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The seventh-generation 6TB Seagate® Surveillance HDD addresses the increasing need for high-resolution cameras and camera counts, and ensures cost-effective performance and durability in always-on surveillance systems.
The Surveillance HDD features storage power for the latest video surveillance systems.
Improve your drive reliability with drives built for surveillance applications that include the flexibility to scale as your data grows.The addition of rotational vibration sensors allows the Surveillance HDD to maintain performance through system vibrations and support RAID configurations in the growing NVR and standalone - DVR segments.
As drive technology evolves, so do the applications that leverage them. With improvements in motion-sensing cameras, the Surveillance HDD now includes settings that can ensure your drive is ready when your system needs to record.
Surveillance HDDs are engineered for high write workloads and multiple video stream recording with these features:
"Comparing this solution to the WD Purple, it does appear the Seagate is the better solution up to 16 cameras broadcasting at 720p."
— Tlyer Bernath, TweakTown
Surveillance HDD 4-6TB |
Surveillance HDD 1-3TB |
SV35.6 | Desktop Drives | |
Generation | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Capacities | 4, 5, 6TB | 1, 2, 3TB | 1, 2, 3TB | 250GB-4TB |
RV Available | Yes | No | No | No |
Drive System Count |
1-16 drives | 1-8 drives | 1-8 drives | 1 drives |
RAID Capable | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Low Power | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Warranty | 3-year | 3-year | 3-year | 2-year |
Data Recovery Available |
3-year Rescue | 3-year Rescue | 3-year Rescue | No |
SEAGATE 3.5 INCH INTERNAL DRIVE COMPARISON | ||||
Desktop HDD | DESKTOP SSHD | NAS HDD | SURVEILLANCE HDD | |
Reliable performance made for home and store everything | 5x faster than Desktop HDD. More capacity than SSD (1) | Up to 25% faster than other brands, made for home and small office data sharing (2) | Optimized to improve surveillance system reliability, reduce costs and support video analytics | |
Capacity | 1TB - 4TB | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | 2TB, 3TB, 4TB | 1TB - 6TB |
Ideal for | Home and Business Computing | Gaming system, video editing, power computing | 1 - 8 bay NAS systems for Home, SMB | DVR or NVR systems with multiple drives and HD cameras |
Cache | 64MB (1-4TB) | 64MB with 8GB NAND Flash | 64MB | 64MB |
Power-on Hours | 8x5 | 8x5 | 24x7 | 24x7 |
SSD-like performance | ✔ | |||
Network storage | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Photo and Video Editing | ✔ | |||
DVR & Video Surveillance | ✔ | |||
RV Sensors (3) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
(4) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
RAID Support | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Warranty | 2 years | 5 years | 3 years | 3 years |
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