Seagate SkyHawk 10TB Surveillance Hard Drive — Mid-Business Storage for Chicago 16-Camera 4K NVR
Model / Series: ST10000VX0004
10 TB surveillance hard drive rated for 24/7 NVR duty — the capacity a 16-camera 4K system needs to hold 60 days of footage.
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Specifications
- Brand
- Seagate
- Model
- ST10000VX0004
- Series
- Seagate SkyHawk
- Type
- Surveillance-rated hard drive
- Capacity
- 10 TB
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch SATA
- Interface
- SATA 6 Gb/s
- RPM
- 7,200 RPM
- Cache
- 256 MB
- Workload
- Up to 180 TB/year
- Camera Support
- Up to 64 cameras
- Special Features
- Seagate ImagePerfect firmware
- MTBF
- 1,000,000+ hours
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Operating Temperature
- 0 °C to +70 °C
Best Fit & Recommended For
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB — Mid-Business 16-Camera 4K NVR Surveillance Drive
The Seagate SkyHawk 10TB is a mid-business capacity SkyHawk drive from Seagate — featuring ImagePerfect firmware, 256 MB cache, 7,200 RPM, 180 TB/year workload, MTBF 1,000,000+ hours, 3-year warranty, supporting up to 64 cameras.
Most of the 16-camera 4K systems we build end up with a pair of these when the board wants 60-day retention — typically installed in a QRN-1630S Wisenet Q-series NVR. It’s the Seagate answer to the WD Purple 10TB at this capacity.
Where the Seagate SkyHawk 10TB Wins in Chicago
- Chicago mid-business 16-camera 4K NVR deployments
- HOA full-coverage NVR with 60+ day extended retention
- Medical and dental office full-property 4K NVR
- Professional services premium office NVR — Loop, River North, Mag Mile, premium
- Property management mid-size building extended NVR
- Premium retail center anchor NVR
Local Chicago Coverage
Vidimost installs Seagate SkyHawk drives across the full city of Chicago.
Recommended NVR Pairings
- Hanwha QRN-1630S — Q-series 16-channel with 20 TB HDD support
- Hanwha ARN-1610S — A-series 16-channel (limited to 6 TB per bay; consider SkyHawk 4TB for ARN-1610S)
Cross-Brand Alternative
- WD Purple 10TB — Western Digital equivalent
Professional Installation by Vidimost
Vidimost LLC recommends and installs Seagate SkyHawk 10 TB across Chicago mid-business and HOA full-coverage NVR projects. Contact us for a free site walkthrough and quote.
Frequently Installed Together
Seagate
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB
The Seagate SkyHawk 4TB surveillance hard drive — purpose-built for 24/7 NVR / DVR continuous video recording with ImagePerfect firmware, supports up to 64 cameras at 1080p / 4K. The standard small-business surveillance drive at 4 TB for Chicago NVR deployments — Seagate alternative to WD Purple at the standard small-business capacity tier.
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Seagate SkyHawk AI 18TB
18 TB AI-tier surveillance hard drive — 550 TB/yr sustained workload for 32-64 camera NVRs writing 4K video and AI metadata around the clock.
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WD Purple 10TB
10 TB WD Purple surveillance drive with AllFrame AI — enough capacity for a 16-camera 4K NVR keeping 60 days of video.
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Hanwha QRN-1630S
The Hanwha QRN-1630S is a 16-channel Wisenet Q-series NVR with 16 built-in PoE+ ports, 8 MP per channel support, H.265 / H.264 / MJPEG codec, 128 Mbps recording bandwidth, dual SATA HDD bays up to 20 TB each (40 TB total), HDMI + VGA output, NDAA / TAA compliance, and Hanwha cybersecurity. The mid-tier Chicago commercial NVR — handles 16-camera deployments with extended-retention storage at HOAs, mid-business retail, professional offices, and multi-position commercial properties.
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Hanwha ARN-1610S
The Hanwha ARN-1610S is a 16-channel Wisenet A-series NVR with 16 built-in PoE+ ports (total 130 W, max 30 W per port), 8MP per channel support, H.265 / H.264 / MJPEG codec, 80 Mbps recording bandwidth, dual 6 TB HDD bays, NDAA / TAA compliance, and Hanwha cybersecurity. The mid-business Chicago NVR — handles 9–16 camera deployments at full-coverage HOA buildings, mid-size retail, professional offices, and multi-position commercial properties.
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