silently and seems pretty quick to access the files that I do have stored on it. Running a disk utility shows it to be 'only' 5400 rpm. I had sort of expected a higher rpm rate, but admit that I also like the quieter and less power hungry attributes of a slower spin rate.
I have owned dozens of computers in the last 35 years and so far have never had a HDD fail on me, so I expect many years of service from this one.
Bear in mind that the first HDD I bought was a 40MB (mega, not giga!) one for $600 in 1986 dollars, so the price per unit storage has dropped by several orders of magnitude.
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starRating: 5
title: Runs silently, surprisingly quick file access
detailedReviews 18: content: Best Feature:can be used for CCTV or as an external hard drive.
Value For Money:Yes. Even adding the cost of the enclosure, this can be cheaper than ready made external hard drives.
Performance:sequentially reads and write normally at its promised speed of 180 MB/s. This drive (and the drive I bought from this shop last month) passed the short, long and conveyance tests in Hard Disk Sentinel and both are at 100% health. Those are read tests and are non-destructive tests.
Delivered the next day in the best condition. Thanks to the seller, Shopee and the courier.
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starRating: 5
title: Sequentially reads and writes at promised speed
detailedReviews 19: content: The day before my memorial weekend camping trip my HD in my dvr decided to quit on me. Upon doing some research i seen this model was the most mentioned option. Ordered it and picked it up next day, took my 5 mins to swap it out with the old one. Plugged DVR in and it booted straight up without any extra work. I highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a replacement, especially if you have a samsung wisenet dvr!!!! Easily replaced the 2TB Greenpower Western Digital that it originally came with!!!
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starRating: 5
title: Easy swap, booted straight up without extra work
detailedReviews 20: content: I bought this for use in an external Hard drive enclosure to back up a PC raid array before replacing a motherboard. Purple drives are primarily for CCTV and other recorders and are optimised for write speeds rather than read. Im my scenario I had over 6 TB of films and TV series I had accumulated and needed to transfer them to another Plex server. This worked well as I did not have to worry about read speeds as I could copy stuff overnight. the limiting factor was not the disk but the USB 2.o bandwidth. The main reason for buying from CEX is their product wide 5 year warranty.
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starRating: 5
title: Good for backups, 5 year warranty from CEX
detailedReviews 21: content: The shipping speed is moderate.
Prices are also cheaper than other places.
Although the box was much squishy, it is safely protected by the inner sponge.
As soon as I received it, I installed it and only checked it well recognized.
I didn't check the speed and stability, but it feels less noise.
I hope you can use it for a long time.
So far, it's worth a recommendation.
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starRating: 5
title: Less noise, safely protected by inner sponge
detailedReviews 22: content: I bought a harddrive from them a year ago and that ones been doing fine so far. Might end up getting several more in the near future as i'm archiving a lot of files.
Harddrive is very well packed. Ran it through a couple of diagnostics tools and came out ok. I wouldn't say 40,000 hours is "Almost New" tho. Still, it's for archiving, it's not like i'll be constantly running it. 7200rpm seems kinda wasted on an archive tho.
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starRating: 5
title: Well packed, diagnostics came out ok
detailedReviews 23: content: I have a 4 camera security system from Amcrest that came with a 500gb HDD and have been waiting for some time to upgrade the HDD, now is the time, and at the weekend I swapped out the 500gb HDD for the new WD 3TB Purple. While Amcrest suggest that a 500gb HDD can hold 6 days of video I found that in reality it is closer to 4 days. I like to hold video for longer, especially if I am on an extended business trip. With a 3TB drive I should be able to get 30-36 days of video, plenty for my personal needs. Be aware that the more cameras you have and the higher resolution they record at will determine how quickly your HDD fills up. It’s difficult to test HDD’s that are specifically designed for security systems, but most people looking at recording streams of video on to a local HDD should consider a HDD that is built for 24/7 use and can handle multiple HD streams (in my case 4). The firmware for surveillance drives is most important and this drive comes with WD patented Allframe technology that effectively reduces pixelation error and video interruptions that might be seen if using standard HDD’s. No-one wants lost video footage or skipped frames when performing 24/7 surveillance. According to the WD website sustained writes max out at 145MB/s, but I was not able to verify this. I suppose I could have easily attached the drive to my main PC and run some tests like Crystal Disk Mark, or ATTO, but it made no real sense at the time. This drive has been up and running in my Amcrest system for a few days now, recording HD video from all 4 cameras. The images are crisp and sharp and I have not observed any pixilation or skipped frames yet. The cost at 3.5 cents per gb is great and the 3 year warranty provides peace of mind. I can’t think of any negatives, even the slower spindle rate of 5400rpm that I listed as a con is not really a con as this was likely done to conserve power, reduce noise and heat. All in all I am very happy. This drive is recommended for security systems, but please don’t buy for desktop use or NAS use as there are better drives available for these specific uses.
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source: google
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starRating: 5
title: 3TB drive holds 30-36 days video, Allframe technology
detailedReviews 24: content: Perfectly described. Works wonders for my internal security system (that was not purchased from PB Tech).
5 Stars.
Only one possible issue (which is of my own fault). I didnt know that I needed a mounting bracket for the hard drive. It would be good to have a mounting bracket as a 'suggestion' when purchasing it.
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source: google
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starRating: 5
title: Works wonders for internal security system
detailedReviews 25: content: In terms of physical aspects, this drive has everything needed for most applications. It has all of the standard mounting holes, the standard SATA power and data connections, as well as jumper pins that can be used to enable certain compatibility modes. The HDD label sticker is one of the easiest to read I have come across; all the useful information is present and easy to find. In terms of performance, this drive performed better than I was expecting. CrystalDiskMark benchmarked the drive with sequential read and write speeds of around 150MB/s while empty and around 100MB/s while 80% full. When transferring files to the drive I noticed an average of about 108MB/s. Being a surveillance drive, this drive also supports some of the streaming standards which aid with video playback while still writing new video to the drive. But, I have a hard time figuring out what modern applications this drive would be a logical choice in. The low 500GB capacity would be fine for a system with low resolution cameras or a system with very few HD cameras, however, the price jump to the 1TB version of this drive (at the time of writing this review) is only a few dollars. With such a small price jump for double the storage, I struggle to come up with a situation where I would rather use this 500GB version than a 1TB version. Overall, this is a good drive that would serve well in a small surveillance environment. The problems with this drive only appear when the rest of the market is taken into account. With higher capacity drives, with the same features, priced at almost the same price point, the appeal of this drive really starts to fade.
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starRating: 4
title: Good drive for small surveillance environment
detailedReviews 26: content: I have this in my pc sat with two SSD’s
I haven’t had an issue with this. Slots nice in the HDD slot.
This is currently running 3 custom gaming servers which has a 24/7 uptime. Yeah it’s not as fast as an SSD but this still shows HDD are still very capable!
If you are looking for extra storage for whatever I’d recommend this to anyone!
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starRating: 5
title: Running 3 gaming servers with 24/7 uptime
detailedReviews 27: content: Installed in a QNAP NAS, 2 drive in a RAID1 array next to a pair of WD Red Drives, also in a RAID1 array. Installation was relatively easy once I understand the various confusing formatting options. I went with Thick Pool so the extra space could be used for other apps (such as back up apps) that do not use the storage pool space as well as snapshot space. The Purples are used for the DVR part of the NAS where the RED for data. The Purple also serves as an overflow CACHE for a cloud mirror. They work as expected, no problems yet. They are MUCH quieter than the Segate drives they replaced. They also run way lower temperature than the 7200 RPM RED PROs 36c purple VS for 41c for RED. The Segates ran hotter as well. I didn't measure current unfortunately.
