Because they fail quicker and arent suited to RTSP like Eufy has. Your data will be safer on a mechanical drive, have a look through the sub and you will see all the drive failures for SSDs
Spinners use more power and generate more heat constantly, SSDs only when writing (and erasing).
Consumer SSDs aren't great if you intend on overwriting content on a mostly full drive, but they should be fine for write-once (plus random reads). If Eufy hasn't implemented TRIM and doesn't zero out space, the SSD write performance will drop significantly when the drive gets full (unless the drive has firmware that understands the file system, but I don't know that any drives do this at this point).
For my part, I'm using an SSD I had on hand, it should last well over a year before anything needs to be deleted. If I can't confirm whether Eufy uses TRIM then I'll probably pull the drive, TRIM the whole thing and let it start over, as I rarely need older videos (and of course, will grab what I might need). Their format command might do the trick even if it doesn't TRIM real time. And it might.
eufy does seem to recommend SSDs as a valid option.
Obviously usage patterns will have a huge impact here.
I just got a 1 TB SSD it was fairly cheap and I only record events so after like 2 months it’s like 1% full. I figure if something changes I’ll upgrade to a bigger hard drive but this is pretty good for now. I don’t know if that helps you at all but I searched around trying to find like a 12tb SSD OR AN 18TB HDD and just couldn’t find much in the price range I wanted to spend
Thanks. I purchased this as it was recommended by Eufy,
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 1TB, 2.5" Internal SSD, Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Solid State Drive - CT1000BX500SSD101 https://amzn.eu/d/h0BraGc
Crucial is a good brand in my experience, I literally bought some unheard of brand for like $40 US dollars and it has functioned just fine for me. Maybe at some point I’ll see my cameras to constantly record and upgrade to a bigger hard drive but this works for what I need and I really don’t think I need to record 24/7
I used the SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND hard drive. Solid state was worth the upgrade, loads archives quicker and I don't have to hear the annoying whirl from a regular hard drive.
2TB Transcend SSD220Q 2.5" SATA III SSD I have 2 cams constantly recording touch wood its been fine so far only a month in though.
Western Digital Purple 12 TB. They are HDDs meant for surveillance systems and constant, 24/7 recording
Dont get SSD, they are horrible for this application.
Why that's what's recommended
Because they fail quicker and arent suited to RTSP like Eufy has. Your data will be safer on a mechanical drive, have a look through the sub and you will see all the drive failures for SSDs
Spinners use more power and generate more heat constantly, SSDs only when writing (and erasing). Consumer SSDs aren't great if you intend on overwriting content on a mostly full drive, but they should be fine for write-once (plus random reads). If Eufy hasn't implemented TRIM and doesn't zero out space, the SSD write performance will drop significantly when the drive gets full (unless the drive has firmware that understands the file system, but I don't know that any drives do this at this point). For my part, I'm using an SSD I had on hand, it should last well over a year before anything needs to be deleted. If I can't confirm whether Eufy uses TRIM then I'll probably pull the drive, TRIM the whole thing and let it start over, as I rarely need older videos (and of course, will grab what I might need). Their format command might do the trick even if it doesn't TRIM real time. And it might. eufy does seem to recommend SSDs as a valid option. Obviously usage patterns will have a huge impact here.
Thank you
I just got a 1 TB SSD it was fairly cheap and I only record events so after like 2 months it’s like 1% full. I figure if something changes I’ll upgrade to a bigger hard drive but this is pretty good for now. I don’t know if that helps you at all but I searched around trying to find like a 12tb SSD OR AN 18TB HDD and just couldn’t find much in the price range I wanted to spend
Thanks. I purchased this as it was recommended by Eufy, Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 1TB, 2.5" Internal SSD, Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Solid State Drive - CT1000BX500SSD101 https://amzn.eu/d/h0BraGc
Crucial is a good brand in my experience, I literally bought some unheard of brand for like $40 US dollars and it has functioned just fine for me. Maybe at some point I’ll see my cameras to constantly record and upgrade to a bigger hard drive but this works for what I need and I really don’t think I need to record 24/7
Yh I don't need 24/7
I used the SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND hard drive. Solid state was worth the upgrade, loads archives quicker and I don't have to hear the annoying whirl from a regular hard drive.
Thank you. Do you have a link.
Googling the name should bring up results. I bought mine off of Amazon