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USB 3.0 Blue Hard Disk Cable – SuperSpeed Data & Power Cable (1.5M)
The USB 3.0 Blue Hard Disk Cable is designed for high-speed connection between your computer and external USB 3.0 hard drives, particularly 2.5”...
View full details3.5" USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Disk Drive (HDD) casing
Turn your internal desktop hard drive into a portable external storage solution with our USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Disk Casing. Designed for 3.5" SATA h...
View full details3.5" USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Disk Drive (HDD) casing / enclosure
A 3.5" USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Disk Drive (HDD) casing (also called an enclosure) allows you to turn an internal desktop mechanical hard drive or a 3....
View full detailsWD 500GB Internal Laptop Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Enhance your laptop’s performance and storage capacity with the WD 500GB 2.5-Inch Internal Hard Disk Drive. Designed for everyday computing, this r...
View full detailsSamsung 500GB Internal Laptop Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Reliable Storage from a Trusted Brand Upgrade your laptop’s storage with the Samsung 500GB Internal HDD, engineered for performance, reliability, a...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 12TB
The WD Purple 12TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive is engineered for high-capacity, 24/7 surveillance applications, offering robust performance a...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 10TB
The WD Purple 10TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive is engineered for high-capacity, 24/7 surveillance applications, offering robust performance a...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 6TB
The WD Purple 6TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive is engineered specifically for high-definition surveillance systems, offering reliable performa...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 8TB
The WD Purple 8TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive is tailored for high-definition surveillance systems, offering robust performance and reliabili...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 4TB
The WD Purple 4TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive is engineered specifically for high-definition surveillance systems, providing reliabl...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 2TB
The WD Purple 2TB SATA III 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (model WD23PURZ) is engineered specifically for surveillance systems, offering reliable perform...
View full detailsWD Surveillance Purple SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive 1TB
The WD Purple 1TB Surveillance Hard Drive is engineered to meet the demands of modern surveillance systems. With support for up to 64 HD cameras an...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 12TB
The Seagate SkyHawk 12TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive is engineered for high-capacity storage needs in surveillance systems, including Network ...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 10TB
The Seagate SkyHawk 10TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive is engineered for high-capacity storage needs in surveillance systems, including Network ...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 8TB
The Seagate SkyHawk ST8000VX004 is an 8TB internal hard drive designed specifically for surveillance systems, including Network Video Recorders (NV...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 6TB
The Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX001 is a 6TB internal hard drive designed specifically for surveillance systems, including Network Video Recorders (NVR...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 4TB
The Seagate SkyHawk is a 4TB internal hard drive designed specifically for surveillance systems, including Network Video Recorders (NVRs) and Digit...
View full detailsSeagate Desktop Internal Hard Disk Drive 2TB
Seagate 2TB Desktop Internal Hard Disk Drive, specifically the ST2000DM008 model, which is part of Seagate's Barracuda series. Product Overview Th...
View full detailsSamsung 1TB Internal Laptop Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
High-Capacity Storage with Samsung Reliability Upgrade your laptop with the Samsung 1TB Internal 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive, engineered for dependabl...
View full detailsWD 1TB Internal Laptop Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Reliable Performance. Massive Storage. WD Quality. Expand your laptop’s storage with the WD 1TB Internal Hard Disk Drive, designed to deliver depen...
View full detailsSeagate Desktop Internal Hard Disk Drive 500GB
The Seagate 500GB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive is engineered specifically for video surveillance applications, offering robust performance and reli...
View full detailsSeagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive - 1TB
Seagate offers a range of surveillance-optimized hard drives under the SkyHawk series, designed to meet the demanding requirements of 24/7 video re...
View full detailsHard disk drives in Kenya
This collection covers hard disk drives (HDDs) for laptops, desktops and CCTV recorders, plus enclosures and cables that turn a spare drive into external storage. Choosing the right type matters, because a laptop drive and a drive built to record video around the clock are very different products.
Which drive do you need?
| Use | Drive type | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop | 2.5 inch SATA HDD | WD 500GB, Samsung 500GB |
| Desktop | 3.5 inch SATA HDD | Seagate Desktop 2TB |
| CCTV DVR or NVR | 3.5 inch surveillance HDD | WD Purple 4TB, Seagate SkyHawk 8TB |
| External storage | Enclosure or cable | 3.5 inch USB 2.0 casing, USB 3.0 hard disk cable |
Laptop vs desktop drives
A 2.5 inch drive has a case about 70mm wide and 100mm long and is far smaller and lighter than a 3.5 inch drive. Laptop drives come in 7mm and 9.5mm thickness: 7mm is common in slim laptops and 9.5mm in older or larger machines, so check the bay height before buying. Both sizes use the same SATA data and power connectors. 3.5 inch drives need their own power supply when used in an external casing, while 2.5 inch drives are usually powered over USB.
Surveillance drives explained
WD Purple and Seagate SkyHawk are designed for continuous recording with many simultaneous video streams. Retailer listings for both brands quote a workload rating of 180TB per year on the models checked (the 2TB SkyHawk and the Purple range), and cite support for up to 64 cameras. Camera count depends on bitrate and recorder, so do not treat 64 as a promise. Listings also describe the WD 4TB Purple as 5400RPM with 256MB cache and CMR recording, and SkyHawk drives as bundled with three years of Seagate Rescue data recovery in some markets. Confirm availability of the Rescue plan in Kenya before relying on it.
Choosing capacity
- CCTV: storage depends on camera count, resolution, compression and retention days. Bigger drives (4TB to 12TB are in this collection) keep more days of footage.
- Interface: the drives listed use SATA; check your device has a matching port.
- External use: USB 3.0 supports 5Gbps, far above a single HDD's sustained speed, so it is rarely the bottleneck. USB 2.0 will be slower.
- Backups: an HDD can fail. Keep important data on more than one drive.
Use cases in Kenya
Use laptop HDDs to refresh older notebooks, desktop drives for archives and school labs, and surveillance drives in shop or estate CCTV recorders. Related collections are surveillance hard drives and DVRs.
Frequently asked questions
Can I put a desktop drive in a DVR?
It can work, but surveillance drives are built for 24/7 writing and are the recommended choice.
Which laptop drive thickness do I need?
Check whether your bay takes 7mm or 9.5mm drives.
Can I make an internal drive external?
Yes, with a casing or cable that matches the drive size and interface.
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