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Western Digital WD Purple 2TB hard drive WD20PURZ Review

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Revainrating 4 out of 5  
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Description of Western Digital WD Purple 2TB hard drive WD20PURZ

When installing video surveillance systems, it is required not to forget about the device responsible for the long-term storage of footage. One such component is the 2TB WD Purple hard drive [WD20PURZ]. The presented model is a reliable hard drive, ideal for use in video surveillance systems around the clock. With WD AllFrame 4K technology, this hard drive lets you build a security system that meets your business needs. WD Purple [WD20PURZ] features enhanced streaming that reduces errors, pixelation and write failures. This model has an impressive volume of 2 TB. For quick access to the most frequently requested information, a 64 MB cache is provided. The spindle speed in this model reaches 5400 rpm, which contributes to the good operation of the hard drive without failures and freezes.

Reviews

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

The average product, you can find a better one.

Thanks to the mirror pool ZFS - photos and docks are not lost. In general, I strongly advise against using it without mirroring.

Pros
  • On the 4th year of use, only 1 out of 2 disks began to die. Dies slowly.
Cons
  • 3 years and 2 months - I consider it a rather short period of work, even 24/7

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A good quality product, I rate this purchase perfectly.

Old WD 1TB hard drive filled to capacity (7 years). I took this one, the difference is absolutely silent, there is no crunch like on the old one and it heats up less. I checked in Victoria that the new one is old without errors and problems, there are not even orange sectors. WD makes the best and most reliable drives.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

This model is recommended for use in video surveillance systems, as it is designed to work 24/7. I have been using it since February 2022 in video surveillance with 8 cameras, everything is fine, the price is lower than that of competitors from the corresponding category!

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Everything is fine, there are only minor drawbacks.

I bought it on . market, but did not take into account that they have a return period for a defective product of only 7 days, then deal with the manufacturer yourself. I had to spend 600 on sending by mail from St. Petersburg to Hong Kong - there is their technical service. Moral: check everything at once :( I will leave the overall rating 4 because of the troubles with the first disc. Satisfied with the disk that was sent for replacement.

Pros
  • Initially, the purchased disc turned out to be defective (see the "Disadvantages" section). Replaced under warranty works well, pretty quiet.
Cons
  • It is not formatted, and after using the WD diagnostic utility, it is no longer visible at all. I passed it to wd under warranty, I'm waiting for a new one, maybe it will be normal - then I'll ate the review . They sent the same new one after 2 months, it works fine.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

I can't believe I paid for it, the quality is disgusting.

Disc is about 3 years old. And now the end has come. The computer began to glitch, hang. I didn’t even think about the disk, because. for 3 years, the operating time is only 3042 hours, i. E. 293 days of continuous work. I think that this is very little. Before him, the deceased Samsung EVO SSD with an operating time of about 33,000 hours! There are also 2 old laptop disks, they are about 12 years old, they work properly. So this WD is also Purple, i. E. Seems like it's meant to last a long…

Pros
  • Quiet, cold, moderately fast.
Cons
  • Service life and once again service life.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Average quality, not an outstanding product.

Not much disappointed with tough. I use on PC. It is worth filling it with 55-65% percent and that's it - the brakes are such that they're just kick-ass! The write speed drops to 0 and in this state it will lie until the process is removed. Torrent loads the disk at 100% at once, games load the disk at 100%, any resource tasks - and that's it, it will go into a stupor! That is, in fact, if you use 1.2 - 1.3 TB, then everything is OK, but if you score more than this, then it is simply impossible

Pros
  • Quiet Warranty 3 years Quite reliable
Cons
  • Tupit by terrible force!

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am amazed at how well the product is made, just magically!

I connected the drive on wires, without installing it in the case, in order to check the vibration and temperature. I started the PC, took the disk in my hand, at first I thought that it simply did not start, since I could not feel the vibrations with my hands at all. Then, after booting the OS, I realized that the disk was working. With the help of Victoria, I ran Verify, Read and Write, attached screenshots. No slow (orange) sectors were found. Before that, for comparison, I connected 2 HGST…

Pros
  • Quiet, cold, reliable, off parking. 3 year warranty.
Cons
  • So far, no significant shortcomings have been identified.

I managed to buy ten percent cheaper than the typical price, for that kind of money it’s absolutely gorgeous. I don’t chase speeds, because this increase is not so critical, but no one has taken off from 5-6 disks over the past 10 years. Only on the old green (which has worked for 10 years!) A couple of displaced sectors appeared, they were taken out of the home machine and put to work for file cleaning.

Pros
  • A very frisky drive, and I'm sure the reliability of WD at 5400 rpm has been tested for many years.
Cons
  • There are no disadvantages.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Valuable purchase, nothing but pluses!

With its pros: I bought a hard drive for a video surveillance system. The choice was made on the basis of the advice of operators and installers of video surveillance systems. Inserted into the NVR, formatted and immediately launched. Everything works great. I recommend to buy. Got cons: Before ordering on amazon, there was an offer in the header in the form of a 500 bonus for the first order through amazon. When paying, I only had a bonus from "I take" for 400 when buying from 3000, it seems.