WD WD181PURP 18TB SATA III 3.5" AV Purple Pro HDD

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.

Product Features:

• Storage capacity: 18TB
• Interface: Serial ATA III
• Buffer size: 512MB
• Form factor: 3.5"
• Rotation speed: 7200 RPM
• Data transfer rate: SATA 6 Gb/s

Product Specifications:

• Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70
• Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 65
• Power consumption (idle): 5.9
• Non-operating shock: 250
• Start/stop cycles: 600,000
• Power consumption (read): 6.3
• Power consumption (write): 6.3
• Quantity: 1
• Mean time between failures (MTBF): 2,500,000
• Operating shock: 50
• Noise level (idle): 20
• Type: HDD
• Certification: RoHS
• Height: 26.1mm
• Width: 101.6mm
• Depth: 147mm
• Power consumption (standby): 0.9
• Workload rate limit: 550TB/year
• Storage drive buffer size: 512MB
• Shock sensor: Yes
• Component for: Server/workstation

Product Description:

WD WD181PURP 18TB SATA III 3.5" AV Purple Pro HDD is the perfect storage solution for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics servers, and deep learning solutions. It offers high capacity, performance, and workload capability to meet the demands of modern smart video solutions. With AllFrame AI technology, it reduces frame loss and improves overall video playback, enabling recording of multiple streams per camera and supporting up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics. The enterprise-class performance, data integrity, and drive reliability make it suitable for larger-scale systems and enclosures where operational vibration is present. The WD Purple Pro HDD is designed for reliable operation in advanced high-performance smart video solutions, with an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours. It features field-proven HelioSeal technology for trusted high-capacity storage. The WD Purple Pro HDD also offers proactive storage management with Western Digital® Device Analytics (WDDA), providing operational and diagnostic data to optimize system performance.

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Product: WD WD181PURP 18TB SATA III 3.5" AV Purple Pro HDD

Brand: Western Digital

Model: WD181PURP

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