Seagate last week introduced the first 8TB surveillance hard drive, tuned for high-write workloads of up to 180TB per drive per year, or three times that of a standard desktop drive. The 3.5-inch drive can store up to 800 hours of HD video. It also includes surveillance-optimized firmware to support up to 64 cameras simultaneously recording high-definition content.

Going beyond the drive design, Surveillance HDD is the only product of its kind to offer a three-year data recovery plan should the drive ever be physically damaged or harmed.

The drive incorporates rotational-vibration (RV) sensors, which help it perform reliably in systems with eight or more drives, as seen in the fast-growing network video recorder (NVR) market. It also features error-recovery controls and a special tarnish-resistant feature as standard on its Surveillance HDD line.

Generation	Surveillance HDD 8TB Hard Drive ST8000VX0002
Capacity	8TB
Interface	SATA 6Gb/s
Cache	256MB
Areal Density	642
R/V (Rotational Vibration) Sensor	Yes
Drive bays supported	8+
Cameras Supported	Up to 64
Length	147.00mm
Width	101.85mm
Height	26.11mm
Typical Weight	780g
Mean Time Between Failures	1,000,000hr
Average Operating Power	9.0W
Rescue Plan	yes