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Your CCTV NVR Has 32 Cameras Recording 24/7. The Drives Inside It Are Consumer-Grade. They Are Failing One at a Time.
Consumer hard drives are rated for 8 hours of operation per day, 240 power-on hours per year, and workloads measured in tens of terabytes. Surveillance NVRs run 24/7/365, write continuously at near-line-rate, and push 180 TB/year through each drive in a 32-camera deployment. The WD Purple Pro 18TB is an enterprise-class surveillance drive built for exactly this workload: 7,200 Rpm, CMR recording, 550 TB/year workload rating, and AllFrame AI firmware that optimizes write patterns for 32 simultaneous HD streams without dropping frames. It is the drive that survives a 24/7 surveillance environment for five years without a single dropped frame or a single failed drive in the array.
Технические характеристики
| Параметр | Спецификация |
|---|---|
| Емкость | 18ТБ (also: 8ТБ, 10ТБ, 12ТБ, 14ТБ, 16ТБ, 20ТБ, 22TB in Purple Pro series) |
| Фактор формы | 3.5-дюйм LFF |
| Интерфейс | SATA 6Gb/s |
| Скорость вращения | 7,200 Rpm |
| Recording Technology | CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) — no SMR write penalty |
| Cache Buffer | 512 МБ |
| Sustained Transfer Rate | Вплоть до 270 МБ/с |
| Average Latency | 4.16 ms |
| Среднее время безотказной работы | 2,000,000 часы (enterprise-class, surveillance-optimized) |
| Workload Rate Limit | 550 TB/year (enterprise-class — 3x consumer drive workload rating) |
| AllFrame AI | Firmware-optimized ATA streaming command set: supports 64 HD cameras per drive, reduces frame loss, prioritizes write integrity over read caching |
| Власть (Праздный / Операционная / Standby) | 2.8Вт / 6.5Вт / 0.8Вт |
| Sealing | Helium-sealed (ultrastar-derived HelioSeal technology) |
| Размер сектора | 512е (512-byte emulation) |
| Rotational Vibration | RV sensor array — compensates for multi-drive vibration in NVR chassis |
| Шок (Операционная / Non-Op) | 30г / 250г (lower operating shock tolerance than enterprise drives — designed for stable NVR mounting) |
| Physical | 147.0 Икс 101.6 Икс 26.1 мм, 690г |
| Температура | 0C to 65C |
| Гарантия | 5-year limited (manufacturer), 3-year with WD Purple Pro registration |
Purple Pro vs Exos vs Red Pro — The WD Portfolio for Surveillance
| Особенность | Purple Pro 18TB | Exos X24 24TB | Red Pro 20TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Предназначен для | 24/7 surveillance NVR, DVR, video analytics | Enterprise data center, rack servers | НАН, home/small office, RAID |
| Workload Rating | 550 TB/year | 550 TB/year | 300 TB/year |
| AllFrame AI | Yes — 64 cameras, streaming write optimization | Нет | Нет |
| Поддержка RAID | Поддерживается (NVR-specific RAID: RAID 5, RAID 6 recommended) | Full enterprise RAID (0/1/5/6/10/50/60) | RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 только (no 6/60) |
| Vibration Protection | RV sensor (multi-drive NVR optimized) | RV sensor (rack server optimized) | RV sensor (NAS optimized) |
| Best for | CCTV, access control, body-worn camera storage | Серверы, САН, ТО, backup targets | NAS devices in climate-controlled environments |
Retention Math: How Many Days of 4K Video Fit on an 18TB Drive
| Camera Count | Resolution / Bitrate | Daily Storage Per Camera | Daily Total | Retention on 18TB (Single Drive) | Retention on 8x 18TB (RAID 5, 126TB Usable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 cameras | 4K, 15fps, H.265, 8 Мбит/с | 86 ГБ | 2.75 ТБ | 6.5 days | 46 days |
| 64 cameras | 1080п, 15fps, H.265, 4 Мбит/с | 43 ГБ | 2.75 ТБ | 6.5 days | 46 days |
| 128 cameras | 1080п, 15fps, H.264, 8 Мбит/с | 86 ГБ | 11 ТБ | 1.6 days | 11.5 days |
A single 18TB Purple Pro delivers 6.5 days of retention for a 32-camera 4K NVR — typical for convenience stores, gas stations, and small retail. An 8-drive RAID 5 array delivers 46 days — appropriate for corporate campuses, warehouses, and mid-sized retail. Scale up deployment with additional NVRs or larger arrays for multi-site, casino, or city-wide surveillance requirements.
Compatible NVR Platforms
SATA 6Gb/s, compatible with any NVR or DVR with 3.5-inch SATA bays. Tested with Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Milestone, Genetec, and ExacqVision NVR platforms. Supports WDDA (Western Digital Device Analytics) for predictive drive health monitoring in supported NVR software.
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We supply WD Purple Pro drives for surveillance deployments with factory-direct pricing, 3-год гарантии, and global shipping. Volume pricing for 20+ диски.
