WD Purple NVR hard drives

[drocer 0]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/surveillance-purple-allframe-wd-purple-sata-3,26136.html

 

3yr warranty

32 camera support?

 

Just looks like custom firmware for 24/7 writing.

 

The 1 TB drive (WD10PURX) costs $89.99, the 2 TB drive (WD20PURX) is $119.99, the 3 TB drive (WD30PURX) is $159.99 and the 4 TB drive (WD40PURX) is $199.99.

 

Just marketing?

[steuk 0]

...and up to 32 HD IP-based cameras...

Any link with a HDD ?

 

...and operate in 24x7 workloads of surveillance environments...

Isn't that supposed to be the job of red WD ?

 

Sounds like a scam to me...

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Here's their press release, with some branding support from Hikvision. They claim the firmware is optimized to support multi-MP cam streaming and such.

 

WD® DEBUTS SURVEILLANCE-CLASS HARD DRIVE LINE

 

New WD Purple™ 3.5-inch Drives Equipped for

Home/Small Business Security-system Environments

 

IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 25, 2014 – WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today announced the availability of WD Purple™, a purpose-built line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity hard drives for surveillance applications. Designed specifically for video surveillance units, WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Shipping today, WD Purple hard drives are available in capacities from 1 TB up to 4 TB.

 

“By expanding our ‘Power of Choice’ product portfolio with WD Purple, we make it simple for our VARs, integrators and consumers to select the right drive engineered for their application and validated with our industry leading surveillance partners,” said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president and general manager of WD’s Storage Technology group. “WD optimized the WD Purple line of hard drives for surveillance applications to improve high-definition video playback, and operate in 24x7 workloads of surveillance environments.”

 

“Different from ordinary desktop hard drives designed for eight hours of daily operation, WD Purple drives have the built-in reliability to operate in Hikvision home and small business system installations so critical video footage is available when it is needed most,” said Ying Yang, director of testing, Hikvision. “An additional benefit of WD Purple drives is they support up to eight drives and 32 HD cameras so there is the flexibility to expand for future system coverage.”

 

“The biggest trend impacting the video surveillance market in recent years has been the transition from analog cameras to network cameras,” said Jon Cropley, principal analyst for video surveillance at IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). “With enhanced resolution, wide dynamic range and day/night functionality in cameras increasing, demand for storage solutions capable of accommodating large volumes of video will also increase.”

 

Optimized to withstand the demands of always-on digital PVR, DVR and NVR recording environments, WD Purple hard drives offer low power consumption and many advanced performance features typically reserved for enterprise-level storage.

 

Features

WD Purple hard drives are equipped with an array of exclusive WD technologies, including:

 

- AllFrame™ - When combined with ATA streaming support, AllFrame™ technology helps to reduce video footage loss with a proprietary cache policy management technology to help improve data flow and playback. WD Purple includes exclusive firmware upgrades that protect against video pixilation and interruptions within a surveillance system

 

- Advanced Format Technology™ (AFT) - the more efficient media format that enables increased areal densities, adopted by WD and other drive manufacturers to continue growing hard drive capacities

 

Engineered for Compatibility

Built for easy integration into new or existing video surveillance systems, WD Purple hard drives are designed and tested to surveillance-class standards and are compatible with industry-leading chassis and chip-sets. Without a current industry standard, WD worked closely with surveillance partners to develop a proprietary benchmark to define and demonstrate performance in surveillance systems. Tests of WD Purple hard drives indicate superior performance to competitive surveillance-class brands of storage, especially as cameras, channel count and workloads increase. A special Compatibility Selector is available to assist customers with surveillance drive selection at: http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1210.

 

Price and Availability

Shipping now through select distributors and resellers, WD Purple surveillance-class hard drives are available in capacities from 1 TB up to 4 TB and covered by a three-year limited warranty. MSRP for the 3.5-inch 1 TB drive, model #: (WDPUR10X) is $89.99; the 2 TB drive, model #: (WDPUR20X) is $119.99; the 3 TB drive, model #: (WDPUR30X) is $159.99 and the 4 TB drive, model #: (WDPUR40X) is $199.99 USD. Additional information about WD Purple hard drives and limited warranty terms may be found on the company website at http://products.wd.com/wdpurple.

[drocer 0]

...and up to 32 HD IP-based cameras...

Any link with a HDD ?

 

...and operate in 24x7 workloads of surveillance environments...

Isn't that supposed to be the job of red WD ?

 

Sounds like a scam to me...

 

AFAIK, WD red has more advanced error correctly. "Surveillance drives" allow for some errors so footage is not missed i.e. why go back to fix and risk missing current video.

 

http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1210

 

Purple = RED with different firmware?

 

Compared vs Segate SV35:

http://core0.staticworld.net/images/article/2014/02/wd_purple_performance-100247407-large.png

 

I was just looking at RED vs SV35 for my drives and now this was announced. Didn't know whether to wait or just get RED or SV35. Do people get dropped video when using RED?

[steuk 0]

If you're not in a hurry, I received 2 days ago my 6 Hik cams and I will set them on saturday.

They will record videos on my Syno DS414 (4 x 4TB Red).

In a week I should be able to tell you if I loose some videos.

 

Or maybe someone will have the answer before that

[drocer 0]

If you're not in a hurry, I received 2 days ago my 6 Hik cams and I will set them on saturday.

They will record videos on my Syno DS414 (4 x 4TB Red).

In a week I should be able to tell you if I loose some videos.

 

Or maybe someone will have the answer before that

 

4TB Purple is quieter, but uses 1W more power than Red.

1-3TB, I can't even tell the difference between red/purple

 

Segate SV35 is 8W (7200rpm) and 3db louder

Red/Purple WD 4.4W (variable)

 

I think I'm going red or purple unless a better deal comes up.

[Securame 0]

Segate SV35 is 8W (7200rpm) and 3db louder

Red/Purple WD 4.4W (variable)

 

Wow, really...?? 8W vs 4.4W?

[drocer 0]

Segate SV35 is 8W (7200rpm) and 3db louder

Red/Purple WD 4.4W (variable)

 

Wow, really...?? 8W vs 4.4W?

 

Seagate SV35.x:

http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/consumer-electronics/sv35/#specs

4TB/3TB = 8W

1TB = 5.9W

 

WD RED/purple:

http://www.wd.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1369&language=1

2-4TB = 5.1W-4.4W

1TB = 3.3W

 

WD spins down while the seagate stays at 7200RPM.

[luckyfella 0]

I just threw a 3tb RED in a 16 channel NVR I'm installing this Saturday. I'll see how this one works out and try to post.

I've had to replace about 3 greens in the past year.

[drocer 0]

Found a better seagate analogue.

 

WD Red/Purple vs Seagate NAS.

 

Same 3yr warranty

Almost exact same power consumption (seagate higher RPM) 4.4W vs 4.8W

Same DB/noise

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7258/battle-of-the-4-tb-nas-drives-wd-red-and-seagate-nas-hdd-faceoff/3

 

I just picked the one that was cheaper currently (Red @ newegg).