WD Purple 1TB Surveillance Hard Drive (WD10PURZ)

Purpose-built storage for 24/7 video surveillance systems. The Western Digital WD Purple 1TB (WD10PURZ) is a 3.5-inch SATA III drive tuned for write-intensive, multi-stream video workloads. With Western Digital's AllFrame firmware technology, this drive reduces frame loss and improves ATA streaming to deliver reliable video capture for NVR, DVR and other always-on camera systems.

Key benefits

• Designed for continuous 24x7 operation in surveillance systems


• AllFrame firmware reduces dropped frames and improves playback integrity


• Supports up to 64 HD camera streams (drive- and system-dependent)


• Tuned for low bit-rate, high stream-count recording


• Backed by a 3-year limited warranty

• Capacity: 1 TB


• Form factor: 3.5-inch SATA HDD


• Interface: SATA III (6 Gb/s)


• Speed: 5400 RPM with 64 MB cache and up to 110 MB/s sustained transfer


• Workload rating: Up to 180 TB/year (WD Purple family up to 6TB)


• MTBF: ~1.5 million hours

• Security integrators and installers building NVR/DVR solutions


• Businesses and SMBs deploying multi-camera surveillance systems


• Home users who require always-on video recording with reliable write performance

• Drive performance and maximum supported cameras depend on the host system, encoder settings, resolution and compression. Use a compatible NVR/DVR or RAID-capable enclosure where required.


• For AI/deep-learning enabled systems, refer to WD Purple product family specs (higher capacities include AllFrame AI features).