Description
Keep your property safe with the WD Western Digital Purple 2TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive (WD20PURX). Engineered specifically for high-temperature, always-on, 24/7 security setups, this 3.5-inch hard drive provides reliable high-definition video storage for home and business monitoring networks. Standard desktop drives are built to handle short intervals, but WD Purple is uniquely optimized to withstand the relentless write cycles, thermal shifts, and chassis vibrations of modern multi-channel DVR and NVR security recorders.
Key Features & Technology
- Optimized for Smart Security Systems: Tailored specifically to handle the persistent workload and intensive write speeds required by modern surveillance configurations.
- Exclusive AllFrame™ Technology: Equipped with customized ATA streaming command firmware to drastically reduce pixelation, frame dropouts, and playback pauses, ensuring you capture critical footage flawlessly.
- Support for Up to 64 HD Cameras: Engineered to grow with your needs, this 2TB drive is scalable enough to process simultaneous video feeds from up to 64 high-definition security cameras.
- IntelliPower™ Efficiency: Intelligently monitors operational speeds to lower power consumption, keeping operating temperatures down and expanding components' lifespan inside tight multi-drive enclosures.
- Broad Ecosystem Compatibility: Rigorously tested and built to match standard industry frame-chassis, mainboards, and leading security manufacturer DVR architectures.
- Mainstream Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for small businesses, retail shops, and homes
- Network Video Recorders (NVR) logging multi-channel continuous HD video streams
- Always-on, looping security station setups supporting up to 8 active storage bays
- Centralized surveillance arrays needing energy-efficient, low-vibration internal components
Official Product Overview
See how Western Digital Purple hard drives deliver trusted, heavy-duty performance for round-the-clock smart video capturing:
Technical Specifications
| Specification Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Western Digital (WD) |
| Model Number | WD20PURX |
| Formatted Capacity | 2 TB (2,000 GB) |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive (HDD) |
| Interface Type | SATA III 6 Gb/s |
| Spindle Speed Profile | 5400 RPM Class / IntelliPower |
| Cache Buffer | 64 MB |
| Sustained Data Transfer | Up to 145 MB/s |
| Supported Camera Feeds | Up to 64 HD Cameras |
| Supported Drive Bays | Up to 8 Bay Enclosures |
| Annual Workload Rating | Up to 180 TB/year |
| Load/Unload Cycles | 300,000 minimum |
| Operating Temperatures | 0°C to 65°C |
| Dimensions (H x L x W) | 26.1 mm x 147 mm x 101.6 mm |
| Product Weight | 640 grams |
Ideal Applications
The WD Purple 2TB surveillance hard drive is highly recommended and fully optimized for: