Pros & Cons
Pros
Came well packaged and on time. This came packaged really, really well and shipped fast.
This is my amended review attempt because my first one was deemed outside the boundaries. Purchased this to replace a defective hard drive out of my camera surveillance system dvr. It's twice the size of the one i replaced. Uses the same thread found ... Read More
I have a server running blue iris dvr software (instead of getting a dedicated nvr i chose to use a server which can also perform other tasks) i appreciate the performance without heating this drive provides as it helps keep the temperature down in th... Read More
Cons
Lasted 3hrs for my camera system. It cannot boot to erase with software, hence i destroy. After installing streaming become problematic.
Highlights
Quality
I formatted the drive with the dvr and i was back in business in a few minutes.
Product as described, works great in the dvr.
I know hdd not come with the mounting bolts.
But why not start having the drives come with the bolts.
Shipping
Glad i bought the harddrive shipping was very quick
Packaging/appearance
Very good packaging , different hard drive sizes to choose from .
Competitiveness
I installed it on my lorex 8-channel nvr replacing the original 2tb skyhawk lite drive .
Excellent read and write speed even when connected via external usb3 docking station.
Replaced a 1 tb for this 6 tb hard drive in my amcrest nvr…
1ms access timing of my toshiba x300 6tb (128mb cache).
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I now get roughly 2 weeks of playback storage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just put it in my security system as my other hard drive conked out after only 10 months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only used once a month for offsite nas backup
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Will update after one years use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lorex system only came with 2 tb of surveillance storage and i wanted more so i waited for this to go on sale
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Essentially theyll both do the job until failure
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My pet peeve was that this drive didnt come with 4 screws meant for mounting hard drives
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At first i’m really worry because it package so cheap only a thin form warp it even no anti static bag