# Western Digital Purple 8TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5"

- Category: Storage
- Brand: Western Digital
- Model: WD80PURZ
- Part number: WD80PURZ
- Price (US): $413.95
- Price last checked: 2026-08-05
- Rating: 4.6/5 from 2545 Amazon reviews
- Warranty: 3 years
- Product page: https://buildmypc.net/component-details/storage/western-digital-wd80purz/

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Model | WD80PURZ |
| Maximum Capacity | 8 TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" (HDD) |
| Cache Memory | 128 MB |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |

## Key Features

- Engineered specifically for surveillance security systems, supports up to 180 TB/yr. workload rate
- The WD Purple drive is designed for both DVR and NVR security systems, and is compatible with many of the the leading surveillance and security manufacturers
- Tuned for write-intensive, low bit-rate, high stream-count applications typical to most surveillance applications
- Prioritized write-operations for maximized surveillance performance
- TLER & ATA streaming support

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