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expired Posted by slickerdoodles • Jul 13, 2021

4TB WD Purple 3.5" 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s Surveillance Internal Hard Drive

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$90

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Newegg has WD Purple 4TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive (WD40PURZ) for $104.99 - $15 w/ promo code 79ULTSMR279 = $89.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter slickerdoodles for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
  • Capacity: 4TB
  • RPM: 5400 RPM
  • Cache: 64MB
  • Form Factor: 3.5"
Features:
  • Supports for more than 8 bays.
  • Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate.
  • Engineered specifically for surveillance security systems.
  • Tuned for write-intensive, low bit-rate, high stream-count applications typical to most surveillance applications.
  • Prioritized write-operations.
  • TLER & ATA streaming support.
  • Tarnish-resistant components.

Editor's Notes

Written by CChoiVA
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $20 lower (18% savings) than the $109.99 list price.
  • About this product:
    • 3-year limited warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Return for refund within: 30 days
    • Newegg return policy here

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Written by slickerdoodles
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Newegg has WD Purple 4TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive (WD40PURZ) for $104.99 - $15 w/ promo code 79ULTSMR279 = $89.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter slickerdoodles for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
  • Capacity: 4TB
  • RPM: 5400 RPM
  • Cache: 64MB
  • Form Factor: 3.5"
Features:
  • Supports for more than 8 bays.
  • Supports up to 180TB/year workload rate.
  • Engineered specifically for surveillance security systems.
  • Tuned for write-intensive, low bit-rate, high stream-count applications typical to most surveillance applications.
  • Prioritized write-operations.
  • TLER & ATA streaming support.
  • Tarnish-resistant components.

Editor's Notes

Written by CChoiVA
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $20 lower (18% savings) than the $109.99 list price.
  • About this product:
    • 3-year limited warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Return for refund within: 30 days
    • Newegg return policy here

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Written by slickerdoodles

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Model: WD Purple 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive - Network Video Recorder Device Supported - 5400rpm - 3 Year Warranty

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flynreelow
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u dont undersand what a purple drive is used for.
flynreelow
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good luck writing 24 / 7 / 365 surveillance data to an SSD... u will find out that is not the drive for you.
darkadvent
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DVR will run faster if u delete system32 too

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flynreelow
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Quote from cgigate :
SSD is perfect for surveillance data ...No mechanical components, quiet and reliable..., No mechanical failure.. long life

enjoy ur wyze cams.
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cgigate
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Quote from flynreelow :
enjoy ur wyze cams.
Wyze ( battery operated) sucks generally, only for fun...my Zmodo is in run for real for many years 7x24x365
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darkadvent
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Quote from cgigate :
It is NVR....
In that case deleting system32 is a must, it will run even faster as the N stands for speed
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oh_dannyboy
Jul 14, 2021
779 Posts
Quote from taller238 :
Is it better than the last Red Plus deal of the same price: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1 ?
The Red Plus had 128MB cache and this only has 64MB cache. I wonder why a drive that is made for being written to constantly has half the cache - doesn't make sense.
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Lam14
Jul 14, 2021
45 Posts
Why are there people coming into these threads and post their BS about SSD being better than HDD??? If you don't like this deal, move on, and leave those that understand what these are for enjoy the deal.

Btw, I'd love to see a 4TB SSD to run surveillance for $90, or even anywhere near that price.
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SeikenDensetsu
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Quote from cgigate :
I am using SSD instead, very quiet

You don't buy a 4TB surveillance drive for silence lmao

This isnt a product for your regular data storage.

Quote from cgigate :
SSD is perfect for surveillance data ...No mechanical components, quiet and reliable..., No mechanical failure.. long life

Big yikes from me, homie

Enjoy your read-only SSDs
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JackBeQuick87
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Quote from Lam14 :
Why are there people coming into these threads and post their BS about SSD being better than HDD??? If you don't like this deal, move on, and leave those that understand what these are for enjoy the deal.

Btw, I'd love to see a 4TB SSD to run surveillance for $90, or even anywhere near that price.
They're trolling.
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JollyCreator527
Jul 14, 2021
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Quote from cgigate :
I am using SSD instead, very quiet
Lol….
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JoseO8523
Jul 14, 2021
86 Posts
I just ordered 10 I had to do 2 separate orders,
I'm just finishing up x2 32 channel NVR and I load it up with 20TB each for storage.
Good price for these
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imsumbodi4u
Jul 14, 2021
161 Posts
Quote from k43kf0 :
Did you have to program it? I have Swann. Would it be easy to replace?
The drive is only to store the video recordings.

Your firmware (program) that controls your recordings are installed on the board itself and not on the hard drive.

To replace:

1. unplug the power cord from the unit. Disconnect all cameras from the unit.

2. unscrew all the screws that holds the cover onto the unit housing. Screws are at different places for each manufacturer.

3. Ground yourself. Make sure you have no static charge before you touch any of the internal components.

4. If your unit is dusty, get a dust blower and blow the dust out.

5. Locate the drive, carefully disconnect the connectors behind the drive itself.

6. Unscrew brackets that hold the drive down. Remove and replace with new one.

7. Do everything in reverse order to put the unit back into use.

8. Plug everything back in and turn it on and resume recording.

Some units you may have to "initialize" the drive for first time use. Sometimes it's ready to go when you turn it on.
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mrand
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Quote from oh_dannyboy :
The Red Plus had 128MB cache and this only has 64MB cache. I wonder why a drive that is made for being written to constantly has half the cache - doesn't make sense.
The vendor gets to save a tiny bit on manufacturing costs. The expectation is that the drive isn't going to be used in high performance applications, so it isn't needed anyway.
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club556
Jul 14, 2021
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Had 3 of them running in a dvr for 5 years and then just upgraded to a 4K NVR, I put those same 3 purples jn the NVR and still running strong!
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mreggena
Jul 14, 2021
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Quote from Lam14 :
Why are there people coming into these threads and post their BS about SSD being better than HDD??? If you don't like this deal, move on, and leave those that understand what these are for enjoy the deal.

Btw, I'd love to see a 4TB SSD to run surveillance for $90, or even anywhere near that price.
Still around $25 a TB when including tax.
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goosedude
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So is it a big deal if I stick this into a PLEX / Torrent server???

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