The right drive for the right job. WD Purple drives are specifically designed for monitoring to withstand thermal fluctuations and equipment vibrations in NVR environments. The average desktop drive is designed to run at short intervals, not in harsh 24/7 continuous operating environment with a high resolution monitoring system.

WD Purple gives you reliable monitoring class storage that is tested for compatibility with a wide range of security systems. Unique AllFrame technology reduces frame loss and improves overall video playback. WD Purple 8TB* and above drives have an additional performance headroom to support a new generation of AI-enabled NVR, video analytics appliance, and deep learning servers.

* 1TB as storage capacity = 1 trillion bytes Actual user capacity may be less depending on the operating environment.