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starRating: 5
title: Much quieter than Seagate, lower temperature
detailedReviews 28: content: In reading reviews for other Surveillance / Video streaming drives some claim that you shouldn't use this drive in a server or NAS as its streaming design means it could drop bits and leave you with corrupted files. That's not true. Yes, when installed on a device designed to record multiple real time streams, the drive can be utilized in streaming mode that can drop data when the drive cannot keep up and the caches get full. WD have designed this drive to be very good at this, so it shouldn't happen very easily -- my network traffic (<5 cameras) isn't enough to get this breathing hard at all. But for file transfer to and from the drive under non-streaming circumstances, this thing operates just like any other drive. All the bits will be there. In fact, the drive does a very nice job of write cacheing for file transfers under windows 10. There is no reason not to use this in a computer or NAS. Although you won't taking advantage of the streaming function the drive (unless you have specific apps that can make use of it), it does have a nice warranty, is rated for almost full time operation and has good performance as a file transfer and storage device. If you're looking for storage for home NAS with constant video being recorded, you might be just fine with a NAS class HDD and not this. Compared with WD Red, both have 3 yr warranty, 180TB/yr duty rating, but Red has double the Load/Unload cycles rating and uses a little less power. List price for purple is $10 less than red. Red might go on sale more frequently, though.
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starRating: 5
title: Good for home NAS with constant video recording
detailedReviews 29: content: The WD Purple 4TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive is designed for 24/7 security systems, supporting up to 64 HD cameras. With AllFrame™ technology, it ensures smooth video playback by minimizing frame loss. Its 180TB/year workload rating and 3-year warranty make it a reliable, durable choice for surveillance storage needs.
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starRating: 5
title: Smooth video playback, reliable durable choice
detailedReviews 30: content: I'm using two of these in a four-bay NAS with a couple of other drives, they're not really meant for NAS use as they are surveillance drives which means they skip on write error instead of retrying, for most home NAS use that is fine as most files are not constantly being written, only read. So five stars as they are reliable, quick, cheaper and just as good as a red drive if your use case doesn't involve constant writes to the drive. These are a cheaper alternative. Good solid piece of kit.
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starRating: 5
title: Reliable, quick, cheaper than Red drive
detailedReviews 31: content: If you need less than 8 drives in your application, power consumption is important, you want to review video rather frequently, and know your system size and its read/write workload, WD Purple is the way to go. If you want to do only a write-only workload and only read very occasionally, have a need beyond 8 drives at 4 TB and higher, and power consumption is not a factor - go with the Seagate. If money is not a factor and you are a big enterprise using racks of drives, move up to the SAS interface enterprise drives from either vendor (at more 2-10 x the price). They will do everything these do and more, but then you already know this because you are an IT pro with an unlimited budget working for a big corp. I tested this drive using several systems: i7 processor with Quick Sync Video capability on a Windows 11 system running Blue Iris software and connected to 15 IP POE cameras of varying resolution from various vendors using H.264 compression. Max res being 5 MP. Exacq professional system NVR in RAID5 config. Consumer grade, single disk system. Worked well, was compatible, and all advertised specs were met. Low power and low heat generation. Reading from the system while continuing to do writes worked quite well.
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starRating: 5
title: Low power, low heat generation, worked well
detailedReviews 32: content: Upgraded a 2014 500 gig Tivo Roamio, Series 5, to 3Tb in about 30 minutes. No problems. Did the easy upgrade, simply removed the old drive and saved it - in case there are problems down the road - then put the "rails" on the new drive, installed it, put the cover back on and plugged it in. Wait a bit. The Series 5 absolutely formats a new blank 3Tb disk for you (when it sees a blank disc) and if you're connected to the Internet it looks up your on-file MAC number and registers the machine again. It might, after recent upgrades, do an even larger disk, but I just went for "easy" - because of past reviews I know 3Tb definitely works. After the setup runs for a bit, you'll have to scan again for TV channels, and some other set-up chores like you did when you first bought it, but it's not big deal if you have your different logins handy - which you should. Make a list of shows you want recorded, you'll have to sign them all up again if you take this route. If you don't have the simple tools for the job, go to a Home Essentials Direct, Best Buy, Micro Center, Fry's, etc. and buy a simple small bit torex tool kit for less than $10.00. You only need two of the most common sizes - but get the set because, who knows, you may have an odd ball screw... This is a very easy upgrade. If you get tangled up, or, forgot something, just put the old drive back in and check your old setting and shows until you're happy. I did not care to do the harder upgrade where you copy the old drive to the new drive and then use Windows disk software to "expand" the drive so the Tivo sees the entire new drive instead of the "old" drive's size. Didn't have a Windows machine and didn't have that many shows I still cared about. Next time, maybe. This is a quality drive, compared to many just a few dollars cheaper. I'm not expecting any problems, but I'll update the review if any pop up.
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starRating: 4
title: Easy upgrade, quality drive, no problems
detailedReviews 33: content: Bought a 3TB to replace our 2TB that failed after the power was turned off and on for electrical maintenance. Sadly our 2TB was still under warranty, but unable to be replaced because the company that installed our UNV system were no longer trading.
Swapped the old one out myself from the NVR. Seems to be all working well. Notifications and playback all working now. Maybe I'll look into a UPS next?
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starRating: 5
title: Swapped old one out, working well
detailedReviews 34: content: I have used these before 2with no issues.
remember the life of the hard drives depends on how much info the NVR is pushing . not a bad idea to replace the hard drives every couple of years.
nothing worst than seaching for event and find out the hard is bad.
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starRating: 5
title: Dependable for NVR, replace every couple years
detailedReviews 35: content: When I tested this drive, I couldn’t simply drop it in my DVR system and report back that it worked. For the first week of testing, I plopped it in my NAS system that runs in my garage. I let it run for a week straight while performing data transfers. Now mind you, that isn’t for what this drive is meant, but it served relatively well for its unintended purpose. And it held up to it. While I was testing it as a NAS drive, I moved almost 5TB of data sporadically throughout the week and not a single bit was lost. Now on to its stated purpose, a surveillance drive. The 3.5” disk fit perfectly in my DVR system and was recognized after auto-formatting. I run a modest four 720p camera DVR system and this drive did not miss a single frame of recording. I was able to review footage on demand without lag (even though nothing eventful happened, like always). The drive has more than enough space to store video in my week of using it in my DVR system; I have yet to fill up the drive with security footage. In fact, two weeks wouldn’t have filled it completely. This whopper of a 6TB purple drive is certainly a HUGE step up from the 2TB green drive that was in use before this drive arrived. Of course, reliability has not been an issue in the two weeks I’ve been testing this drive. If a problem occurs in the next year with this drive I will report that here.
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starRating: 5
title: Fit perfectly, recognized and formatted, no dropped frames
detailedReviews 36: content: I know my pros and cons are a little sparse this time, but I'm planning on using this review more to educate what separates these drives from something like a NAS drive. A drive intended for recording live video - like that of a surveillance system - prioritizes bit rate. It will sacrifice the occasional bit or two, depending on error correction systems, in order to maintain a constant bit stream. This is critical when it comes to continuously writing something like video to a hard drive. If the bit rate drops too low, or even rises too high, you can run into gaps in your recording, instead of just places of less fidelity. Surveillance drives also tend to have slightly more robust mechanical systems than your average drive, but roughly on par with NAS drives. A drive intended for a NAS is just the opposite. It prioritizes bit integrity and sacrifice bit rate to maintain this. This helps with the redundancy that people get NASes for in the first place. If you're looking for a NAS drive, and this one happens to be on sale, don't be tempted - and vice versa. Get the right tool for the right job.
