Which Hard Drive do I need for Surveillance?

Rob Andrews

9 years ago

Hard drives dedicated to Surveillance and CCTV – Make sure you storage your Digital Surveillance and CCTV on the right drives

The Desktop drives vs. surveillance-class storage. You wouldn’t use a bicycle to transport cargo across the country because it’s not the right tool for the job. You also shouldn’t use a desktop hard drive in your surveillance security system because it wasn’t designed for that application. Surveillance-class storage has been tested to be compatible in a wide-range of security systems. These drives are designed to replace standard desktop drives that were not designed for the harsh 24/7 always-on, high-definition surveillance environment. Desktop drives are built to run for only short intervals and are not engineered to withstand high-temperature fluctuations and equipment vibrations found in a typical surveillance application.

Surveillance storage for peace-of-mind in your CCTV

Whether you’re protecting your personal assets and loved ones or monitoring the business you worked hard to build, you can rely on surveillance-class storage built by some of the largest hard drive manufacturers in the world. Surveillance Storage is designed for high temperature, always-on, surveillance security systems to ensure reliability and quality video play back when you need it most. Experience the security of knowing you’re using a surveillance–class drive designed by a leader in the hard drive industry.

Surveillance Hard Drives for DVR Systems


Seagate 4TB SkyHawk Surveillance (Click to Buy)	WD 4TB Purple Surveillance (Click to Buy)

Seagate 10TB Skyhawk Surveillance (Click to Buy)	WD 8TB Purple Surveillance (Click to Buy)

Surveillance Hard Drives for NVR Systems


Seagate 4TB NVR Optimised Surveillance (Click to Buy)	WD 4TB Purple NV Surveillance (Click to Buy)

Seagate 8TB NVR Optimised Surveillance (Click to Buy)	WD 6TB Purple NV Surveillance (Click to Buy)