very quiet and reliable

I chose this over the Seagate Surveillance HDD, because I have a good experience with WD products in general. So far, I have been using this HDD for a few months now and this product works very well in our 8 Channel DVR. Its set to record 24/7, so it can handle being recorded continuously.

The move into the 4K resolution over recent months means we're seeing the surveillance industry evolve. Higher resolutions, more cameras and 24/7 recordings mean that the demand for storage is on the way up.

Low operating temperature; Low power consumption; Low operating noise; Three-year warranty

Random Access Time high and low all-round performance (both irrelavant for this sector

I purchased a couple of these to put in a Drobo NAS box. Plan to order a few more very soon. Very well made and reliable hard drives perfect for using in a NAS box. While I'd love to invest in SSD's eventually, in the meantime, these are the next best thing to use if you want a good combination of...

OOdles of space! quiet and fast. It delivers. Only one caveat. No bundled software like disk utility. No SATA cable. At the price, little conveniences would have been nice and then I would have rated this 5*. I have just installed the drive so my evaluation is very young.