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WD181PURP

Western Digital Purple Pro 18TB 3.5" SATA3 6.0Gbps 7200rpm Surveillance ..

Western Digital - Western Digital Purple Pro 18TB 3.5" SATA3 6.0Gbps 7200rpm Surveillance Hard Disk Drive Western Digital Purple Pro 18TB 3.5" SATA3 6.0Gbps 7200rpm Surveillance Hard Disk Drive, 512MB Cache, Up to 255MB/s transfer rate
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WD181PURP

Western Digital Purple Pro 18TB 3.5" SATA3 6.0Gbps 7200rpm Surveillance Hard Disk Drive

Western Digital Purple Pro 18TB 3.5" SATA3 6.0Gbps 7200rpm Surveillance Hard Disk Drive, 512MB Cache, Up to 255MB/s transfer rate

Features:

Advanced Storage for Smart Video Solutions
WD Purple Pro drives are designed for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics servers and deep learning solutions requiring additional capacity, performance and workload capability.

  • Engineered with advanced capabilities needed for high-end smart video solutions
  • High performance, reliability and workload capability for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers and cloud-based storage, including RAID and JBOD configurations.
  • Supports up to 550 TB/yr workload rate .
  • Designed with tarnish-resistant components for harsh environments, and with additional robustness for multi-bay enclosures

Storage for advanced smart video solutions
WD Purple Pro drives are designed for new generations of high-end AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers and cloud solutions that can benefit from high-capacity storage with high performance and additional workload capability. WD Purple Pro drives feature AllFrame AI technology, which helps reduce frame loss, improve overall video playback, and not only enables recording of multiple streams per camera but also supports up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics within the system. WD Purple Pro drives also feature enterprise-class performance, data integrity and drive reliability, especially in larger-scale systems and enclosures where operational vibration is present.

Empower your smart video solution.
Western Digital is a worldwide leader in the hard drive industry. With WD Purple Pro smart video storage, you have a drive engineered for high performance, durability and workload capability for advanced always-on AI-enabled smart video recorders, appliances, and servers. Efficiently and effectively extract value and insights from streamed and stored video, and help deliver a smarter world with advanced WD Purple Pro smart video storage.

Western Digital's exclusive AllFrame AI technology
All WD Purple Pro drives are equipped with AllFrame AI technology, which not only improves ATA streaming to help reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback, but supports up to 32 AI streams for Deep Learning analytics within the system.

Multiple cameras, multiple streams
Modern recorders now support multiple video streams per camera. WD Purple Pro drives are optimized to support up to 64 HD single-stream cameras, and can also support many of the latest smart cameras that transmit multiple streams. With this flexibility, you can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future.

Advanced workload capability for advanced systems
WD Purple Pro drives feature a workload rating up to 550TB/year to support the heavy video data capture and analysis found in advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep learning analytics servers and cloud-based storage. The combination of streaming optimizations and enhanced durability and reliability make WD Purple Pro smart video storage ideal for all analytics servers, whether processing video streamed directly from cameras or large-scale captured video data sets.

Designed for reliable operation in advanced high-performance smart video solutions
With an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours (12TB, 14TB, and 18TB ), WD Purple Pro drives are engineered for advanced smart video solutions that operate 24/7 . With tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support, WD Purple Pro drives deliver reliable operation in large scale surveillance systems even in harsh environments.

Field-proven high capacity
Now on its 6th generation, field-proven HelioSeal technology delivers trusted high-capacity WD Purple Pro hard drives (12TB, 14TB and 18TB ) for the massive storage needs of AI-driven smart video and deep learning analytics.

Proactive storage management with WDDA
Western Digital Device Analytics (WDDA) provides a wealth of storage device parametric operational and diagnostic data to compatible systems; algorithms interpret the data and direct the system to alert system administrators of specific recommended actions to address potential issues. WDDA is intended to empower OEMs, system integrators, and IT professionals to better monitor and proactively manage supported storage devices to maintain optimal operation.

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Capacity 14 TB
Form Factor 3.5 Inch
Cache Size 512 MB
Interface SATA
Connector SATA
Disk Speed (RPM) 7200rpm
Transfer Rate up to 255MB/s
Dimensions (L x W x H) 147mm x 101.6mm x 26.1mm

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