CCTV Drives

[Matt_98]

I have recently aquired a segate skyhawk drive for free, I was wondering what the diference is between this and a regular hard drive (like a baracuda). Are there any downsides to using them for regular use?

[themctipers]

probably more failures and possibly less performance. That's about it

[Matt_98]

Just now, themctipers said:

probably more failures and possibly less performance. That's about it

lol I got this because the one we recived was dead and the company sent us a new one without asking for the other one back. so i sent it to segate for a free RMA

[themctipers]

Just now, Matt_98 said:

lol I got this because the one we recived was dead and the company sent us a new one without asking for the other one back. so i sent it to segate for a free RMA

Ayy

[Himommies]

23 minutes ago, themctipers said:

probably more failures and possibly less performance. That's about it

Isn't skyhawk supposed to give you less failures and less performance

[Matt_98]

Just now, Himommies said:

Isn't skyhawk supposed to give you less failures and less performance

IDK its currently at 190 read and write

[themctipers]

6 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Isn't skyhawk supposed to give you less failures and less performance

Talking about regular drives

 

5 minutes ago, Matt_98 said:

IDK its currently at 190 read and write

150MB on my 5tb external drive. Blame USB 3. 

[seagate_surfer]

SkyHawk drives are engineered with surveillance usage in mind. They are rated for 24x7 use and 180TB of data per year, while a standard desktop drive like BarraCuda is only rated for 8 hours a day x 5 days a week and 55TB of data per year. So for one, they're just robust to handle more rigorous environments. Because the firmware is engineered with high-detail video recording in mind, these drives prioritize writing large blocks of detailed video data, and are most ideal in environments which look something like recording video 90% of the time and reading (playback) the other 10%. They're very good at what they do, but not ideal for balanced read/write use applications. If you want a drive with some of the same robust features like the 24x7 use and 180TB workload rating, but more balanced read/write use cases, you may want to look into the IronWolf line rated for NAS use. 

If you'd like further information on choosing the right drive for the right application, here is a video to check out.