WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB
Brand: Western Digital | Category: Enterprise HDDs
SKU: WD201PURP | Part #: WD201PURP | MPN: WD201PURP
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About the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB
The WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB from Western Digital is enterprise-grade Enterprise HDDs hardware built for data centers. It features 20TB capacity, 3.5" form factor, SATA 6Gb/s interface, Read: 267 MB/s, Write: 267 MB/s speed. The Western Digital WD Purple Pro 20TB (WD201PURP) is a 3.5-inch surveillance-optimized hard disk drive engineered for demanding, always-on security and video analytics infrastructure. Built on Western Digital's CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) architecture, the drive delivers sustained sequential performance and high write endurance suited to environments where multiple simultaneous HD and 4K video streams must be captured and stored without interruption. The AllFrame A Available in brand new condition. Western Digital enterprise hdds products are trusted by enterprises and data centers worldwide. Available from Omnixon Global. Contact our sales team to request a quote.
Technical Specifications
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Category | Enterprise HDDs |
| SKU | WD201PURP |
| Part Number | WD201PURP |
| Condition | New |
| Capacity | 20TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
| Speed | Read: 267 MB/s, Write: 267 MB/s |
| Manufacturer Part Number | WD201PURP |
| Capacity | 20TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
| Recording Technology | CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) |
| Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 512MB |
| Workload Rate | 360TB/year |
| Max Simultaneous HD Camera Streams (Record) | 64 |
| Max Simultaneous AI Analytics Streams | 32 |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 65°C |
| Power – Read/Write | 7.5W |
| Power – Standby | 0.5W |
| Rotational Vibration Compensation | Yes (RV Sensors) |
| AllFrame AI Technology | Yes |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 147mm x 101.6mm x 26.1mm |
| Weight | 670g |
| MTBF | 1,000,000 hours |
| Sector Size | 512e |
Frequently Asked Questions about WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB
What does the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB do?
At 20TB, the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. The SATA 6Gb/s interface is supported by major server platforms.
What are the headline specs of the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB?
Key specifications for the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB: capacity 20TB; form factor 3.5 inch; interface SATA 6Gb/s; new condition; drive media type HDD; storage form factor 3.5 inch; storage capacity 20TB; storage interface SATA 6Gb/s. Manufacturer part number WD201PURP. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.
Is the WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB compatible with my infrastructure?
The WD Purple Pro Surveillance HDD - 20TB uses a SATA 6Gb/s interface in a 3.5 inch form factor. It's compatible with server platforms that expose this interface — typical deployments include Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Lenovo ThinkSystem, and Supermicro SuperServer chassis. For specific vendor part-number compatibility, our team validates against the manufacturer support matrix.