Is Western Digital purple good?

WD Purple Best Uses (Surveillance, DVR, NVR) WD Purple is Western Digital’s surveillance class storage. These drives are suited for 24/7 usage and the firmware and caching algorithms are optimized for write intensive applications, as these drives spend most their service life writing.

What is the difference between Western Digital blue and purple?

In essence, the differentiating features of the two types of hard drives would be that the WD Blue is intended for the basic desktop applications, while the WD Purple is best suited for the 24-hour functionality.

How long does a WD Purple drive last?

The WD Purple drive has a three year warranty, and MTBF rating of 1.5 million hours. So the NAS drive is warranted to last longer but is less reliable than the WD Purple 18TB.

What is a purple hard drive?

With a supported workload rate of up to 180 TB/yr1 and support for up to 64 cameras, WD Purple drives are optimized for surveillance systems. WD Purple 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 14TB & 18TB drives are designed to support Deep Learning analytics in AI capable NVRs, and feature an enhanced workload rating of up to 360TB/yr.

What do Western Digital colors mean?

WD Blue and Green are used for the general purposes of storage, with Blue being slightly more reliable and Green being more eco-friendly. WD Black is for pure performance in media, gaming, and content creation. WD Red is for network-assisted storage. It is designed for (and only compatible with) NAS systems.

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Can I use WD purple for NAS?

If your NAS is going to be dedicated to recording video from your IP cam, the WD purple would work just fine. The Purple is “Optimized” for recording Video. The Purple is “Optimized” for recording Video. (Writing data) A Network Video Recorder is basically a NAS for video and the WD Purple is used in those.

What is the difference between WD red and gold?

Gold are the Enterprise Drives (AKA Server Class or Data Center Class drives ) . Red drives are meant for Network Attached Storage upto 8 Bays. Red Pro are meant for network Attached Storage upto 24 bays. WD Red is available in 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA formats.

Which is better WD Red or Seagate IronWolf?

Seagate IronWolf drives have a higher rotation speed (and write speed) than WD RED. However, they do get a little warmer. IronWolf Pro: The Pro version includes 2 years extra warranty and 2 years Seagate rescue service. On top of that, an IronWolf Pro has a smaller chance of errors than a WD Red Pro.