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WD Purple 2TB

2 TB, 3.5"
Price in EUR including VAT
EUR116,78/1TB
208Ratings
BrandMore from WD
Test reportsGood based on 2 tests
Delivered between Tue, 24.2. and Wed, 4.3.
More than 10 pieces in stock at supplier
free shipping

Product details

The Western Digital Purple 2TB hard drive is specifically designed for use in surveillance systems and provides a reliable solution for storing video data. With a storage capacity of 2 terabytes, it enables continuous recording and storage of surveillance footage. The hard drive uses the SATA III interface and is equipped with a maximum rotational speed of 5400 RPM, ensuring efficient data processing. The Purple series is known for its durability and reliability, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 1 million hours. This hard drive is optimized for 24/7 operation and offers low power consumption, making it an environmentally friendly choice for surveillance solutions.

  • Optimized for 24/7 operation in surveillance systems
  • MTBF of 1 million hours for high reliability
  • Low power consumption in standby mode
  • Storage technology: CMR for improved performance.

Key specifications

Scope of application
Surveillance
Interface
SATA
Interface version
SATA III
Cache
64 MB
Max. Speed
5400 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR

General information

Item number
2485773
Manufacturer
WD
Category
Hard drives
Manufacturer no.
WD20PURX
Release date
24.4.2014

Data storage properties

Scope of application
Surveillance
Interface
SATA
Interface version
SATA III
Form factor
3.5"
Storage capacity
2 TB
Cache
64 MB
Max. Speed
5400 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR
Max. Workload Rate
180 TB/J

Operating conditions

Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Noise emission

Max. noise level
24 dB

Power supply

Power consumption (standby)
0.60 W
Power consumption
4.40 W

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Product dimensions

Length
14.70 cm
Width
10.16 cm
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
640 g

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Product Safety

Package dimensions

Length
22 cm
Width
14.90 cm
Height
3 cm
Weight
455 g

14-day cancellation right
30-day right of return
24 Months statutory warranty
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Reviews & Ratings

Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 3.HPE
    1 %
  • 4.Dell
    1,1 %
  • 5.Toshiba
    1,6 %
  • 5.WD
    1,6 %
  • 7.Seagate
    2 %

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.HPE
    0 days
  • 2.Seagate
    3 days
  • 2.Synology
    3 days
  • 2.Toshiba
    3 days
  • 2.WD
    3 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Ubiquiti
    0,9 %
  • 2.Synology
    1,5 %
  • 3.WD
    2,6 %
  • 4.Toshiba
    3,1 %
  • 5.Seagate
    3,2 %
Source: Galaxus

Translation: machine translated
Overall ratingGood69/100
Good69/100
Rank 6 out of 21CHIP OnlineGroße Festplatten im Test: Bis zu 8 TByte Speicher im PCReleaseMay 2015

One of the strengths of the Western Digital Purple is its large capacity of 6 TB, but the low volume and good transfer rates also stood out positively here. However, the access times are somewhat long and the application performance is not particularly convincing.

This test report belongs to a different type: Purple 6TB WD60PURX (6 TB, 3.5")
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HardwareluxxSingle testReleaseApril 2015
  • Positivelow operating temperature
  • Positivelow power consumption
  • Positivethree years warranty
  • Positivelow operating noise
  • NegativeHigh random access time and low all-round performance (both irrelavant for the field of application)

Western Digital's Purple series are very individually tailored drives for AV/surveillance use, which are only very conditionally suitable as a replacement for desktop HDDs in normal PCs or HTPCs/recorders. The WD60PURX is particularly good when the focus is on power consumption, thermal emissions and operating noise...