WD Purple

4 TB, 3.5"
CHF51.24/1TB
205Ratings
BrandMore from WD
Test reportsGood based on 2 tests
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Product details

Designed for continuous operation in HD security systems. With a workload of up to 180 TB/year and support for up to 64 cameras, WD Purple hard drives are optimized for surveillance systems.

Key specifications

Interface version
SATA III
Storage Technology
CMR
Interface
SATA
Scope of application
Surveillance
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
175 MB/s
Max. Speed
5400 RPM
Item number
17480825

General information

Manufacturer
WD
Category
Hard drives
Manufacturer no.
WD42PURZ
Release date
27.10.2021

Data storage properties

Scope of application
Surveillance
Interface
SATA
Interface version
SATA III
Form factor
3.5"
Storage capacity
4 TB
Cache
256 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
175 MB/s
Max. Speed
5400 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR
Max. Workload Rate
180 TB/J

Operating conditions

Maximum operating temperature
65 °C

Noise emission

Max. noise level
27 dB

Power supply

Power consumption (standby)
0.30 W
Power consumption
4.60 W

Origin

Country of origin
China

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
1 x Western Digital Purple WD42PURZ

Product dimensions

Length
14.70 cm
Width
10.16 cm
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
570 g

Package dimensions

Length
20 cm
Width
13 cm
Height
6 cm
Weight
632 g

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Reviews & Ratings

Warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 3.HPE
    0.9 %
  • 4.Dell
    1.1 %
  • 5.Toshiba
    1.6 %
  • 5.WD
    1.6 %
  • 7.Seagate
    1.9 %

Warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 1.HPE
    0 days
  • 2.Seagate
    3 days
  • 2.Synology
    3 days
  • 2.Toshiba
    3 days
  • 2.WD
    3 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 1.Ubiquiti
    1.1 %
  • 2.Synology
    1.5 %
  • 3.WD
    2.4 %
  • 4.Toshiba
    2.5 %
  • 5.Seagate
    3.3 %
Source: Digitec Galaxus

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Overall ratingGood69/100
Good69/100
Rank 6 out of 21CHIP OnlineGroße Festplatten im Test: Bis zu 8 TByte Speicher im PCReleaseMay 2015

One of the strengths of the Western Digital Purple is its large capacity of 6 TB, but the low volume and good transfer rates also stood out positively here. However, the access times are somewhat long and the application performance is not particularly convincing.

This test report belongs to a different type: Purple 6TB WD60PURX (6 TB, 3.5")
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HardwareluxxSingle testReleaseApril 2015
  • Positivelow operating temperature
  • Positivelow power consumption
  • Positivethree years warranty
  • Positivelow operating noise
  • NegativeHigh random access time and low all-round performance (both irrelavant for the field of application)

Western Digital's Purple series are very individually tailored drives for AV/surveillance use, which are only very conditionally suitable as a replacement for desktop HDDs in normal PCs or HTPCs/recorders. The WD60PURX is particularly good when the focus is on power consumption, thermal emissions and operating noise...