WD Purple Pro 8TB
WD Purple Pro 8TB
The WD Purple™ Pro enterprise-class hard drive with OptiNAND™ technology and an 8TB capacity brings high capacity to video analytics servers, AI and deep-learning systems, enabling them to produce results from the data they store. These reliable drives are rated for workloads of up to 550TB/year to handle the demands of continuous data capture and analysis in advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, and deep-learning analytics servers. Western Digital Device Analytics™ (WDDA) technology provides compatible recorders and video management systems with drive health monitoring features.
8TB
Capacity
HDD
Drive type
3.5"
Form factor
SATA III
Interface
Key features of the WD Purple Pro 8TB hard drive
- The WD Purple Pro hard drive for surveillance systems is engineered with advanced capabilities
- High performance, reliability, and workload capability for AI recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers, and cloud storage, including RAID and JBOD configurations.
- Supports a workload rating of up to 550TB/year with an 8TB capacity.
- Components used are tarnish-resistant for harsh environments and have enhanced robustness for multi-bay enclosures.
Advanced capacity for high-workload systems
AllFrame AI technology supports up to 32 AI streams for deep-learning analytics within the system and reduces frame loss. WD Purple™ Pro hard drives have an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours. They are also built with tarnish-resistant components and offer full multi-bay support for reliable operation in large-scale surveillance systems.
Engineered for reliable operation
WD Purple™ Pro drives are optimised to handle up to 64 single-stream HD cameras plus 32 concurrent AI streams. This flexibility lets you easily upgrade and scale your smart video solution to meet changing demands.
Technical specification
- Capacity: 8TB
- Form factor: 3.5"
- Interface: SATA III
- Rotational speed: 7200RPM
- Transfer speed: 267MB/s
- Recording technology: CMR - better for NAS, servers, and demanding applications as it has faster data rewriting and better performance
- Cache: 256MB
- Operating temperature: 0 to 65°C
- Dimensions: 10.16 × 2.61 × 14.7cm (W×H×D)
- Weight: 0.72kg
- Certification: BSMI, ICES-003/NMB-003, CE, FCC, KC, Maghreb, RCM, UKCA, VCCI, CB-Scheme, TUV, UL
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| Code: | FW231a2a |
| Warranty: | 36 months |
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| Manufacturer information |
Western Digital, PO Box Address: BP 80006, 92135 Issy les Moulineaux, France [email protected] 
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