WD 8TB HDD on Sale at Best Buy

[DLONG2]

I heard that Best Buy has the Western Digital 8 TB HDD on sale for $159, and that their 'red' HDD is used in NAS; so it might be a good option for surveillance recordings, too.

 

[DavidDavid]

No, western digital red drives are definitely not good to be used in surveillance recordings. Use the western digital purple drives that are specifically tuned for surveillance applications.

 

[DavidDavid]

Western Digital HDD Colors Explained

Choose the right drive for the right application.

 

[auscam]

No, western digital red drives are definitely not good to be used in surveillance recordings. Use the western digital purple drives that are specifically tuned for surveillance applications.

Are you speaking from personal experience?

 

[DavidDavid]

Are you asking if i have used a red drive for surveillance and had it fail prematurely or perform poorly? No, I've always purchased the right drive for the right application.

I've always chosen western digital for no real particular reason other than they are a leading brand.

 

[auscam]

No doubt the purple is better.

That said, the reds came out in 2012 and the purples came out in 2014. I've used the reds in true NVR without issue.

At $159.99 for a 8tb red shucked drive and $280 for a purple, I guess it's up to the user to decide it it's worth it. I'm using 4 x 8tb reds myself.

 

[mat200]

FYI - a little higher now.. $170

WD - easystore® 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

interesting notes from another forum on this, turns out WD Red HDDs inside...either made in China w/128MB cache or Thailand w/256MB cache

"MGBJRCK on the bottom are sure-fire 256MB Thailand drive"
and
"Turn the box over, look on the bottom. It will say, made in china, or made in thailand. At least they made it easy. My local BB had both in stock. If you have it shipped, it's the luck of the draw."

 

[tigerwillow1]

I can beat all of those specials. Take a look at this one. Just pulled the picture off of Newegg. Only $53.99, too!



Hope they build the disks better than they print the labels.

 

[looney2ns]

I can beat all of those specials. Take a look at this one. Just pulled the picture off of Newegg. Only $53.99, too!

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Hope they build the disks better than they print the labels.

Woo HOO! I'll take 4 please.

 

[DLONG2]

The 500 TB might refer to 500 Tiny Bytes.

Still, it got me to look over their selection of WD Purple drives.

 

[BillG]

FYI - a little higher now.. $170

WD - easystore® 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

interesting notes from another forum on this, turns out WD Red HDDs inside...either made in China w/128MB cache or Thailand w/256MB cache

"MGBJRCK on the bottom are sure-fire 256MB Thailand drive"
and
"Turn the box over, look on the bottom. It will say, made in china, or made in thailand. At least they made it easy. My local BB had both in stock. If you have it shipped, it's the luck of the draw."

Thanks for that tip. Picked one up last night. Heckuva price for a 8tb red.