WD purple

[Wiff]

Is the Western Digital Purple HDD a good drive for recording your 1080p gameplays and saving some older/simpler games?

[Jobbe03]

I mean... It's made for surveillance and security systems...

[hojnikb]

Just get wd blue. Should be cheaper and just as good.

Purple is really meant for 24/7 video applications.

[Sonefiler]

Get a WD red. Its cheaper

 

unless the purple is cheaper where you live. get that then.

[Stefano]

All the WD HD types other than maybe blues should do just fine...

[Shd0w2]

Purple is for being on 24/7, so if you need that, sure...

[Wiff]

I just want one for the desktop, in my laptop I have a seperate hdd for older games and recordings but its impossible to record more than 45fps, because the drive (toshiba 2,5" 5400rpm 1TB)is already at its max speed, and I dont want this problem with the desktop pc.

[Wiff]

Purple is for being on 24/7, so if you need that, sure...

but that are reds and greens for too

[H4X3R]

but that are reds and greens for too

greens not, reds yes

[Wiff]

greens not, reds yes

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[Dr_Frankenstein]

If you can pick up the Purples for a good price then they are a good choice. As they are designed for surveillance you get quite consistent write speeds across the drive.

 

If you can pick them up for a good price then its worth it. I paid £65 a piece for my 3TB ones in my NAS.

 

You can see the performance results on Tweaktown

[Wiff]

If you can pick up the Purples for a good price then they are a good choice. As they are designed for surveillance you get quite consistent write speeds across the drive.

 

If you can pick them up for a good price then its worth it. I paid £65 a piece for my 3TB ones in my NAS.

 

You can see the performance results on Tweaktown

thanks

[Wiff]

If you can pick up the Purples for a good price then they are a good choice. As they are designed for surveillance you get quite consistent write speeds across the drive.

 

If you can pick them up for a good price then its worth it. I paid £65 a piece for my 3TB ones in my NAS.

 

You can see the performance results on Tweaktown

how many rpm does he purple have?

[-rascal-]

how many rpm does he purple have?

 

Since they are using the Intellipower technology, the RPM will vary depending on the usage. The maximum is 5400 RPM (just like the WD Red, and WD Green).

 

I don't know, the WD Purple's seems to directly replace the WD Re drives....

[Wiff]

Since they are using the Intellipower technology, the RPM will vary depending on the usage. The maximum is 5400 RPM (just like the WD Red, and WD Green).

 

I don't know, the WD Purple's seems to directly replace the WD Re drives....

for recording gameplays in 1080p 30-60fps, which hdd (WD) would you recommend me besides the WD Black ?

[-rascal-]

for recording gameplays in 1080p 30-60fps, which hdd (WD) would you recommend me besides the WD Black ?

 

WD Blue? I'd get a 7200RPM drive instead of a 5400RPM.

5400RPM is plenty for writing to the drive....but then you'll probably want to do some editing and such. At that stage, you'd want a faster 7200RPM drive.

[Wiff]

WD Blue? I'd get a 7200RPM drive instead of a 5400RPM.

5400RPM is plenty for writing to the drive....but then you'll probably want to do some editing and such. At that stage, you'd want a faster 7200RPM drive.

oki