Favorite Video Surveillance Hard Drive Manufacturer 2018

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IPVM Team
•Published Nov 06, 2018 13:55 PM

Who is the favorite hard drive for video surveillance use?

150+ integrators answered:

What is your preferred brand/model of hard drive for video recording? Why do you prefer this drive?

In this report, we share detailed findings, including trends and explanations of what and why integrators preferred what they did.

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favorite hard drive manufacturers

*******, **'* **** ******** ******* **** *******, **** '******' ******* ** **'* expense, ** *** ********** ***** *****:

favorite hard drive manufacturers comparison 1

Western ******* ***** ****** / ****** **** ******

** *********** ************** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******, ******** *** ************, ** *** ******* ********* ***** shows:

western digital hard drive usage 2018

*********** *********** ***********, *-**** ******** *** video ************ ******** ****** ** *** primary ******* *** ***** ******* ******* drives:

  • "******* ******* ****** ****** *** *** choice. **** ** *** ** *** constant *** **** *** *** ******* recording *****. ****** ***** ****** *** designed *** ****** ****** *** ******** use."
  • "******* *******, *** *** *** ****** failure **** *** ** *** *** an **** ******** *********** ******. ************ we *** *** **** ********** ** Purple ******."
  • "** *****. *** ***** **** ** Western ******** **** ****** *** *** a ****** ***** ****** **** ** as *** **** ******** ***** ** the ******. *** ** ***** ***** with * * **** ******** ***** is *** ****** **** *** ** drives."
  • "******* ******* ****** *.*" ***** ************ Hard *****. * **** * **** not **** ****** ** * **** to ******* *** ** ***** *******"
  • "****** ** ****** ******. ***********, ***** support ** ***** ** * *******"
  • "**, ******* ** *** ******** *** stabalitity ****** *** *** ** **** disks **** ** ***** **** ****** a *** ***** *** **** * started ******* **** ************ *******"
  • "******* ******* **** ****** ** ****** it ******* ** *** * **** warranty *** **** *** * **** experience **** **."
  • "******* ******* ******, *** *********** *** brand ***********"
  • "******* ******* *** ***. **** *** NAS ******. **** ****. *** **** also."
  • "******* *******. *** **** * ******** for *** ******* *** ******** *** for *****. **** ***** *** *******."
  • "******* ******* ******. ** ** ******** for ***** ************"
  • "******* ******* *** ***. ** ** industry ********."
  • "******* ******* ******. *** * ******* since ** ******* ***** ****."
  • "******* ******* ******. **'* ******** ************ for ***** *******"
  • "** ****** ** ******** ** ** yet."
  • "******* ******* ******. ********."

********* ****/***** ***** ********** ******* ** Purple, ***, **** *** *****:

western digital drive comparisons

Seagate **** *****

******* *** ******** ************ ********* ** ~20% ** ********** ********* ********* ** ****. ******** *** ******* ****** **** similar ** ******** *** ******* *******, just *****. *********** ********* *******'* ************, support, *** *********** ** *** *******:

  • "*******. ********, ******* *******, **** *** failure ****, ****** *********** ** *** first * *****."
  • "******* ************ ******. ** **** ** buy ** ****** *** ** *** easier ** *** ******* **** *** NVR ****** *** ******** **** *** us. *** **** ** ***'* ******* them, **'* **** ****** ** **, one **,***."
  • "*******. ** **** ***** *******. ** is ***** ****** **** **** ** our ***** ********* ********* *** ******* the *** ************"
  • "*******. **** *** ***** *********** ********** with ****"
  • "** **** ******* ***** *** ******* Skyhawk *** ** *** **** **** ADI ******* ***** ** *** ***** which ***** ** ********** ** * pinch"
  • "*******. **** *** *** *** ****** with **** ***** ** *** ***** or *******."
  • "******* ** ******. ****** ** ** more ******** **** ****** ** *****."
  • "*******. **** ********"
  • "*******. ** **** ***** *******."
  • "******* - *** **** *** *** failure"
  • "******* *******, **** ***** **-***** **** recovery ********"
  • "******* ******* **** *** ***** *** this ***********. **********. *** **** ** last."

Many ********* *** **** *** ***

** ********** ****** ** *********** ********* using ********** ***** ****** **** **** with ******* (********* **** *** ***). The **** ****** ***** *** ******* one ******** *** *** ***** ** technical ******* ** *** ***** ** failure:

  • "** *** **** ** *** ********* brand ** ********; *** *******, ****, and ************. ** ******** *** ****** provided ** ****. *** ******* ******* have * **** *****. ** ******** a * ** * **** ******* plan ** *** ******* *** ****. We **** **** ** ******* **** drive ******* ** * ****** *** of ** **** *** * **** life ** *** ******."
  • "**** ********** *******. **** ***, ** can **** * ******* ******** **** DELL **** ***** ** ** ***** "
  • "******* ** **** ** **** ****** with *** **** ****, ** **** parts ******."
  • "** *** ** ** **** ****** from *** ***** **** **** ****** our *******."
  • "********* ** **** **** ************ ** the ** ******, *** *** ******* at ********* ** *** ******* ***** surveillance ****** ** * **** ****** mechanism."
  • "** ****** *** *** **** *** SAS ****** ** ** ******* *** servers *** *** ** *** *********."
  • "* ********* *** *** *******/**** (**** HPE ******) *** **********"
  • "****. **** **** ** ** ****** sturdy *** ***** **** ******* ** good."
Comments (6)
JP
John Poole
•Nov 07, 2018

* ***** **** ******** *******:

*****://***.*********.***/****/****-*****-*****-***-****/

(1)
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Michael Cain
•Nov 07, 2018
IPVMU Certified

** ******* ********** *** ******* *** have ****** *********** ***** ** *** WDP ******. ** **** *** ******* head ** **** **** **** *** they *** ****** ***** ** ***********, but ** *** * **** **** aggressive ***** **** **. *** ******** is ***** ***** ** *** **** age *** ** *** ****** *********** installing *** ***. **** ** **** these *** ** ** **** ******* running ******** ** *******, ** ** need *** *****. **** *** ******* use * **** *** **** ** and ** ********* *** ** ***** cases *** ****** ***********. 

(1)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
•Nov 07, 2018

**** **********, * ** * ** employee. ** **** ** ***** *** in ***** ** *********.

** ** *** **** ***** **** a ********* *****. * **** *** offer *** ******* ** ***** * vs ***** * ** * ******* have * ****** ****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
•Nov 08, 2018
IPVMU Certified

** ***********overwhelmingly ***** using the WD ************, ******** *** ************...

*********** *********** ***********,5-year ******** and video surveillance specific design as the primary ******* for using Western Digital drives...(Annoying emphasis added).

*** *** ****** (*** ***) ****** only **** * **. **********.

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Blake Murphy
•Nov 16, 2018

*******'* *** ****** ** **** ****** from *** ****** ** ************. ******* research ****** **** ** *********** ** many.

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Nathan Adams
•Jan 22, 2019

*'* **** *** **** ** *** these ** *** **** ***** **** of *** **** ** *** ********* has **** ****** ********* ***** **** manufacturers ** ********* **** ***********.