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starRating: 5
title: Prioritizes bit rate for constant video writing
detailedReviews 37: content: Actually received the 2.5" version of this yet I was not concerned as either would have worked in my Original XBOX Mod. I just used an adapter to ensure a tight fit. Only ordered the 3.5" as they are generally cheaper. Was very happy as this formatted larger than any other HDD I have used previously. Was fast and faultless. A very reliable drive.
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starRating: 5
title: Formatted larger than other HDDs, fast faultless
detailedReviews 38: content: This seller is really very helpful and friendly. We can talk like old friends. Fast delivery too. The hdd is like new one. Totally no scratches and clean. Must buy from this seller! Recommended!
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starRating: 5
title: Seller helpful and friendly, HDD like new
detailedReviews 39: content: There is no foam or air bag to protect this HDD when it was delivered. Just a hard paper box inside the hard paper package. Definitely not the best packaging choice. This product is great. Basically a HGST enterprise HDD rebranded as WD purple.
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starRating: 5
title: Product is great, HGST enterprise HDD rebranded
detailedReviews 40: content: My testing was done in two scenarios. The first was inside of a Synology 415+ by itself. Recording 4 2K streams was no problem at all and the speed was acceptable and in line with most of the other things I have used at 5400 RPM. Playback was a bit slower but that's more than likely due to the drive being a 5400 RPM drive more than anything else. If you don't have a ton of cameras and you want to record in really high resolutions, I think this should fit the bill. The other test was done in a custom server with an Intel SATA AHCI 6.0 GBs port. I attempted a few different types of file transfers. The first being large sized data (multimedia single large files). I must say it performed just fine and reads after the drive had been filled to 50% capacity were still good. For a static data drive, it held it's own. After this, I tried something a bit more in the realm of standard data (lots of little files, few large files) and that's where things began to choke. Now, I know this isn't what the drive was intended for, but I like to just cover all my bases to get a good feel of the strengths and weaknesses. Could I use it as a backup drive? Yes. Would I? Probably not. As a camera drive? Absolutely. It's a perfectly fine drive for that, which coincidentally is exactly what it's designed for. If you need something that is large capacity for recording video at a relatively low cost, then this is a drive I can recommend!
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starRating: 4
title: Acceptable speed for surveillance, good for video recording
detailedReviews 41: content: Fan is very noisy. You can hear it 40' away. I have never had a electronic component that makes this much noise. We have it in our office because this ware our internet is. Very irritating. Needs to be redesigned.
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starRating: 2
title: Fan is very noisy, irritating
detailedReviews 42: content: Hard to rate a product when you don't receive it. SpyMonkey was out of stock of the Western Digital 6TB Purple Surveillance Hard Drives, so they sent me some Seagate drives instead. The Seagate drives look to be better quality, so more than happy with SpyMonkey's sales and service, but I've never used the Seagate drives before.
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starRating: 4
title: Received Seagate instead, happy with service
detailedReviews 43: content: A LOT of people make the mistake, when building out a surveillance setup, that they can just toss in whatever hard drive they want. This is not the case and you NEED to have a drive that is designed for constant write intensive applications. This hard drive was designed for constant video recording, heat fluctuations and vibrations. There is a nice big 64MB cache to insure that frames will not get dropped and prioritized write-operations which will aid in multiple cameras recording. I had great playback (and recording) of all 6 of my 4MP IP cams. Ultimately time will tell how this drive will do, but I have a feeling that it'll out last the 3 year warranty without a doubt. If you are in need of a good NVR (network video recorder) hard drive, this is the one. I've already recommended this drive to a friend of mine that will be replacing (4) 500GB drives. I'm sure he'll be happy with all that added record time!
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starRating: 5
title: Designed for constant video recording, no dropped frames
detailedReviews 44: content: I bought 1 of these drives for use as a secondary drive in my PC, and I wish I hadn't. Originally, the drive was DOA, but CeX very quickly sorted me a refund, so I could reorder. When the second drive arrived, the performance left a lot to be desired - I must stress that this isn't a fault of CeX, but instead the drive itself.
These drives are designed to be constantly written to by cameras. This makes their performance for normal use noticeably poorer, with things like an external game library or even bulk video storage.
TL:DR; save yourself the hassle and buy something that spins at 7200RPM. CeX has plenty to offer, and they really aren't much more expensive. These drives are made for CCTV, and that's all they're good for. I will be keeping mine, it's functional, just faster is better in this case.
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starRating: 2
title: Performance for normal use noticeably poorer
detailedReviews 45: content: I just installed this hard drive in my CCTV. So far, it's working well. I formatted it a couple of times, and everything went smoothly. Let's see how long it lasts. The last one lasted for 6 years before it failed.
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starRating: 5
title: Working well, formatted smoothly, lasts long
detailedReviews 46: content: So far so good. Was hesitant to get this due to less reviews available for the new version drive but ended up getting one anyway. Works out from the box. No noise increase noted, I added this 8TB WD82PURZ on top of existing skyhawk 3TB in my lorex nvr 900x series. Works great. They are kept on rotation and not mirrored. so I get extended period of surveillance footage. If it works great for long time, will buy another one to make it total 16TB of storage space which should keep me going for a month of 4k video recording. I would recommenced this to any one based on my 2 months of ownership. If anything changes, will update my review.
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starRating: 5
title: Works great, no noise increase noted
detailedReviews 47: content: I needed a hard disc drive to fit to my 8-channel security recorder that was purchased overseas. After considerable research from both local and international sources for a suitable HDD and one at a good price, I decided on the Western Digital 4TB purple surveillance HDD from PB Tech. I fitted it to my security recorder with four small screws which aligned perfectly, and plugged in the two leads from the recorder into the HDD. The recorder automatically recognised and formatted the drive. And, the recorder started recording. I have had the system recording for three weeks now and the WD surveillance HDD is recording perfectly. I am extremely happy.
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starRating: 5
title: Recorder automatically recognised and formatted drive
detailedReviews 48: content: Finally got around to replacing my satellite tv dvr's Seagate 500GB hard drive after so many freezes and lock ups. It was driving me nuts! Installed this Western Digital Purple drive 2TB and has been working great with no more freezing or lock ups! Plus the additional storage space means I can keep more recordings a lot longer. It does run a little warmer but does not affect it's already fast performance. The great price point and Western Digital's awesome reputation makes it a simple choice for this drive. I'm a very happy customer, thank you!
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starRating: 5
title: No more freezing or lock ups, great price
detailedReviews 49: content: Hard Disk of my original DVR that I purchased in 2014 went bad a month ago. I was exploring options to replace the DVR itself but calling customer service i was advised to get both hard drive and DVR to check it out. I decided to replace the hard drive first and it turned out pretty easy to replace, there were just 4 screws to unscrew and two cables to take out. It was that easy, the only slight challenge I had was to figure out where the screws were and after looking around the DVR box, I figured out they are at the bottom. Lorex has generous return policy as they were accepting returns in 60 days and included return return shipping.
It has been couple weeks and hard disk seems to be working just fine. Hope it lasts longer than my original one. By the way, the disks are available at other retailers too so if you want to go for price comparison make sure that you are buying a conpatible surveillance hard disk and not the ones that go in computers.
