Toshiba MQ04-V 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6G 2.5in 7mm Video Hard Drive

Video recorders write data almost all the time, and the Toshiba MQ04ABF100V is built for that job. It is a 2.5in drive from the MQ04ABF-V series, classed for video, DVR and NVR use, with 1TB of capacity.

The interface is SATA at 6Gb/s. The drive is 7 mm high, spins at 5400 rpm and has 128 MB of cache. Recording is SMR and the sector format is 512e. Toshiba rates it for a workload of 55 TB per year and an MTTF of 600,000 hours.

Power draw is low at 1.65 W in operation and 0.6 W at idle, which helps in compact, fanless recorders. Weight is 0.092 kg.

Use it to replace or upgrade the drive in a small DVR, NVR or set-top recorder with a 2.5in bay. It is offered New, Refurbished or Used. New and Refurbished come with 1 year or 3 years of warranty, and Used with 90 days. Tell us the recorder model so we can confirm the fit.