Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5 - WD42PURZ

I used this 4t hard drive for my surveillance cameras, it worked perfectly for a couple weeks and then stopped recording, I’m really disappointed

Good solid hard drive. If it performs as well as the other WD drives Ive bought over the years, I will be very happy.

Works great for security system

Broke after 15 days. Drive doesnt get detected in Windows or Linux. I get ntfs_pread failed: Input/output error in Linux and Disk1Unitialized Disk in windows. Return period was only 10 days and couldnt even return. Had to claim WD warranty for replacement

Lo use para grabar en las cámaras que se encuentran en la escuela, me sirvió muy bien

Almost a year ago, I built a dedicated desktop computer using an Intel i5 CPU, 32 GB of memory, a NVIDIA graphics card and an upgraded power supply, to use exclusively for my 4 HD WiFi PTZ Surveillance Security Camera system. Its a Windows 11 Pro based computer, running Blue Iris 5 software 24/7. The main Hard Drive is a Western Digital SSD Blue 1 TB, but I was running a competitors hard drive as a secondary drive for storing captured videos and photos from the cameras. Performance was so so. When I went to pull up one of the individual folders for one of the cameras to view photos and or videos, it took a while to load , especially when I wanted to scroll down or up. I could also hear that secondary drive running. It wasnt super loud, but still annoying. I installed the new Western Digital Purple Surveillance Hard Drive, 4 TB, 256 MB cache, and let me tell you, the difference between that hard drive and the one it replaced is like night and day. The WD Purple Hard Drive is FAST and its QUIET. There is no lag time when opening a folder for anyone of the cameras to view photos or videos. Setup was a snap using Windows 11 Disk Management. I already had WDs Dashboard software installed, and it recognized the new hard drive right away. Formatting was quick and easy, and so was creating and naming the new folders that I needed for Blue Iris 5. Make no mistake, the WD Purple Surveillance Drive is a mechanical and NOT an SSD drive, but you would never know it because of how well it performs. According to WD Dashboard, it is NOT running hot. The hard drive is rated to handle up to 64 cameras at one time. Im running high quality Amcrest cameras, and this new WD Purple hard drive was a good match for my system. I would have to say that the WD Purple Surveillance Drive exceeded my expectations. It was money well spent and the price was good too! I highly recommend this Hard Drive for anyone using a computer for their surveillance cameras, or even for using it in a DVR in place of a computer. Thats exactly what it was designed for.

I’d purchased a larger capacity drive for my UniFi UDM-Pro, which sits on the top shelf in my TV room. It was speedy, but so loud that there was constant noise over the TV unless at very high volumes. Switching to the WD Purple made that noise vanish instantly and it’s been just as good at recording my doorbell camera. If you need a reliable and above all QUIET hard drive, the Purple line is for you.

Precio y calidad

I purchased the item from amazon, it was defective and non returnable. No I have to wait for Service centre to replace it. Please buy from local market even if the rates are little higher.

He pasado todos mie archivos pesados al hdd y es de buena calidad.