WD Purple WD81PURZ 8 TB 64 cameras 256 cache
 | Expecting restock Placement: built-in; Type: HDD; Size (GB): 8000; Form factor ("): 3.5; Connection: SATA3; Manufacturer's warranty: 3 years; Cache memory (MB): 256; RPM: 5400 rpm; |
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8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write SMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 128 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5700 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
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8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
2000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
4000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
2000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
3000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
4000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
2000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
6000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
8000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 128 MB, 5600 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
4000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
12000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
4000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
1000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
10000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 256 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
12000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 512 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
1000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 64 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
10000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 512 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
14000 GB, built-in, for PC, 3.5 ", buffer: 512 MB, write CMR, 7200 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 5 years
4000 GB, built-in, server, 3.5 ", buffer: 128 MB, write CMR, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
Model overview based on user reviews
The WD Purple Purple hard drive is highly regarded for its reliability and quiet operation, making it an excellent choice for video surveillance systems. Users appreciate its cool performance, even in compact spaces, and its ability to work seamlessly with both older and modern video recorders. While it is not the fastest drive and is not recommended for use as a primary drive in PCs, its large storage capacity and durability make it ideal for use as a secondary storage solution or in environments where consistent performance is crucial. Overall, the WD Purple Purple is a dependable option for those needing a hard drive for surveillance or as a file dump.
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Quiet, not fast, cool, with a good out-of-the-box surface, works perfectly with dash cams. I have two such drives, one in the dash cam, and one as a dump drive on the PC. Quiet, relatively inexpensive, with a good platter surface (both drives that I bought had no failures in either access speed or addressing), cold (even in a small recorder case, the temperature, at an ambient of +23 degrees, does not exceed 38 degrees never got up). Large buffer of 128 MB. By the way, it is perfectly recognized by iron, both ancient and modern video recorders. Slow, it is not suitable for the main disk on a PC, well, it is intended for a video surveillance recorder, as stated on the official website of the manufacturer.  Mark: use WD WD80PURZ more than year |
I can't evaluate how it performs when used for its intended purpose. It was not purchased as a dashcam, but as a file dump, as a second hard drive in the computer. It is spacious, quiet, and does not heat up. The only downside is the speed, but reliability and silence are more important to me. It's been working for two years, no bad sectors. Reliability, silence, does not overheat. Not fast. Not suitable for installing Windows on a home PC, there are other models for that.  Olga Alehina: use WD WD20PURX more than year |
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WD Purple WD81PURZ configurations
| Price for WD Purple WD81PURZ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD Purple WD10PURX 1 TB for 32 cameras | from £131.41 | 4 offers | |
| WD Purple WD10PURZ 1 TB for 64 cameras | from £67.70 | 9 offers | |
| WD Purple WD20PURX 2 TB for 32 cameras | from £129.26 | 4 offers | |
| WD Purple WD20PURZ 2 TB for 64 cameras | from £152.89 | 3 offers | |
| WD Purple WD30PURX 3 TB for 32 cameras | from £173.97 | 4 offers | |
| WD Purple WD30PURZ 3 TB for 64 cameras | from £219.08 | 3 offers | |
| WD Purple WD40PURX 4 TB for 32 cameras | from £183.91 | 7 offers | |
| WD Purple WD40PURZ 4 TB for 64 cameras | from £183.91 | 7 offers | |
| WD Purple WD62PURZ 6 TB 128/5400 | from £130.12 | 4 offers | |
| WD Purple WD64PURZ 6 TB 256/5400 | from £159.78 | 8 offers | |
| WD Purple WD60PURX 6 TB for 32 cameras (WD60PURX) | from £225.72 | 4 offers | |
| WD Purple WD60PURZ 6 TB for 64 cameras | from £227.90 | 6 offers | |
| WD Purple WD80PUZX 8 TB for 32 cameras | from £336.52 | 2 offers | |
| WD Purple WD82PURZ 8 TB WD82PURZ | from £385.69 | 5 offers | |
| WD Purple WD84PURZ 8 TB WD84PURZ | from £385.69 | 2 offers | |
| WD Purple WD85PURZ 8 TB WD85PURZ | from £198.29 | 12 offers | |
 | WD Purple WD121PURZ 12 TB 256/7200 | from £410.99 | 1 offer | |
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