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WD82PURZ vs WD84PURZ vs WD82PURX

How WD84PURZ is different from other part numbers and why it's cheaper. We explain the difference in plain English

TL;DR: WD82PURX and WD82PURZ have similar specifications, but are intended for different regions. WD84PURZ is a lower RPM part number.

WD has introduced so many different part numbers lately that it's hard to keep track. Here is a quick comparison of the different part numbers

Attribute WD82PURX WD82PURZ WD84PURZ
Cameras Supported Upto 64 HD Upto 64 HD Upto 64 HD
AI Streams 32 32 -
Max Suistained Transfer rate 245 MB/s 245 MB/s 194 MB/s
Cache 256 MB 256 MB 128 MB
RPM 7200 7200 5640
MTBF 1.5 M Hours 1.5 M Hours 1.0 M Hours
Warranty 3 Yrs LTD 3 Yrs LTD 3 Yrs LTD
Power Average RW 8.6 W 8.6 W 6.2W

It is not uncommon to have a surveillance drive with low RPM. Since both power consumption and vibration are low on low RPM drives, they tend to be more reliable, albeit with lower transfer rates.

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About the Author: Akash Jain

Akash Jain has worked with data storage since 1998. He writes about NAS, hard drives, tape, backup and other storage technologies at The Storage Guy. He is also the creator of TSG EasyDocker, an open-source project for making Docker applications easier to deploy on NAS systems.

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