Average Hard Drive Size Statistics 2020
Hard drive sizes keep increasing (up to 18TB announced recently) but what hard drive sizes do integrators most typically use?
~200 integrators responded:
What hard drive size do you most commonly use? Why that size and not larger or smaller hard drives?
In this report, we share detailed findings and key themes related to the most common specific hard drive sizes integrators use.
This is the successor to Video Surveillance Hard Drive Size Statistics 2018 and Video Surveillance Hard Drive Size Statistics 2016.
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- "***. **'* * **** ****** ** storage *** ******* ************. ******* **** you ***'* ****** **** *** **** money. ****** ****, *** *** ** diminishing ***** ****** ***** ***** **."
- "***, ******* ***** *** ****** ****** storage ***** ** ** **** ** history ******* ******** *** ****- **** bang *** *** ****"
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- "** ********* *** ***** ******* * and * **. * ***** *** are *** "**** *****" ***** ***."
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- "***. ***** ** ** *** **** economical *** ***** ****** *** **** storage *****."
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- "*** ** *** ******** ***** *****. Cost *** ** ** *** *********** factor."
- "***. ****/******* ******** ******* ** **** at **** ****."
- "*** ***** ** *** **** ******, due ** ***** ***** *** *****."
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- "*** *** *****, **** ***** *********** installs."
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- "** ********* ******* ******** **** ****** come **** *** ***'* ** ******** whether **'* ****** **** *************"
- "** ******* ** **** **** *** manufacturer ***** *** ** ***** ******** calculator. ***** **** ****** *** ******."
- "** ********* ** **** *** ************'* recommendation (*** *** ** ** *** or *** *** ** *** ****** system)"
- "*** ** ******** *** **** ****** on *** ***** ************ *** ** the ******** ** ******* (**** ********)"
- "** *** *** ******* **** ******** and ** ******* *** *** ****, 14TB, *** **** ******"
- "**** ******* ** ****** ** * good ***** **** ***** ** *** recorders ** ***."
- "*** ** ** **, ********* ** what ** ******** ** ******"
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*********** **** ***** **** **** **** expecting ***** **** ****** ***** **** to ******** ** ****:
- "****, *** ******** ** ** **** larger ****** ** ****** ****** ****** additions ***** *** ***** ***** ********."
- "**'* ***** ***, *** ** **** week *'** ******* *** *** *** hard ****** ** ** ******** ** one ** ***** **** ** *** most ****** ** *** *** ** year."
- "***, *** ** *** ******** ** switch **** ** ****"
- "*** ******, ***** ******* ** * TB. *** **** ****** ****, **** to ******* **** ****** *** ******** still **** ***** ** **** ****."
- "****** *** , *** *** **** be * ******* **** ****"
- "****, ****** ** ** **** ****. Price *** ** ** **** ********* in *** ****** ****** *** ** can *** *** **** ******* *** of *** ** *******."
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**** *** ********** ***** **** **** were ***** *** ***** *** ***** storage *** **** ** ****** ***** hard ******:
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***** ************ *** **** ** *********** where ****** *** ****** **** ***** sizes ********* **** *** ********, ******* various *********, **** ******* *******, ******* frame ****, ******* ******* ********, ****** only *********, ***.
*******, **** *****, **** *** **** video ************ ********, **** ********** '*****' hard ****** ***** (**** *** *** 8TB) *** **** ****** *** **** projects.
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** ****** *********** ** ******** ** moderately ******** **** ***** **** ** the **** *** ***** ***, **** average ****** ********** ****** **** *** smart ****** ****** ******* ******* ******, the ****** ** ****** ** ****** a ******* ******* ** *** **** few *****.
**** ***** ** **** **** *'* seeing. ** ***'* ***** ******** ***** 4TB *** ******* ******* *** **** and ** *** ******* **/**** ***'* for ************* ***.
***'* ***** * *****-*** **** ***** larger ***** ***** ** **** **************? I ******* * *** **** **** the **** ******** ******* **** ** greatly ********* **** **** ***** **** drives.
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* **** **** ** * *** off-topic, *** *** ******* **** ** about **** ** ************ ****** ******? I ********** **** **** *** * minor ********* *****. ****/*** ** *** use **** ** *** ************ ******?**** are *** ******* ********? *****?
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*** ***********. **** **** *** ***** very **** *** **** * ****** number ** ***** ****** ** *** cells ******* ***** **** **** *** written **. **** ** *** *****, its **** ** ****** **** *************. Cost *** ** ** **** ********* not **********.
** *** **** ********* ***** ****** too **** *********, *** **** ******, too **** ******* ** *** **** room ** * *******.
** *** **** ****, ************ ****** will *** *** **** *** ****. For *******, *** **** ****** *** perfectly ***** **** **** ********* ** say **/** *** **** *** *** much, ** ***, ** * ******* for *** / **, ***.
***** *** **** *** ********* **** one *** ******* **** ****-**, ***, low ***** ***, ***.
**** * ****** * ********** ******* not ** ***** * *" ******* and ****** * ******** *** ** the ****** ** * *****. ******* they ******* * **** **** * 90° ***** *** ****** *** ***** through *** ****. *********** ***** *** enough **** ** *** ******* **** other ****** **** *** ******* ** the ***** ***. ************* *** *** contractor, * ******* **** *** **** had ** **** *** **-**** *** cables, ******* *** ** *** ****** a ** *** *** ***** *****.
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*** ********* ****** *** ******** **** drives! ***** ** ** *** ** bays ** * ********* *** ** (sequential *********** *****) ** *** *** 224TB ******* ** ** @ ** watts ***** ***********.
******** ** *****-********* *******, ** **** not *********** ***** ******** *** ** spin **/**** *** ******* *** **** not *********** **** ** ***** ********* requests.
*'* ******* ** **** **** ****** and ****** ****** ****** *** ************ drives. * **** ***** *** ************-******** drives *** *** **** ****** ****** for *** ****?
** ********* ***** *** ******* *** been ******* *******. *'** *** ****** with ******** *** *** *******.
**** **** ** *** **** ****** larger **** * ******** ****, ***** 8Tb *** ** *** **** ****** drives **** ***.
* ******* * **** ***** ** being ********* ** *** *** **** be ********* *******.