I need a reliable HDD for 24/7 that would be used in a DVR for security surveillance. Is this the best option?
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I have had 8 of these online 24/7 for over a year now and never had a failure.
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I too have an 8 bay external drive case with 8 of these NAS drives running 24/7 as a server for about a year with no problems.
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This is too slow to use for surveillance applications by itself. You want at least a 7200 RPM spin rate to keep up. I have one and it drops frames. I'm leaving the OS on this one and will get WD RE 3 TB Enterprise Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA III, 64 MB Cache for video database. Much more expensive, but should get the job done right. If you have this in a high speed RAID enclosure then the slower write speed is masked by performance boost of the RAID.
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As someone mentioned, WD Purple is specifically designed for your exact purpose. As far as brands go, I have found WD to be extremely reliable.Search this one on Amazon if you still need a hard drive. At the moment a 2TB WD Purple is also under $100:WD 2 TB WD Purple SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM AV Hard Drive 2 sata_6_0_gb 64 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare or OEM Drives WD20PURX
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It word fine. I buy a 1 tb hard drive dvr, that rcord a month and always rase the 31 day only
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sure be ok. it is ok when i use the 1Tb. but it is better that you check with the Seagate service team
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I do not know.. But, I can tell you that I have the 4 cam system on motion sensor (event) recording. With a busy store it can often record continous all day, until we close the store and then it doesn't record much other than a security guard walking by the entrance a few times overnight.. Typically, I am experiencing 17-19 days of recording with the 1TB drive.
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I'm not sure the question but I'll answer what I know. You can replace the HDD in the DVR if you wish maybe for a larger HDD or for backups. You can program it to record all or specific channels all the time. You can program any or all of the channels to record during certain times of the day or days of the week. You can even program it to record some or all channels only when motion is activated. You can have that motion activation set for different times of the day and different areas of the camera's view can be set for the activation, so as to not record unwanted movement; for example, you can program an outside camera pointed at your driveway to ignore the traffic on the road but start recording once movement is in the driveway. Moreover, any of the before mentioned modes can be intermingled by each camera when you program it yourself at home. As a side note, you can back up the HDD files online or via a computer on the network but it is slower than I would like. For example, if I got an email that someone was in my home, I would wish it could record online at the same time for me but this is not exactly an option. You kind of can but it causes other record issues so it is best to hide the DVR so the intruder cannot find it. (side note: the cameras are not the best quality and have a low field of view AKA viewing angle.)
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I think any DVR would work . I am using it as a surveillance cam with a 12 volt transformer
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I would highly recommend VideoSecu, portable DVR. A\C plug required. Records to SD card, Love it!
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That is no rule of thumb I have ever heard in my 15 years in IT. Seagate/Maxtor makes up the 'lower tier' of drive brands. Hitachi/Samsung are slightly more reliable. WD is still reliability king. Even if you get a good Seagate/Maxtor drive they are prone to fail after a few years, right after the warranty expires. The large capacity drive firmware issues they've been having this last year or so has just sullied their reputation even further and the kind of bugs they've had recently in fully released firmware is inexcusable. Seagate has recently earned their rep as the bottom rung hard drive supplier firmly and deservedly and that by a country mile.
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You can also plug a USB HDD in and do a content drag and drop from explorer, or use something like the free versions of EASUS, Paragon, Free sync etc., set up a back up and let it run overnight, but you have to be willing to become an active participant in your data backup routine, at least once. The plus is that you can back up what's important to you and not the fluff that might accumulate like TV shows you aren't going to watch again.
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Thanks for your interest in our product.Without a HDD, the DVR would only be capable of live viewing and live remote internet viewing; you would not be able to record footage or play back footage.RegardsMolly
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Like most external USB drives, I'd not rely on it for long-term backups over one year. Augment it with a cloud product that is acceptable for the type of data being backed up (i.e. personal, confidential, commercial, etc.). In my experience, none of the disks used in these devices are high-grade, and in commercial applications, we'll go to a NAS with RAID.
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I would go with the Seagate 1TB for the price. More space the better, and it is a very good price. I love Seagate drives, plus their DiscWizard in a great program.
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Dr. Bozarth, I take all reviews with a grain of salt of course. I also noticed the disparity in the ratings between the two sites. I usually frequent thehomeservershow.com. Many of the forum members are I.T. Professionals, or like myself, a medical professional with a keen interest in technology. The Western Digital Green Drives were the go to drives in the past, but were not ideal for NAS/RAID situations. Many of the members have had good luck with the RED drives, but still recommend a program such as SpinRite or HD Tune Pro to evaluate the drive before putting it into service. I can only recall one situation where a member reported a DOA Red Drive, and many more situations where the Green drives presented problems. The recommended drives for your scenario would be the WD Red drives or the Seagate NAS drives. RAID-1 would be a good solution, and a cloud backup such as CrashPlan on top of that. I have personally purchased two 3TB Red drives and have had no problems with them in the 6-12 months I have owned them. Hope this helps.
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You can rig it for use in home security system using a separate mini dvr with micro SDHC card. That is how I used it
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Yes just make sure whatever raid utility you choose can utilize 4tb partitions otherwise you'll have to have 16 2tb partitions. Also make sure not to use anything such as Western Digital Green drives that have auto off or time out features as it will break the array every time one of the drives powers down. I use Seagate Barracuda drives in mine.
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Yes ... but I have had too many troubles with this brand and wouldn't recommend it. Seagate, WD are more reliable drives.
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Yes, it definitely matters. CIB sent me a list of comapatible SATA HDDs. They are ALL 7200 RPM. I bought the Western Digital WD10EADS, 1 teraByte drive. This will hold about 1 month of video from four 700TVL cameras at 60IPS. You may have to format the hard drive before installation. The electronic store where you buy the HDD can help you with that. Seagate, Maxtor and Hitachi also make 7200 RPM compatible HDD. Don't be shy about contacting CIB Customer Service at 408-736-3070. They have been most helpful to me on other things, like setting up internet access.