WD Purple 8TB

The WD Purple 8TB hard drive belongs among the high load internal HDDs for monitoring systems with non-stop operation. 3.5" HDDs are designed chiefly for desktop PCs and data centres. One of the key parameters is obviously the rotational speed of the HDD. The 5640 rev/min RPM should satisfy the demands of most ordinary PC users. You can look forward to a total data capacity of 8000 GB. The storage features a 256 MB memory cache. The data transfer between the Western Digital hard drive and a computer or other device takes place through the SATA III interface.

WD Purple 8TB HDD Key Features

• 256 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" disk for ordinary drive bays
• The data transfer is facilitated via the SATA III interface

Other Hard Disk Features

Platter hard disks have a notably special construction. Inside the enclosure there is a mechanism with moving platters accompanied by disk read and write heads. These moving parts can be damaged by a shock or impact, but this design delivers its amazing price/capacity ratio. The key parameter that affects the speed of a HDD is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). With the WD Purple 8TB, we have 5640 rev/min RPM. File access speed and overall stability is also impacted by the disk buffer, usually called cache. The Western Digital hard disk features a 256 MB cache that keeps the last written data for their prompt retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Disk

If you want to mount the WD Purple 8TB in your PC or other device, it must be equipped with a 3.5" slot. The communication between the HDD and PC happens via the SATA III interface with a standard speed of 6 Gbit/s. The technology is one of the best HDD data transfer solutions available and delivers a speed of 600 MB/s.