I needed this to complete my Q-See surveillance system. Micro Center was the only place on Long Island, New York that had it available for purchase the same day I needed it. I could have gotten it from Staples but it would take several days for delivery. Same at Best Buy.

The move into the 4K resolution over recent months means we're seeing the surveillance industry evolve. Higher resolutions, more cameras and 24/7 recordings mean that the demand for storage is on the way up.

Low operating temperature; Low power consumption; Low operating noise; Three-year warranty

Random Access Time high and low all-round performance (both irrelavant for this sector

Great disk and easily handles 16 camera streams.

We have always had VERY good experiences with these "Purple" hard drives and up to this point have never had a bad one or a failure out of box! We tried others with regards to CCTV and wasn't the case. Nothing but good things to say about the Purple Hard Drives... won't use anything else.