Western Digital WD Purple WD60PURZ 6TB Surveillance Hard Drive

WD Purple drives are built specifically for CCTV recorders: unlike a standard desktop drive, they are designed to write continuously, 24 hours a day, from multiple camera streams at once. The WD60PURZ is the 6TB model in the range, suited to larger camera counts or longer retention periods.

Who this is for

As a rough guide, eight 4MP cameras recording continuously use around 336GB per day between them, so 6TB gives roughly two and a half weeks of continuous recording from eight cameras, or considerably longer on motion or AcuSense event recording. See our full surveillance hard drive sizing table for other camera counts and resolutions.

Compatibility

A standard 3.5in SATA drive, compatible with HiLook, Hikvision and Dahua NVRs and DVRs. Fit it before first power-up where possible — the recorder will prompt you to initialise it, and it needs formatting in the recorder itself rather than on a PC.

FAQs

Can I use a desktop hard drive instead? Not recommended — desktop drives are not built for the continuous multi-stream write load a CCTV recorder puts on them, and tend to fail well before a surveillance-rated drive.

Will this work in my recorder? Any HiLook, Hikvision or Dahua NVR or DVR with a free SATA bay will accept this drive, subject to the recorder's maximum supported capacity.