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starRating: 4
title: Easy to replace, working just fine
detailedReviews 50: content: I bought this drive just as some extra storage space, so I was not looking for a fast drive in particular. When the drive arrived, I ran some drive checks on it and found the drive to be in very good order, so I proceeded to back up some files to it.
The drive is quiet in operation and cool. The transfer speeds are pretty good too.
I am very happy with my ourchase.
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starRating: 5
title: Quiet in operation and cool, good transfer speeds
detailedReviews 51: content: Being new and being inexperience in owning a surveillance system with 8 camera ports and 4 cameras Lorex NVR 7108a with 2 terabytes hardrive, I was super excited about my purchase. Here comes the however, however, every time I connected a camera to the NVR, it gobbled up tons of storage. In addition, my NVR only has one hard drive bay. You can not add additional storage to the existing hard drive bay. You have to get rid of the current hard drive and buy a new hard drive and replace it with more terabytes. I guess my point is to make sure you have at least 2 or more hard drive bays to increase your storage capacity. I'm happy with my unit for now. Their products are overrated and over advertised on their storage capacity.
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starRating: 3
title: NVR gobbled up tons of storage, overrated capacity
detailedReviews 52: content: Performance:Ordered WD40PURZ, but received a refurbished Hitachi disk with the physical label showing it is WD40PURZ. Found this is a fake item as the NAS Storage is not compatible with the disk follow by using software to detect the disk actual model and serial number which is not Western Digital branded.
Really disappointed with this purchase, WD Purple should allow longer lifespan for data storing, refurbish disk will not guarantee on long term usage.
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starRating: 1
title: Received refurbished Hitachi, disappointed with purchase
detailedReviews 53: content: Then buy you hdds from cex! I purchased 4 x drives that loose in a giant box. My heart sank when I opened the box to see the drives floating around with no protection. Luckily they do work so that's great! But, jesus! Ship them properly!
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starRating: 4
title: Drives floating around with no protection
detailedReviews 54: content: Best Feature:working
Value For Money:worth it
Performance:100% health
Good psckaging with nk damage or whatsoever. Will update once installed and tested. Thanks
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starRating: 5
title: 100% health, good packaging, secure
detailedReviews 55: content: Been almost a month since I bought 4TB WD purple to add to thw raid of my NAS. It was detected fine with no errors on scan and has been running fine. The purchase process itself was easy as always. I had purchased it online and picked up instore.
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starRating: 5
title: Detected fine with no errors, running fine
detailedReviews 56: content: Ran this three days on a three camera system at 1080p and it didn't even fill it up after three days. I would feel secure leaving this running and only stopping it if something happens. 2TB is plenty big enough for my needs and playback is wonderful. This will last about a week in my system without overwriting previous recorded writes. That is plenty long enough for me. Now if I needed to let it record longer than a week 2TB would not be enough for 30 days it would take a 6 TB drive. But in my business I am rarely gone longer than 5 days at a time. Low power is just a plus. 9/19/17 edit. So I have used this since the end of august and I have to tell you it is so silent that I cant even tell it is running I went thru some of the video to see the quality compared to last hard drive I was using and even the quality seems better. Will update when I catch someone doing something they shouldn't be.. UPDATE now it is 03/1/2018 and still running strong.
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starRating: 5
title: Silent, quality seems better, still running strong
detailedReviews 57: content: This is by far the best valued new HDD in the market. It is authentic and new yet it is still affordable. Shipping is fast and the packaging is safe and secure. I received it in just 2 day even during Hari Raya!!. The WD warranty is still valid on this HDD
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starRating: 5
title: Best valued new HDD, fast shipping, safe packaging
detailedReviews 58: content: Performance:Amazing how much bubble wrap and cardboard they use to protect the hard disk. It was set up and running in barely 5 minutes. All indications so far are that it is totally new and genuine stuff in every way. 👍
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starRating: 5
title: Impressed with performance, securely packed
detailedReviews 59: content: Installed into my Reolink 8 channel NVR about a month ago and still going strong. It replaced a HD that wasn't rated for surveillance, so it only lasted about 2 years. No glitches so far with this one.
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starRating: 5
title: Installed in Reolink NVR, still going strong
detailedReviews 60: content: I've tested another 10TB surveillance drive from a different company and it pales in comparison to the WD100PURZ. Western Digital has continuously proven themselves as a leader in the HDD industry and what I've seen from this HDD definitely reinforces that. I wasn't expecting to see this kind of performance disparity, but the WD100PURZ is truly an impressive surveillance drive. The market value of these drives seems to be quite inflated; partially due to the large capacities, and also due to their non-consumer nature. Before purchasing an HDD for your camera system, I highly suggest analyzing your capacity needs and make sure you buy the appropriate drive for your environment. But also keep in mind, these drives are investments, and are meant to last for many years.
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starRating: 4
title: Impressive surveillance drive, WD leader in HDD
detailedReviews 61: content: I bought this to replace the ageing drive in my Tivo DVR. I wanted to replace the drive without losing all of my recordings. I used an Inatek Docking Station to clone my old drive to this new one. The transfer took about six hours but was very easy. The new drive is working perfectly in my Tivo. I am very happy.
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starRating: 5
title: Cloned old drive, working perfectly in Tivo
detailedReviews 62: content: This drive is supposedly designed for Surveillance systems, to be installed in a Security Camera DVR. I notice when the drive's storage capacity reaches 65%, the DVR system's performance begins to go downhill. Doing simple task like going through the menu and properties of the DVR is sluggish. At 80% is gets drastically worse. Attempting to perform a playback sometimes locks up the DVR system. DVRs' record until the hard drive is full, then over wright older data. I'm surprised the drive's performance begins to degrade at 65%, when the drive is designed to function and handle the stress and utilization operating in a DVR. I would go with a "Black" WD hard drive, I’ll spend a little more money, but at least I’ll have a 5yr warranty and a much faster drive (7200 rpm) which will increase performance. I'm planning on replacing the WD Purple drive in my Night Owl’s DVR next month, so I'll provide feedback on results in 6 months.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 2
title: Performance degrades at 65%, sluggish menu
detailedReviews 63: content: Best Feature:High capacity and durability for always on operation. Can be used for backups or surveillance.
Value For Money:Drive is genuine because product was registered on the WD website without problems and got the warranty. Due to the low price, i chose this surveillance drive for backups. Will have to reformat though if needed by my CCTV DVR.
Performance:placed it in a USB to SATA dock and it works well when I put files in it. Files loaded fast enough.
Seller is helpful. If you have pending payment and if the seller will ship on the day you ordered, they will let you know so that you can change the payment method.
Delivered the next day in the best condition. Thanks to the seller, Shopee and the courier.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Genuine product, registered on WD website
detailedReviews 64: content: Goods arrived meticulously safe packed
I was worried. I'm happy with the packaging.
It's working well without a bad sector.
Good price, good delivery, I am satisfied
I need to buy extra for Das ^ ^
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Working well without a bad sector, satisfied
detailedReviews 65: content: Performance:have not tested yet.
Value For Money:very good since I got a discount.
Best Feature:the branded, hopefully better chances of lasting.
