Thursday, July 21st, 2011 10:02 pm by
dub 
Hardware requirements for the a/v and surveillance markets can be critical; not to mention, IT budget constraints. These are our favorites from Seagate & WD…
Seagate SV35.5:
250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacity drives feature performance-tuned 140 MB/s sustained sequential data rates and ATA-7 streaming commands. Optimal for high-speed transfers, performance and integrity features include enhanced caching capabilities and built-in error recovery for non-stop streaming, thermal monitoring and reporting, unique user-selectable partitioning, low spin-up power, and best-in-class acoustics for quiet operation.
WesternDigital AV-GP
The 2.5TB and 3TB capacity drives are designed to go the distance in high-temperature and store more hi-definition audio and video than ever before. A great low-power solution for storage-intensive AV applications. Currently, no contender in terms of capacity. However, 32-bit OS and legacy BIOS encounters a barrier at 2.19 TB. see whitepaper.