Western Digital presents the WD Purple microSDXC ‘Surveillance-Class’ flash card. WD aims to address the growth of surveillance camera usage with an estimated 106 million unit in 2016 and expected to grow up to 160 million units by 2021. The WD Purple microSD addresses the increasing demand for high-performance and high-reliability flash storage for surveillance systems.

The WD Purple is designed for 24/7 surveillance video capture with its high-performance and robust endurance, perfect for surveillance systems and edge systems. The WD Purple microSD enables 4K Ultra HD video recording with an outstanding performance of 80MB/s sequential read and 60MB/s sequential write, supporting Speed Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 1 specifications. The Western Digital Purple microSD also feature a wider operating temperature resistance of -25°C to 85°C.

Key Features

Robust Endurance for Continuous Recording: Supports up to 1,000 PE Cycles
Card Health Status Functionality for Easy Card Maintenance: For compatible cameras, a unique health monitor offers reporting capabilities to provide users and system installers valuable information, including the card’s endurance and capacity status, enabling predictive maintenance and taking the “guess work” out of when to service the card.
High Performance for Next-Generation Video: Offers speeds of up to 80 MB/s sequential read and 50 MB/s sequential write and supports Speed Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 11.
Trusted Video Capture in Wide Range of Climates: Designed for use in temperatures ranging from -25°C to 85°C, it enables reliable video capture indoors and outdoors.
High Capacity to Capture and Preserve Video if Connection to Network Connection is Lost: Offered in capacities up to 64GB