WD Purple 10TB Surveillance Hard Drive — Mid-Business Storage for Chicago 16-Camera 4K NVR Deployments
Model / Series: WD102PURZ
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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Specifications
- Brand
- Western Digital
- Model
- WD102PURZ
- Series
- WD Purple
- 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 (Pro: 550 TB/year)
- Camera Support
- Up to 64 cameras
- Special Features
- WD AllFrame AI technology
- MTBF
- 1,000,000+ hours
- Warranty
- 3 years (Pro: 5 years)
- Operating Temperature
- 0 °C to +65 °C
Best Fit & Recommended For
WD Purple 10TB — Mid-Business 16-Camera 4K NVR Surveillance Drive
The WD Purple 10TB is a mid-business capacity WD Purple drive from Western Digital — featuring AllFrame AI technology, 256 MB cache, 7,200 RPM, 180 TB/year workload, MTBF 1,000,000+ hours, 3-year warranty, supporting up to 64 cameras.
A pair of 10 TB Purples is what a 16-camera 4K system with 60-day retention actually needs — on our jobs they usually go into the QRN-1630S (Wisenet Q-series for extended retention).
When 10 TB Is the Right Capacity
| Scenario | Pairing | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| 16-camera 4K / 30-day | QRN-1630S | 2 × 10 TB = 20 TB total |
| HOA 16-camera / 60-day retention | ARN-1610S | 2 × 10 TB |
| Warehouse 16-camera / 90-day | Q-series NVR | 2 × 10 TB |
| Condo tower full-coverage / extended | X-series NVR | Multiple 10 TB |
Where the WD Purple 10TB Wins in Chicago
- HOA full-coverage NVR with 60+ day extended retention at Chicago HOAs
- 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 WD Purple 10 TB drives across the full city of Chicago for mid-business and HOA full-coverage NVR projects.
Recommended NVR Pairings
- Hanwha QRN-1630S — Q-series 16-channel NVR with dual 20 TB HDD bays
- Hanwha ARN-1610S — A-series 16-channel NVR (limited to 6 TB per bay; consider 6 TB for ARN-1610S)
Cross-Brand Alternative
- Seagate SkyHawk 10TB — Seagate equivalent
Professional Installation by Vidimost
Vidimost LLC recommends and installs WD Purple 10 TB across Chicago mid-business and HOA full-coverage NVR projects. Contact us for a free site walkthrough and quote.
Frequently Installed Together
Western Digital
WD Purple 6TB
6 TB NVR hard drive with AllFrame AI — two in a dual-bay recorder give a 16-camera HOA building 12 TB of storage.
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WD Purple 14TB
14 TB surveillance hard drive rated for 24/7 NVR duty — the size we install when a 16-camera 4K system needs 90-day retention.
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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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Seagate SkyHawk 10TB
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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