Very good packaging, thick layer of bubble wrap, seems to be legit. Sealed plastic. I will follow up after I test.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Secure packaging, hopefully better chances of lasting
detailedReviews 66: content: Bought this a few weeks ago to upgrade the storage on my CCTV system. Hard drive was in excellent condition and accepted into a mirrored pair. Good performance with X2 4k+ cameras hasn't missed a beat!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Good performance with 4K cameras, hasn't missed beat
detailedReviews 67: content: Updated 8-12-2016. Bought a second one of these and installed it in an external enclosure connected to my Directv HR54 Genie DVR. Works without any problems in record and playback. Should provide 800 hours of HD recording according to Directv. This drive is designed to be able to record and stream I believe up to 24 HD cameras at the same time and eliminate lagging and frame drop. So far I have run 5 1080p cameras on this drive without degradation. Except with my software, each camera uses about 2MB/sec write speed to drive, so 5 is only 10 MB/sec writing. Also, I am running a core I7 and SSD boot drive, so there is power. One caveat I have learned is that your software is most critical. I have tossed away software that uses up to 6 times more CPU resources than the software I settled upon. so take that into consideration when designing your entire system.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Works without problems in record and playback
detailedReviews 68: content: Bought this to use with a hick vision DVR. Product was very competitively priced arrived quickly and was very well packaged. Installation was quick and easy. Only took around five minutes. Once installed works as it should and very very quiet which was important.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Very competitively priced, arrived quickly, well packaged
detailedReviews 69: content: Well can't say nothing bad about the hard drive it's working just as it should be right out the package. I've had it running non-stop since I got it and it's been keeping a good temp so I'm quite happy with the HD and the way they packed it was securely done. Thank you!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Running non-stop, keeping good temp, happy
detailedReviews 70: content: Pricing is right in line with the performance. Faster than blue, but slower than black. It's priced the same as RED drives, but running a quick HD tune benchmark shows it a little bit faster. Performance in the DVR is fine. No issues. I'm only running 4 cameras 24/7; Western Digital claims it can handle 64 at a time. Using this to expand the capacity so we can keep recordings longer. It's working great for this purpose. If your DVR absolutely has to work, do not just throw any old drive in. If there is an incident at the office, and the boss man comes to me and asks for the video of the incident, saying "it skipped a few seconds, the hard drive was buffering" will not be an acceptable answer.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Performance fine in DVR, handling 4 cameras
detailedReviews 71: content: Best Feature:Good
Value For Money:Good
Performance:Good
Package arrived safely. Benchmarked with crystalmark. Works ok. Am uploading the read/write speeds for other potential buyers - check the image if you're interested.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Fast shipping, items look as new, 100% health
detailedReviews 72: content: Received today and installed without any problems. I have bought these drives before and haven't had any issues. Just to note that I have replaced a Seagate drive in the CCTV which was not designed for CCTV usage. Hopefully this drive will last longer.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Installed without problems, no issues before
detailedReviews 73: content: Installation was easy. A high quality properly sized Phillips screwdriver makes taking the cover off the NVR easy.
After I opened the HDD package I noticed there were no mounting screws and no SATA cable. Since I was adding a hard drive this became an issue. I swapped out the old drive with the new,formatted it and away we went. Works just fine and I am pleased.
A ticket submission via email landed me a case number. I followed up with a phone call and found out that it was errant for me to think SCREWS & SATA Cable come with the hard drive. IN FACT THEY DO NOT. I was informed these accessories are available for purchase at Costco, Home Depot and Best Buy. A note on the website product description would be nice.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Works fine, pleased with drive
detailedReviews 74: content: Performance:not yet try
Arrive so fast! Good job WD.OS. Packaging also secure. Small box hopefully inside all ok. Thanks again seller!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Arrive so fast, packaging also secure
detailedReviews 75: content: This WD drive can support up to 64 cameras.. It can host both DVR analog and NVR IP camera type recording systems. Designed for low power consumption and engineered for write-demanding surveillance recording systems . It's great WD has put so much effort into making a surveillance drive like this possible. The WD Purple series is state-of-the-art and as good as it gets if you are thinking of having a security camera surveillance system. The 8 TB version of this drive is under $300. When I can afford it, I would like to replace all my surveillance camera servers with these WD drives. These drives a great product to consider if you are planning to have a security camera surveillance system.. I would give 6 stars if I could. Comes with WD 3 year limited warranty.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: State-of-the-art, good for security camera system
detailedReviews 76: content: I purchased the Western Digital 2TD Purple surveillance hard drive to replace the one that came with my camera surveillance system. The price was reasonable and it very easy to install. It works great and the customer service at Western Digital is great. I definitely recommend it!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Works great, customer service is great
detailedReviews 77: content: Performance:This Sata 4TB HDD can be detected by my PC. Good!
Large Storage Space of 4 TB normally used for camera survelliance is also Perfect and More than enough for Storing up or Archiving All my Digitised Video Cllections. Great Value for your money which you normally have to pay twice for s WD 4TB Sata HDD.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Perfect for storing digitized video collections
detailedReviews 78: content: Reviewing a drive such as this doesn't really require much to say. It's priced right and runs 24/7. The only advice I can give you is to size out your drive before buying. There's a few sites out there that will give you good estimates depending on how many cameras you have, the video quality, and how long you plan on keeping video for. Check there FIRST and then buy second. As pointed out I can get a few weeks of 1080p video over 4 cameras which is pretty much your standard entry level home security system. If you go with the 8 camera package I don't see any reason why you couldn't get 10 days of 1080p footage stretched to 2 or 3 weeks if you configure motion capture correctly. Overall, I'm very happy with this drive.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Happy with drive, good estimates for capacity
detailedReviews 79: content: I installed this in my Tivo Roamio and its working great. People in the Tivo forums hate the WD Purple and claim its not a good drive for a DVR despite the fact that none of them have ever actually tried it. They seem to be basing their opinions solely on the fact that WD rates Purple drives at 60TB of writes per year. A DVR will likely use more than 60TB/yr but I doubt it will ever be an issue. That said, If you're worried about WD refusing warranty service based on > 60TB/yr usage then you might want to go with an AV-GP drive instead. I bought the 3TB Purple and it is easily the quietest rotational drive I've ever used and I've worked with probably 100 drives over the last 15 years. Noise was one of my main concerns so I'm very happy with this drive. It also runs quite cool. In my USB HDD dock, which provides zero heat dissipation, the drive ran at about 32 degrees celsius and during the day when my room got hot and the drive was maxed out it hit 42 degrees. By contrast, my 1TB WD Black WD1001FALS reached 54 degrees in the same dock under the same workload.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Quietest rotational drive, runs quite cool
detailedReviews 80: content: It’s a Western Digital hard drive. It works, and that’s it. Set it and forget it; there is no other option besides the purple one for surveillance systems.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Works, no other option for surveillance
detailedReviews 81: content: Bought my Lorex Security DVR/cameras 2 years ago 2015. 1TB hard drive. Camera's are 1080p and color clear & night vision. My hard drive went bad 2 months ago. Lorex support is the best. HD reset but quit working again after a few days. I called Lorex for a recommendation on what hard drive to purchase. The 2TB HDD2TD-2 was recommended. I purchased through Lorex CustomerService on 10/6/17. The only small complaint I have is it takes so long to be shipped. Almost 3 weeks wait time. Once I received the hard drive it was so easy to remove the old one and replace the new hard drive. Easy!! Make sure you record your new serial number for when you fill out your warranty on the Lorex website.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Easy to remove and replace, works great
detailedReviews 82: content: Good day, i have to add photos, video, & 90 character more or less to earn 0.40 cents, incase your wondering whats my comment is all about..... Thanks
Good day, i have to add photos, video, & 75 character more or less to earn 1 coin, incase your wondering whats my comment is all about..... Thanks
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Good day, thanks
detailedReviews 83: content: Good for video recording, auto power off, and Western Digital durability. For continuous overwriting use, magneto-mechanical solutions are effectively better than SSD or NAND-NOR flash in general.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Good for video recording, auto power off
detailedReviews 84: content: Performance:design for cctv application
2tb, sufficient for 1 month recording. item wrapped in thick bubble wrap, arrive in good condition. new unopened packaging 👍🏻👍🏻
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Sufficient for 1 month recording, good condition
detailedReviews 85: content: Fitted into a Swann DVR due to failure of original hard drive (possibly due to fan stopping working & hard drive overheating). I chose this due to it being a hard drive specifically for surveillance purposes & that it runs cooler. I repaired the fan whilst fitting the new hard drive (which was simple-4 screws & 2 off SATA plugs to remove from the old drive & swapped to the new hard drive) so unsure how quiet the hard drive is as the fan is small & quite noisy. Once fitted & powered up all that is required is to access the Menu-Device-then click INIT which formats the new drive & it works no problem....job done.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Works no problem, simple installation
detailedReviews 86: content: As noted earlier, this is a NewEgg replacement drive for one that arrived DOA. The original drive's ESD envelope had damage to one corner of it, and the drive wouldn't even spin up. Since the shipping box looked okay, I suspect the drive was dropped during packing, and sent anyway. NewEgg used to send drives that were packed in their original containers (negating this kind of handling) - it's concerning to me that they are now doing this. They did provide a free return shipping label, and the replacement arrived in a couple weeks - so that was pretty painless
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Replacement arrived, painless process
detailedReviews 87: content: The disk appears to be working properly.
