AVYCON - AVY-HDD-18TB - WD Purple Surveillance 24/7 Drive, 3.5" SATA, 18TB Capacity
Product Overview
The Avycon AVY-HDD-18TB is an 18TB WD Purple surveillance hard drive designed for continuous 24/7 video recording. Built in a 3.5-inch SATA form factor, it provides high-capacity storage for DVR, NVR, and other security recording systems that require reliable long-term video retention.
Key Configuration
Model: AVY-HDD-18TB | Product Type: Surveillance HDD | Capacity: 18TB | Drive Type: HDD | Form Factor: 3.5 inch | Interface: SATA 3.0 | Designed For: Surveillance and video recording | Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Key Features
· 18TB capacity supports extensive surveillance video storage
· Designed for 24/7 continuous recording operation
· Optimized for high-definition surveillance and video playback workloads
· 3.5-inch SATA 3.0 interface supports reliable recorder integration
· Suitable for DVR, NVR, and security video storage applications
· Low-power design helps reduce heat output during continuous operation
Technical Context
Surveillance hard drives are engineered for constant write-heavy workloads where video streams are recorded around the clock. The AVY-HDD-18TB provides the capacity and endurance needed for storing large volumes of security footage while maintaining smooth recording and playback performance.
Installation Notes
This drive uses a standard 3.5-inch SATA form factor for installation in compatible DVRs, NVRs, and surveillance storage systems. Deployment planning should account for recorder drive-bay compatibility, required retention time, camera count, video resolution, and recording schedule.
| General | |
| Formatted capacity | 18TB |
| Form factor | 3.5-inch |
| Advanced Format (AF) | Yes |
| Recording Technology | CMR |
| RoHS compliant | Yes |
| Product Features | |
| Cameras supported | Up to 64 HD |
| Al streams | 32 |
| Firmware feature name | AllFrame AI |
| Tarnish resistant components | Yes |
| Performance | |
| Interface transfer rate (max) | |
| Buffer to host | 6 Gb/s |
| Host to/from drive (sustained) | 272 MB/s |
| Cache (MB) | 512 |
| RPM | 7200 |
| Reliability / Data Integrity | |
| Load/unload cycles | 600,000 |
| Annualized workload rating | Up to 550 TB/yr |
| Non-recoverable read errors per bits read | <1 in 10^15 |
| MTBF | 2,500,000 |
| Limited warranty (years) | 3 |
| Power Management | |
| Average power requirements (W) | |
| Read/Write | 6.3 |
| Idle | 5.9 |
| Standby and Sleep | 0.9 |
| Environmental Specifications | |
| Temperature (°C, on the base casting) | |
| Operating | 0 to 65 |
| Non-operating | -40 to 70 |
| Shock (Gs) | |
| Operating (2 ms, read/write) | 50 |
| Operating (2 ms, read) | 50 |
| Non-operating (2 ms) | 250 |
| Acoustics (dBA) | |
| Idle | 20 |
| Average Seek | 27 |
| Physical Dimensions | |
| Height (in./mm, max) | 1.028/26.1 |
| Length (in./mm, max) | 5.787/147 |
| Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) | 4/101.6 |
| Weight (lb/kg, ± 10%) | 1.52/0.69 |
