Features:

  • Custom-built for surveillance applications with Image Perfect firmware for crisp, clear, 24×7 video workloads
  • Maximum 180TB/year workload rating—3× the workload rating of desktop drives—for reliable performance in write-intensive surveillance systems
  • Rotational vibration (RV) sensors help maintain performance in RAID and multi-drive systems (4TB or higher)
  • Up to 10TB of capacity to store up to 10,000 hours of HD video
  • 3 year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
Quite and Solid. 4TB Drive.

I purchased the 4 TB drive. I was slightly concerned having a lower spin rate as well as a 64 MB cache. I am running eight cameras in a Samsung/Wisenet system. This system came with 1 TB and four cameras. But after I added four more to the system the 1 TB was no longer sufficient. I purchased this for terabyte drive, because it was the exact model of my 1 TB. This Is a 3.5 drive, so be sure that it will fit your console or whatever you are placing it in. It's important that people know this is not a standard drive and is made for surveillance cameras, or something that is access to an overridden on a regular basis. Unlike a standard hard drive in your PC that has correction control most of these drives for the surveillance systems do not have correction. Meaning once it copies the data there is no verification that the data was copied correctly. Why this is not usually a problem on a system is a good hard drive and a smooth running operating system it could result in data loss. That is why it is advised to buy a surveillance hard drive, something that is specifically made to run off and and to keep copying the files without correction. I found a hard drive to be very efficient, and for some reason works faster than my 1 TB of the same maker and brand. It is also quieter than the 1 TB that my system came with. In fact the fan on my DVR makes more noise than a hard drive does and I have a quiet fan. Keep in mind why this may fit the majority of DVR's that are out there formats do vary from Linux, Windows or their own proprietary software. And formatting the drive may vary. Generally speaking most surveillance hard drives are compatible with buried systems but keep in mind that your hard drive may need to be formatted either by the DVR system, or possibly externally done to make it compatible with your DVR. I have seen more people have problems with DVR hard drives when they do not realize that the system they are installing in a have a proprietary format system and may not be compatible with the drive you purchased. That is why it's important to find a hard drive that has a wide range of compatibility as well is something that's been around for a while. Your surveillance cameras are expensive investment for most people. And the data that we have on these hard drives is why they are valuable. Anybody can purchase DVR, and cameras are pretty similar across the board improving with each year. But hard drives are the core operating systems bread-and-butter of you will. When you need the hard drive to work you need to work, this is barely second two cameras being of high quality because you have a high-quality camera but if your hard drive is a standard drive or of a low quality you may have issues. So if you've invested the camera system it's wise to buy a compatible high-quality hard drive that is built for surveillance systems and has a decent warranty. Overview: I highly recommend the drive. At this time it installed quickly, was able to format on my DVR with no issues. Is extremely quiet and accessing data to copy to another hard drive, or to use for fast search was extremely fast with no issues whatsoever. Check on Amazon as the the prices vary from size to size. The 4 TB seemed to be about the best deal because it was slightly more than the 1 2 and 3 TB, but considerably less than the 6 TB, making this the best choice and value. Running at 4K, my cameras have enough room to record for approximately 2 1/2 to 3 weeks. Depending on whether you have motion or straight recording this can vary and your quality of cameras. I am guessing if you have a 1080 P camera system this may last you up to a month possibly depending on your settings.

Perfect

Fast Delivery, Quality Product & Great Price. Some of the reviews are saying they could not get the drives to work, you need to initialize and format the discs before use. They come unformatted so you can set it to w.e. project you're trying to use it in. This is a pretty common issue for most people who are new to hard drive setup. I absolutely love the SkyHawk Hard drives. This is the 5th in my growing server setup. They work fast, can handle the demand of constant writing from security cameras, large file databases, and media servers with ease. I am so happy with these drives, I just keep buying more. If you are on the fence on whether or not to spend the extra cash on these drives vs some of the cheaper alternatives, just ask yourself. How important is your data? If you can't afford to lose your data, then you need a Skyhawk Hard Drive. If you are using these for security systems, this is one of the only drives I've found, after testing pretty much every other brand, that can handle that kind of abuse.

Great storage.

I have an 8 camera system with high res cameras... this holds an entire month plus days of video. Perfect fit, easy install and a value that is immeasurable.

Review based on past model.

Hopefully this product will stand up to the use. If is for a NVR. I was only recording motion but decided to record full time and tag the motion. This required additional space for a few days video. The original was same model and still working one year later. The entire drive gets totally overwritten at least 52 times a year.

Perfect for a VMS or other streaming video use...

Works as intended. This drive is used as an archive tier in an external enclosure, connected to a Windows 10 system running Milestone XProtect Essential+. Sequential throughput is more than enough to keep up with hourly archiving tasks; I opted to format it with NTFS (64KB sector size) for improved performance. So far, the drive has worked just as intended. It resides in a 24/7 environment with a decent amount of heat and no issues have been encountered (yet). If using this drive’s bigger models in an external enclosure, make sure the enclosure supports its size. Meaning, some enclosures only support up to 4TB or 8TB.

Very pleased with the 4TB Seagate Surveillance HDD

Purchased this Seagate Skyhawk 4TB Surveillance Internal 3.5 Inch SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache Hard Drive HDD to replace two Western Digital 4TB Purple drives that failed after just a couple of years. Hopefully this Seagate drive will last longer. I'm very pleased with how responsive my surveillance system is and I'm happy with this purchase.

Worked like a charm

I already rated this but I will say it's working great. Trouble shooting didn't really say it was HD but eventually we narrowed it down to it.

Good price for a decent drive.

Good price for a hdd for my security camera NVR. This 4tb Drive is a decent size to add on to the 3TB hdd which came in my recorder. Buying from here was 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of buying this drive through the camera manufacturer.

Quiet drive.

Upgraded from a 2tb WD to this Seagate Skyhawk 4tb. Nice. It's so quiet!

A+ Recommend buying this instead of a cheap hard drive.

A+ Recommend buying this instead of a cheap hard drive. Don't buy inferior or cheaper hard drives. Don't buy no name drives for your DVR/NVR. Especially on a DVR with security footage.

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