Product Specifications

WD85PURZ Western Digital Hard Drive 

Advanced storage for smart video solutions.

WD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for advanced recorders employing AI, video analytics servers, and deep learning solutions that require greater capacity, performance, and workload capabilities.

Features:

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• Designed with superior capacities required by advanced smart video solutions with advanced technology.
• High performance, reliability, and workload capacity for advanced recorders employing AI, video analytics devices, deep learning servers, and cloud storage, including RAID and JBOD configurations.
• Support workload rates up to 550 TB per year.
• Designed with components that withstand damage for demanding environments and additional ruggedness for multi-slot enclosures.

Storage for advanced smart video solutions.

WD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for the new generations of recorders with advanced technology employing AI, video analytics devices, deep learning servers, and cloud solutions that can benefit from high-capacity storage, high performance, and additional workload capabilities. WD Purple Pro drives feature AllFrame™ AI technology, which helps reduce frame loss, enhance overall video playback, and, in addition to enabling the recording of multiple streams per camera, also supports up to 32 AI streams per disk for deep learning analysis within the system. WD Purple Pro drives also offer enterprise-level performance, data integrity, and reliability, especially in cases of large-scale systems and cabinets experiencing vibrations during operation.

Empower your smart video solution.

Western Digital is a global leader in the hard drive sector. With the intelligent video storage offered by WD Purple™ Pro, you'll have a drive designed for high performance, durability, and workload capacity that you can use in devices, servers, and advanced smart video recorders employing AI and operating continuously. Extract value and insights efficiently and effectively from stored video sequences and videos and help create a smarter world with WD Purple Pro smart video storage.

Western Digital's Exclusive AllFrame™ AI Technology

All WD Purple™ Pro drives feature AllFrame AI technology, which not only enhances ATA streams to reduce frame loss and optimize overall video playback but also supports up to 32 AI streams for deep learning analysis 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 cameras4 and many of the latest smart cameras streaming multiple streams. Thanks to its flexibility, you can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future.

Advanced Workload Capacity for Advanced Systems

WD Purple™ Pro drives feature a workload rate of up to 550 TB per year to support the high demand for video data capture and analysis required by advanced recorders employing AI, video analytics devices, deep learning analysis servers, and cloud storage. The combination of stream optimizations and enhanced durability and reliability make WD Purple Pro smart video storage ideal for all analysis servers, whether processing video streams directly from cameras or datasets of videos captured on a large scale.

Designed for Reliable Operation in High-Performance Advanced Smart Video Solutions

With an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours (12TB, 14TB, and 18TB), WD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for use in advanced smart video solutions operating 24/7. With damage-resistant components and capacity for more than eight compartments, WD Purple drives offer reliable operation in large-scale surveillance systems in demanding environments.

Field-Proven High Capacity

Now in its 6th generation, field-proven HelioSeal™ technology delivers high-capacity, reliable WD Purple™ Pro hard drives (12TB, 14TB, and 18TB1) to meet the enormous storage needs of intelligent videos with AI and deep learning analysis.

Proactive Storage Management with WDDA

Western Digital® Device Analytics™ (WDDA) provides a wealth of operational and diagnostic parametric data from storage devices for compatible systems; algorithms interpret and control the system to alert administrators to specific recommended actions to address potential issues. WDDA is designed to enable OEMs, system integrators, and IT professionals to achieve better monitoring and proactive management of compatible storage devices to maintain optimal operation.

Limited 5-Year Warranty

As a leading manufacturer of hard drives, Western Digital backs intelligent video storage on WD Purple™ Pro drives with a limited 5-year warranty.