I did not check if it is really WD or if it is reliable, but the whole shell is new, although I did not identify the CI or chips that control it.
I will carry out a scan with the tunnel HD program to analyze it and identify if all sectors are OK.
I appreciate the speed of delivery and wish the seller a good deal.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Disk appears to be working properly
detailedReviews 88: content: I replaced the 2TB HDD for this WD 4TB HDD into a SWANN surveillance DVR with 8 cameras and I think it was the greatest upgrade I could do for the DVR. Although the DVR does have fans, the unit was constantly hot to the touch because the HDD continually ran when recording or not. I noticed that the DVR unit was not so hot after installing the WD 4TB. I tested for 1 full week, recording 24/7 and it's not even half full! Playback was flawless and usually there would be a little delay when I hit the record button (from standby), with the new WD 4TB HDD, I did not notice that lag. Overall, this WD 4TB has great features built in specifically built for surveillance DVR's. I'm sure it would run in a NAS, but since it's built for low-continuous speed writing and reading, I wouldn't recommend it for any application other than surveillance DVR's. I rate it 5 stars for quality, endurance, long 3 year warranty and it just plain out works out of the box. I would HIGHLY recommend it if you need to replace your HDD on your surveillance DVR, just make sure that the DVR supports 4TB HDD drives.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Greatest upgrade for DVR, not so hot
detailedReviews 89: content: Great Stuff. Good service . cool source to get the cool goods. It is very greatful. Thank you for your cooperative. good job.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Great stuff, good service, cooperative
detailedReviews 90: content: Value For Money:10/10
Performance:10/10
Best Feature:good
Fast shipping and delivery. Items look as new, 100% health recommend shop. thank you again seller..
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Fast shipping, items look new, 100% health
detailedReviews 91: content: Great price for an authentic product. Fast international shipping too!
marketplace: desertcart
source: desertcart.in
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/desertcart.in
starRating: 4.5
title: Great price, fast international shipping
detailedReviews 92: content: Fantastic and great service. Shipping was faster than expected.
marketplace: desertcart
source: desertcart.in
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/desertcart.in
starRating: 4.5
title: Fantastic service, faster than expected shipping
detailedReviews 93: content: Very impressed with the quality and fast delivery. Will shop here again.
marketplace: desertcart
source: desertcart.in
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/desertcart.in
starRating: 4.5
title: Impressed with quality and fast delivery
detailedReviews 94: content: The low rating is because the model that came to me is different from the one announced and the one I received, which I was a bit upset. The label says it's a Digital Western wd40purx-64akyy 0 but Crystal Disk tells me it's actually a Hitachi HUS724040ALE641. Fortunately, it has no faults and no errors in its blocks, it has worked well with the little use so far, I do not know if being another model to the advertised one affects its operation in video surveillance. Even so, the seller should warn of this to avoid surprises, anyone would think that it is a scam or a repaired product.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Model different from advertised, no faults
detailedReviews 95: content: I really like it. I would recommend it. I really like it. I would recommend it very much.
I really like it. I would recommend it. I really like it. I would recommend it very much.
I really like it. I would recommend it. I really like it. I would recommend it very much.
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I really like it. I would recommend it. I really like it. I would recommend it very much.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Really like it, would recommend very much
detailedReviews 96: content: There is not much to write about HD like this. Now knowing that HD’s are going the route of DVDs/Blue Ray discs, thanks to SSD’s continually improving. Now I am not saying HD’s will not have their place, they do and that place is now going to exactly as a secondary and not primary drive in most systems, besides specific built systems. All these new HD’s that are being seen for energy, performance, and purpose built tasks are in essence marketing tactics. Now I am not saying that all the features are worthless but nevertheless if you put one of these HD’s and do basic benchmarks you see they perform same as standard HD’s for desktops, at times worse at times better. What they are selling in this case is that these drives are optimized for the mass writes and the type of writes. In all honesty I am pretty sure that these drives are same as NAS drives, all you care about is a drive to be able to run 24/7 with good performance to power ratio, and be able to last a long time doing so. I think the biggest selling points to these drives is ability to write and read for streaming without the drive getting hung up, as you see at times with regular desktop drives where you do some writing and try to do some reading and one or the other will take a major hit, pair that with advertised for 4x the write per month it is easy to see why the consumer would jump on this over other 24/7 drives. With all that said, the 500Gb drive is too expensive, and would probably go into system with few cameras and or lower then 1080p, that or expect to only record and keep files for short time. I would recommended to always do the price per gig comparison and buy the most storage you can afford and based on the number of drives for the system, usually this is some mid-range that is the sweet spot.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Optimized for mass writes, good performance ratio
detailedReviews 97: content: Exactly as per the description.
Took 14 days to deliver (Sp/South Zone)
Purchase made in the 11.11 /2024 promotion
I have not yet had time to install, because my cabinet is very small and compact, I think you can not put this type of HD Sata, I will need to make a gambiarra kkkkkkk. The cabinet only support 2 SSD Slot M.2 NVMe and also 2 SATA SSD slot.😑
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Cabinet only supports SSD slots, need modification
detailedReviews 98: content: They shipped this device like amazon ships things that might not get broken. Zero packaging inside of the box to hold the drive in place. Sure the box has its own packaging but still it is a very sensitive piece. Woupd not purchase this again as it could lead to early failure.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 1
title: Zero packaging, could lead to early failure
detailedReviews 99: content: Best Feature:Shopee Rating: BAD! Shopee dont allow multi vouchers anymore. BIR O.R. should be enforced by Shopee.
Value For Money:Seller Rating: GOOD WORK! Seller sent me photos of items before packing & of parcel before shipping.
Performance:Product Rating: EXCELLENT! Items received looks durable, clean, properly cared, no physical damages.
