CCTV

Toshiba has announced its third-generation SV-series hard drives designed for always-on video surveillance applications. The new HDDs can record videos from 64 HD cameras simultaneously, offer up to 10 TB capacity, and offer a considerable increase in the performance-per-dollar metric compared to their direct predecessors due to higher spindle speed and areal density. The Toshiba MD06ACA-V family of hard drives includes models with 6 TB, 8 TB and 10 TB capacities featuring a 7200 RPM spindle speed, a 256 MB cache buffer, and a SATA 6 Gbps interface. The SV-series HDDs are aimed at various video surveillance applications (SDVR, SNVR, Hybrid SDVR) and therefore support a number of specific enhancements, such as ATA streaming technology and ability to record data from up to 64 HD...