8tb Surveillance Hard Drive
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 4,876 of 8,347 Electronics niches · −2 vs the category median of 4341
- Market size
- $833K/yr76K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +21.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 78%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 113 sellers
Flapen Score
8tb Surveillance Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive 76K times last year and spent an estimated $833K. All 4 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 76K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +21.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $833K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 76K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +21.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $833Ka year
- Peak month
- May1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 8tb surveillance hard drive31K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $243.56.
Listings sell for $243.56 on average, from $165.81 to $349.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $243.56 that is $61K to $122K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $243.56above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $165.81–$349.38
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $61K–$122K
- Returns
- 3.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Internal Components. It carries 10,337 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 75%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.7%
- Average rank
- #98in Internal Components
- Average rating
- 4.41 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 10,337per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD85PURZ
- Price
- $234.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,743
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate Skyhawk AI 8TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-house Rescue Services (ST8000VEZ01)
- Price
- $225.84
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 522
- Age
- 5y ago

Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD8002PURP
- Price
- $249.01
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 467
- Age
- 2y ago

Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 128 MB Cache 3.5 - WD84PURZ
- Price
- $267.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 334
- Age
- 5y ago

Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 5 400 RPM 256 MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST8000DMZ04/004)
- Price
- $165.81
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 104,918
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Seagate Skyhawk AI 12TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-House Rescue Services Frustration Free Packaging (ST12000VE003)
- Price
- $349.38
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 522
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 5 400 RPM 256 MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST8000DMZ04/004)
- Price
- $165.81
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 104,918
- Age
- 7y ago

Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage Frustration Free Packaging (ST8000VNZ04/N004)
- Price
- $211.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12,873
- Age
- 6y ago

Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD64PURZ
- Price
- $182.44
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,743
- Age
- 3y ago

MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD (MDD8TSATA12872DVR) 8TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Surveillance Hard Drive - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)
- Price
- $211.30
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 28
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD8002PURP
- Price
- $249.01
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 467
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate Skyhawk AI 12TB Video Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-House Rescue Services Frustration Free Packaging (ST12000VE003)
- Price
- $349.38
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 522
- Age
- 2y ago

Western Digital 8TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD85PURZ
- Price
- $234.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,743
- Age
- 2y ago

Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s 256 MB Cache 3.5 - WD64PURZ
- Price
- $182.44
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,743
- Age
- 3y ago

MDD MAXDIGITALDATA MDD (MDD8TSATA12872DVR) 8TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Surveillance Hard Drive - 3 Years Warranty (Renewed)
- Price
- $211.30
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 28
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
4 rising
Sellers
113
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Western Digital55%
- Seagate38%
- WD4%
- MDD MAXDIGITALDATA3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
8tb Surveillance Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 8tb surveillance hard drive31K/yr
- wd purple 8tb21K/yr
- seagate skyhawk 8tb10K/yr
- western digital purple 8tb5K/yr
- 8 tb surveillance hard drive4K/yr
- 8tb purple3K/yr
- 8tb purple hard drive3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Failed after a few months”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common 8tb Surveillance Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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