SOC 4 is so slow. Double the staff & equipment in SOC 4. Increase rider salary & lower their qouta. Please add more riders in Shopee Express, GoGo Express, J&T Express, Ninja Van, XDE, Entrego, & 2GO. Replace the Shopee and 3rd party courier executives because they don't invest much on their riders.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 4
title: Seller rating good, product rating excellent
detailedReviews 100: content: Received physically damaged. You guys are atleast taking care of it but not in the right mindset to keep a customer . Not allowed to do a warrenty replacment to get a harddrive sooner. Instead it is a return and refund that i have to wait for and then purchase another...
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 1
title: Physically damaged, no warranty replacement sooner
detailedReviews 101: content: I used this in a BlueIris system and it performed well. I would not hesitate to recommend that someone consider this drive for their surveillance drive needs. Please be aware that this drive is a surveillance drive. It is designed to constantly record video with no frame loss. They are more tolerant of errors. When a drive performs error correction it stops writing to correct the error. If a surveillance drive stopped recording, it may miss the important details you need. WD Purple drives do not perform error correction because they focus on recording. WD calls this AllFrame 4k technology. This drive can be used in a RAID array but you would only want to use it to record video from cameras. Do not use this drive as your main system drive or to store pictures, music, games, etc. Drives designed for multiple types of data will be much faster and will actually perform error correction to protect your data. Do your homework and you will be much happier with your purchase.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Do not use as main system drive
detailedReviews 102: content: Being new and being inexperience in owning a surveillance system with 8 camera ports and 4 cameras Lorex NVR 7108a with 2 terabytes hardrive, I was super excited about my purchase. Here comes the however, however, every time I connected a camera to the NVR, it gobbled up tons of storage. In addition, my NVR only has one hard drive bay. You can not add additional storage to the existing hard drive bay. You have to get rid of the current hard drive and buy a new hard drive and replace it with more terabytes. I guess my point is to make sure you have at least 2 or more hard drive bays to increase your storage capacity. I'm happy with my unit for now. Their products are overrated and over advertised on their storage capacity.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 3
title: NVR has only one hard drive bay
detailedReviews 103: content: Then buy you hdds from cex! I purchased 4 x drives that loose in a giant box. My heart sank when I opened the box to see the drives floating around with no protection. Luckily they do work so that's great! But, jesus! Ship them properly!
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starRating: 4
title: Purchased 4 drives loose in giant box
detailedReviews 104: content: Installed into my Reolink 8 channel NVR about a month ago and still going strong. It replaced a HD that wasn't rated for surveillance, so it only lasted about 2 years. No glitches so far with this one.
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starRating: 5
title: Replaced drive not rated for surveillance
detailedReviews 105: content: This drive is supposedly designed for Surveillance systems, to be installed in a Security Camera DVR. I notice when the drive's storage capacity reaches 65%, the DVR system's performance begins to go downhill. Doing simple task like going through the menu and properties of the DVR is sluggish. At 80% is gets drastically worse. Attempting to perform a playback sometimes locks up the DVR system. DVRs' record until the hard drive is full, then over wright older data. I'm surprised the drive's performance begins to degrade at 65%, when the drive is designed to function and handle the stress and utilization operating in a DVR. I would go with a "Black" WD hard drive, I’ll spend a little more money, but at least I’ll have a 5yr warranty and a much faster drive (7200 rpm) which will increase performance. I'm planning on replacing the WD Purple drive in my Night Owl’s DVR next month, so I'll provide feedback on results in 6 months.
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starRating: 2
title: DVR performance downhill at 65% capacity
detailedReviews 106: content: Best Feature:High capacity and durability for always on operation. Can be used for backups or surveillance.
Value For Money:Drive is genuine because product was registered on the WD website without problems and got the warranty. Due to the low price, i chose this surveillance drive for backups. Will have to reformat though if needed by my CCTV DVR.
Performance:placed it in a USB to SATA dock and it works well when I put files in it. Files loaded fast enough.
Seller is helpful. If you have pending payment and if the seller will ship on the day you ordered, they will let you know so that you can change the payment method.
Delivered the next day in the best condition. Thanks to the seller, Shopee and the courier.
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starRating: 5
title: Need to reformat if needed by CCTV DVR
detailedReviews 107: content: Performance:have not tested yet.
Value For Money:very good since I got a discount.
Best Feature:the branded, hopefully better chances of lasting.
Very good packaging, thick layer of bubble wrap, seems to be legit. Sealed plastic. I will follow up after I test.
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starRating: 5
title: Will update once installed and tested
detailedReviews 108: content: Updated 8-12-2016. Bought a second one of these and installed it in an external enclosure connected to my Directv HR54 Genie DVR. Works without any problems in record and playback. Should provide 800 hours of HD recording according to Directv. This drive is designed to be able to record and stream I believe up to 24 HD cameras at the same time and eliminate lagging and frame drop. So far I have run 5 1080p cameras on this drive without degradation. Except with my software, each camera uses about 2MB/sec write speed to drive, so 5 is only 10 MB/sec writing. Also, I am running a core I7 and SSD boot drive, so there is power. One caveat I have learned is that your software is most critical. I have tossed away software that uses up to 6 times more CPU resources than the software I settled upon. so take that into consideration when designing your entire system.
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starRating: 5
title: Software is most critical, consider system design
detailedReviews 109: content: Received today and installed without any problems. I have bought these drives before and haven't had any issues. Just to note that I have replaced a Seagate drive in the CCTV which was not designed for CCTV usage. Hopefully this drive will last longer.
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starRating: 5
title: Replaced Seagate not designed for CCTV usage
detailedReviews 110: content: Installation was easy. A high quality properly sized Phillips screwdriver makes taking the cover off the NVR easy.
After I opened the HDD package I noticed there were no mounting screws and no SATA cable. Since I was adding a hard drive this became an issue. I swapped out the old drive with the new,formatted it and away we went. Works just fine and I am pleased.
A ticket submission via email landed me a case number. I followed up with a phone call and found out that it was errant for me to think SCREWS & SATA Cable come with the hard drive. IN FACT THEY DO NOT. I was informed these accessories are available for purchase at Costco, Home Depot and Best Buy. A note on the website product description would be nice.
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starRating: 4
title: No mounting screws and no SATA cable
detailedReviews 111: content: Performance:This Sata 4TB HDD can be detected by my PC. Good!
Large Storage Space of 4 TB normally used for camera survelliance is also Perfect and More than enough for Storing up or Archiving All my Digitised Video Cllections. Great Value for your money which you normally have to pay twice for s WD 4TB Sata HDD.
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starRating: 4
title: Pay twice for WD 4TB SATA HDD
detailedReviews 112: content: As noted earlier, this is a NewEgg replacement drive for one that arrived DOA. The original drive's ESD envelope had damage to one corner of it, and the drive wouldn't even spin up. Since the shipping box looked okay, I suspect the drive was dropped during packing, and sent anyway. NewEgg used to send drives that were packed in their original containers (negating this kind of handling) - it's concerning to me that they are now doing this. They did provide a free return shipping label, and the replacement arrived in a couple weeks - so that was pretty painless
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starRating: 4
title: Original drive DOA, ESD envelope damaged
detailedReviews 113: content: The disk appears to be working properly.
I did not check if it is really WD or if it is reliable, but the whole shell is new, although I did not identify the CI or chips that control it.
I will carry out a scan with the tunnel HD program to analyze it and identify if all sectors are OK.
I appreciate the speed of delivery and wish the seller a good deal.
