Video Surveillance Hard Drive Size Statistics 2018

Published Nov 08, 2018 17:35 PM

What is the most common hard drive size for video surveillance?

150+ integrators answered:

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** **** ******, ** ***** ******** findings, ********* ****** *** ************ ** why *********** ****** ******** **** ***** sizes.

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*** **** ******** ******** **** *** 4TB, *** ****** **% ** ****** selected *** * ** *** ******. **** integrators ******** ***** ****+ ****** **** 1TB ** ***. **** **** **% of ****** ******** *** *** ** smaller.

******** ** ****, ***** *** * 46% ******** ** *** ********** ** drives *** *** ******* ********, ********* in ***. *** *** ****+ ***** usage ****** **** *% ** **** to **% ** ****.

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  • "******* ** *** * **, ** large ******* ***** ** *** * TB. *** ***** ** *** **** of *** *****."
  • "***. ****** **** *** $ *** TB"
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  • "********* ******* *** *** ****. ********* that **** * *** ** ***** space **** ******* *** *** ***** cost *** * **** */*"
  • "***. ****** ***** *** **** **** to ****"

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  • "*** ******* **** ** *** ****** the ********* **** ******."
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  • "***....**** *** **** **** ** * drive *******. ***** *** **** ** recover/rebuild **** * ****** *****"
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******** ***** **** **** ** ***** Drives

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Comments (14)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Nov 09, 2018

*** *** **** *** **** *********** tests ** ****** **** **** ***?

*******’* *** **** *** ** *****’* largest

** ****** *'* **** ******. *****. Sorta. *****. :)

U
Undisclosed #2
Nov 10, 2018
IPVMU Certified

***************** ****** ***** :)

(1)
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Fabian Muyawa
Nov 12, 2018
LONTECH SYSTEMS • IPVMU Certified

** ***** ********* ** *** ******* raised ****** *** **** ** ***** amount ** **** **** ** ** event **** * ****** *** ***** as ******* ** * ******* ***. 

*******, **** ** ***** ** *** cost ********, ** ******* *** ****** HDD *** ******* *** *** ******* HDD *** ****** *** ****.

*** *****?? *** ** **** ***** be ** * ****** ** *** the **** ******

(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Nov 15, 2018

**** *** ******* *** ******, ********* Video ********** ****** ********, ****** *** generated **** * ***** *** *** sectors ** ** *** ******* ******* via ***** ***********, ***** ******* *** drive ** ** ******** ***** ** a ***** *******.  **** ** *** we *** *** ****** ******, *** 10TB *** ****.  ********* ***** *** always * ****** ** *** ********* Industry, *** **** ****** ** ** offer ******** ******** *********.

* **** *** ********* ***** **** other ********* ****** ** **** **** equipment **** ******* ****** ******** *** less *********, *** ******** **** ******* some ** ** ********* *** **** they ***** **** *** *** ******* new ****** ***** ** - ** days, *** **** ****** ****** ** and *** ** ******** *** ********* they ****** ** ******. *** ******* I ******** *** ** **** *** to ****** ***** **** ***** ** well ** **** ** *** ***** and **** ****** *****.  

(2)
(1)
U
Undisclosed #4
Nov 30, 2018

** ******** ***** *** *****?

JH
John Honovich
Nov 30, 2018
IPVM

**** ****** ******* ** **** ******, we ** **** **** ****** - **-***** ******* ***** ********** ****

U
Undisclosed #5
Nov 30, 2018

** **** ******* ** **** ** my ******** *** **** ** *** first ******* *** ******* **. 

 

* ***'* *** **. (***).

U
Undisclosed #2
Nov 30, 2018
IPVMU Certified

** **** ******* ** **** ** my ******** *** **** ** *** first ******* *** ******* **.

**** ******* ;)

U
Undisclosed #6
Nov 30, 2018

*'* ** ******* ** **** ***** average ******* *********** *** ******.

U
Undisclosed #2
Nov 30, 2018
IPVMU Certified

******** *** **** **** **** ** days ***** *****:

U
Undisclosed #6
Nov 30, 2018

*****, *** ** **** ********?

** **** ** ****** ********* **** recording ** * ***** ********* ****** is ***** ** *** * *** less ******* **** ** **** ** continuous ********* **** * *** ****** without * ***** *****.

* ** ******* *** **** ** of ******* *** ********* *** ****** on *******. **** * ******* *********, or ** **********/***********/***. ** *** ***** me ** ** ********* ****** **** per ****** ** ******* *** ** everyday *********** (*-*** ******, ****** *********, 2Mbps ******, * ****** ** *******).

U
Undisclosed #2
Dec 01, 2018
IPVMU Certified

** **** ** ****** ********* **** recording ** * ***** ********* ****** is ***** ** *** * *** less ******* **** ** **** ** continuous ********* **** * *** ****** without * ***** *****.

**** ** ** *****, ********.

**, ***’* *** *** *** **** allocation “********”, *** *** ********* **** let’s *** *** *** ***** ******* were

**-**** **** **%

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*** ***** ***** “***, *** ******* integrators ********** ** *** **** *** place.  * ****** ***.”

*** ******, ** *** ****** ** allocation **** *** *** **** *** usually **** *********** ** ********* **** and *** ****, *.*. “* ****** buy * ** ****** *** ***** it ****** ***** *** * *******.”, that ***** **** *****.

*** ***** ********* ****/*** ****/****** ** non-motion *** ****** ******* *** ****, do *** ********** ******** ***** ****** all **** ****?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Aug 05, 2020

** ***** *** **** ** *** another ****** **** **** *** ****?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
Aug 06, 2020

* ***** **** ** *** **** as ****. * ** ******* * competitor ** ********* ** #*.

* **** ****** **** **** ** this, ** ****** ******* ** ******. Zyme/Context *** *** **** **** **** on **** ** ****.