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starRating: 5
title: Did not identify CI or chips controlling it
detailedReviews 114: content: I replaced the 2TB HDD for this WD 4TB HDD into a SWANN surveillance DVR with 8 cameras and I think it was the greatest upgrade I could do for the DVR. Although the DVR does have fans, the unit was constantly hot to the touch because the HDD continually ran when recording or not. I noticed that the DVR unit was not so hot after installing the WD 4TB. I tested for 1 full week, recording 24/7 and it's not even half full! Playback was flawless and usually there would be a little delay when I hit the record button (from standby), with the new WD 4TB HDD, I did not notice that lag. Overall, this WD 4TB has great features built in specifically built for surveillance DVR's. I'm sure it would run in a NAS, but since it's built for low-continuous speed writing and reading, I wouldn't recommend it for any application other than surveillance DVR's. I rate it 5 stars for quality, endurance, long 3 year warranty and it just plain out works out of the box. I would HIGHLY recommend it if you need to replace your HDD on your surveillance DVR, just make sure that the DVR supports 4TB HDD drives.
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starRating: 5
title: DVR unit was constantly hot to the touch
detailedReviews 115: content: Great Stuff. Good service . cool source to get the cool goods. It is very greatful. Thank you for your cooperative. good job.
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starRating: 5
title: Good job
detailedReviews 116: content: HDD died within one week!!! not even enough time to back up what I had consolidated onto it, now all my data is gone, horrible.product quality!! will not even power up anymore, quality of WD is garbage. Seller won't do anything, just said to take it up with WD directly what a pain, horrible product, sub standard service.
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starRating: 1
title: Seller won't do anything, take up with WD
detailedReviews 117: content: I was actually quite impressed with the performance of this drive. On my Z97 platform I was able to get over 100 Megabytes a second transfers going when the drive was empty. Not bad for a drive that isn't really designed for speed. Bursts were over 300 megabytes a second for an empty drive. In my Synology Cloudstation I was able to record 5 different cameras without any stutter from the drive. Even when reviewing the recorded video the playback was smooth even while recording in the background. I can't say for sure on a system with more than this that there wouldn't be stutter, but for my needs it was good. Overall I've had nothing but good success with WD drives. I've only ever had 1 be DOA (dead on arrival) but was easily replaced by WD's support group. I definitely prefer these over the WD Green Drives. Those are nothing but super slow and honestly have had a higher failure rate from what I've read than any other WD drive I've ever seen.
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starRating: 4
title: WD Green Drives are super slow
detailedReviews 118: content: Purchased to replace my DirecTv external hard drive which was a Purple 3TB drive I purchased 4+ years ago. While I don't plan to need it, WD has an outstanding warranty program and that alone makes purchasing this drive over other brands well worth it over possible other lesser drives. Remember, this is not a data drive, this drive was optimized for video content, meaning that if data cannot be retrieved that it will skip the data in order to continue to provide video content, which a viewer would likely not even notice occurred. If you put data on this drive and data could not be read then we call this a very bad situation. Buy your drives smart.
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starRating: 5
title: Not a data drive, optimized for video content
detailedReviews 119: content: Don't have any strong complaints about the drive itself. It has worked well as do most WD products. Warranty support though is terrible. The drive died (which drives sometimes do) and I relied on the WD warranty to replace the failed drive since it was still under warranty. After days of back and forth "The drive makes scraping noise when you power it up." "Well have you checked the cable?" and so on they FINALLY decided that the drive needed to be replaced.
That started on 5/1. It is now 5/23 and I finally have confirmation that the replacement has been shipped and should be here by 5/29. An entire month to replace a failed drive under warranty!!! As a comparison I recently did the same thing with a used drive I got from a company that recycle used servers. The drive died after almost 2 years of service and had a 2 yr warranty. I contacted them and had the replacement drive 4 days later.
While WD offers a 3 yr warranty I'm seriously considering buying all my future drives from the used drive company. Only a 2 yr warranty be replacement within 4 days as compared to a MONTH for WD.
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starRating: 3
title: Warranty support is terrible, month to replace
detailedReviews 120: content: I've had MANY WD drives over the years, both internal and external. Their quality is why I never changed brands (although now I use Seagate for my externals). I've had more WD Caviar Black's than I can even remember and they all worked great and silently and still do. The WD Green that I was using in our surveillance DVR before this was also silent. When I got this WD Purple because it was specifically a surveillance DVR hard drive I expected the same level of quality. Unfortunately, this drive is constantly making grinding, chugging noises that are quite loud. We have to turn whatever we're watching up louder to drown out the noise of this hard drive chugging away. I don't know if this is a sign that the drive isn't going to last long but it already sounds like it's on its last leg right out of the box. For the price it should be the same quality as the WD Black's and those are silent.
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starRating: 3
title: Constantly making grinding, chugging noises
detailedReviews 121: content: Fan is very noisy. You can hear it 40' away. I have never had a electronic component that makes this much noise. We have it in our office because this ware our internet is. Very irritating. Needs to be redesigned.
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starRating: 2
title: Never had electronic component make this noise
detailedReviews 122: content: I bought 1 of these drives for use as a secondary drive in my PC, and I wish I hadn't. Originally, the drive was DOA, but CeX very quickly sorted me a refund, so I could reorder. When the second drive arrived, the performance left a lot to be desired - I must stress that this isn't a fault of CeX, but instead the drive itself.
These drives are designed to be constantly written to by cameras. This makes their performance for normal use noticeably poorer, with things like an external game library or even bulk video storage.
TL:DR; save yourself the hassle and buy something that spins at 7200RPM. CeX has plenty to offer, and they really aren't much more expensive. These drives are made for CCTV, and that's all they're good for. I will be keeping mine, it's functional, just faster is better in this case.
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starRating: 2
title: Save hassle, buy something that spins 7200RPM
detailedReviews 123: content: Being new and being inexperience in owning a surveillance system with 8 camera ports and 4 cameras Lorex NVR 7108a with 2 terabytes hardrive, I was super excited about my purchase. Here comes the however, however, every time I connected a camera to the NVR, it gobbled up tons of storage. In addition, my NVR only has one hard drive bay. You can not add additional storage to the existing hard drive bay. You have to get rid of the current hard drive and buy a new hard drive and replace it with more terabytes. I guess my point is to make sure you have at least 2 or more hard drive bays to increase your storage capacity. I'm happy with my unit for now. Their products are overrated and over advertised on their storage capacity.
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starRating: 3
title: Products are overrated and over advertised
detailedReviews 124: content: This drive is supposedly designed for Surveillance systems, to be installed in a Security Camera DVR. I notice when the drive's storage capacity reaches 65%, the DVR system's performance begins to go downhill. Doing simple task like going through the menu and properties of the DVR is sluggish. At 80% is gets drastically worse. Attempting to perform a playback sometimes locks up the DVR system. DVRs' record until the hard drive is full, then over wright older data. I'm surprised the drive's performance begins to degrade at 65%, when the drive is designed to function and handle the stress and utilization operating in a DVR. I would go with a "Black" WD hard drive, I’ll spend a little more money, but at least I’ll have a 5yr warranty and a much faster drive (7200 rpm) which will increase performance. I'm planning on replacing the WD Purple drive in my Night Owl’s DVR next month, so I'll provide feedback on results in 6 months.
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starRating: 2
title: Would go with a "Black" WD hard drive
detailedReviews 125: content: HDD died within one week!!! not even enough time to back up what I had consolidated onto it, now all my data is gone, horrible.product quality!! will not even power up anymore, quality of WD is garbage. Seller won't do anything, just said to take it up with WD directly what a pain, horrible product, sub standard service.
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starRating: 1
title: Quality of WD is garbage, horrible product