--- product_id: 51934738 title: "Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance 3.5\" Hard Drive" brand: "seagate" price: "£241.72" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Seagate" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/51934738-seagate-skyhawk-2tb-surveillance-3-5-hard-drive store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Supports up to 64 cameras Optimized for 24/7 surveillance 180 TB/year workload rating Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive **Brand:** seagate **Price:** £241.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎯 SkyHawk 2TB: The relentless guardian of your surveillance data. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive by seagate - **How much does it cost?** £241.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/51934738-seagate-skyhawk-2tb-surveillance-3-5-hard-drive) ## Best For - seagate enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted seagate brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Workload Champion:** Rated for 180 TB/year, triple the endurance of standard desktop drives—built to last. - • **Seamless RAID Integration:** NVR-ready design ensures smooth, high-speed performance in multi-drive arrays. - • **Unmatched 24/7 Reliability:** Engineered for nonstop DVR & NVR performance, so your surveillance never sleeps. - • **Legacy Upgrade, Future Ready:** Modern replacement for outdated drives with faster rewind/fast-forward and 2TB capacity. - • **Massive Multi-Camera Support:** Handles up to 64 HD cameras simultaneously—perfect for expansive security setups. ## Overview The Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance Hard Drive is a 3.5-inch SATA HDD optimized for continuous 24/7 video recording workloads. Supporting up to 64 cameras and rated for an impressive 180 TB/year workload, it delivers reliable performance in RAID and multi-drive NVR systems. With a rotational speed of 5900 RPM and 64MB cache, it offers faster video playback and enhanced durability, making it the ideal upgrade for professional and personal surveillance setups. ## Description From the manufacturer Seagate COMPUTER_DRIVE_OR_STORAGE Key Features of the Item Review: SKY Box - Excellent replacement hard drive - I bought this 2TB SkyHawk to replace the default 500GB drive in my DRX890WL Sky+ HD Box. The SkyHawk has been running fine for the last 6 months, no problems. Most Sky+ HD boxes contain a Seagate Pipeline or Seagate Video hard drive; these are available on desertcart, but they're all old stock. Pipeline/Video stopped being made around 2014 (6 years ago!), the SkyHawk is Seagate's replacement for these drives; why buy a 6 (or more) year old drive when you can get something brand new?! I have bought several 'upgraded' Sky+ HD boxes off desertcart and Ebay, on opening them up the seller has just stuck a Pipeline/Video in there (because they're cheap). I have also come across some 'upgraded' boxes that have old Western Digital AV-GP drives, these have long since been replaced by Western Digital Purple Surveillance drives. The SkyHawk and WD Purple are both good drives. My preference is for the SkyHawk as I prefer Seagate drives, they're in most of my computers at home; I also work as an Infrastructure Engineer for a large online travel company, we have two data centres with around 2500 servers, the HP Blades and other physical machines the servers are running on have mostly Seagate drives. In addition most Sky+ HD boxes I have opened up have a Seagate Pipeline or Video in them. Also the Pipeline/Video run at 5900 rpm, so does the SkyHawk, the WD Purple runs at 5400 rpm. The SkyHawk is just a better matching replacement for the original. Other than the obvious increase in disk space, the only other thing I noticed upon upgrading was that fast-forwarding/rewinding was considerably faster than the original Pipeline drive. My hard drive is mounted outside the Sky box in a NAS enclosure, this allows me to backup the drive. I have a total of four SkyHawks, the live one in the NAS enclosure, and three I use for backups. I create sector-by-sector backups using the DD command on Linux, it takes about 7.5 hours; the source and backup drive are in a USB3 dual caddy. I used ExPVR to migrate my programmes from the original 500GB drive to the SkyHawk. Review: Seagate 2TB surveillance 3.5" hdd - Excellent does the job, used in cctv ## Features - Optimised for DVRs and NVRs, SkyHawk surveillance drives are tuned for 24x7 workloads - Supports up to 64 cameras - 180 TB/year workload rating, 3x the workload of a standard desktop drive - NVR-ready design allows drives to maintain performance in RAID and multi-drive systems ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01LOOJ8QM | | Best Sellers Rank | 199,479 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 829 in Internal Hard Drives | | Brand | Seagate | | Brand Name | Seagate | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 | | Color | Silver | | Compatible Devices | Security Camera | | Connectivity technology | SATA | | Customer Package Type | Standard packaging | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,177 Reviews | | Digital Storage Capacity | 2 TB | | Digital storage capacity | 2 TB | | Form Factor | HDD | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00763649110669 | | Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard Disk Interface | Raid | | Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5900 RPM | | Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard disk interface | Raid | | Hard-Drive Size | 2000 GB | | Hardware Connectivity | SATA 6.0 Gb/s | | Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive | | Item Type Name | Seagate 2TB SkyHawk Surveillance Serial 3.5" Hard Drive ST4000VX007 (S-ATA 6Gb/s/64MB/5900 RPM) | | Item Weight | 0.49 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | Seagate | | Manufacturer Part Number | ST2000VX008 | | Model Name | HDD int. 3,5 2TB Seagate Skyhawk | | Model Number | ST2000VX008 | | Network Connectivity Technology | SATA | | Number of Items | 1 | | Product Features | Portable | | Product Warranty | 3 years | | Read Speed | 180 Megabytes Per Second | | Special feature | Portable | | Specific Uses For Product | Business, Multimedia, Personal | | UPC | 763649117774 763649097984 763649110669 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Seagate - **Colour:** Silver - **Compatible devices:** Security Camera - **Connectivity technology:** SATA - **Digital storage capacity:** 2 TB - **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk - **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches - **Hard disk interface:** Raid - **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive - **Special feature:** Portable ## Images ![Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512l7eE6MIL.jpg) ![Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51UMAbhNMNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SKY Box - Excellent replacement hard drive *by T***D on 23 April 2020* I bought this 2TB SkyHawk to replace the default 500GB drive in my DRX890WL Sky+ HD Box. The SkyHawk has been running fine for the last 6 months, no problems. Most Sky+ HD boxes contain a Seagate Pipeline or Seagate Video hard drive; these are available on Amazon, but they're all old stock. Pipeline/Video stopped being made around 2014 (6 years ago!), the SkyHawk is Seagate's replacement for these drives; why buy a 6 (or more) year old drive when you can get something brand new?! I have bought several 'upgraded' Sky+ HD boxes off Amazon and Ebay, on opening them up the seller has just stuck a Pipeline/Video in there (because they're cheap). I have also come across some 'upgraded' boxes that have old Western Digital AV-GP drives, these have long since been replaced by Western Digital Purple Surveillance drives. The SkyHawk and WD Purple are both good drives. My preference is for the SkyHawk as I prefer Seagate drives, they're in most of my computers at home; I also work as an Infrastructure Engineer for a large online travel company, we have two data centres with around 2500 servers, the HP Blades and other physical machines the servers are running on have mostly Seagate drives. In addition most Sky+ HD boxes I have opened up have a Seagate Pipeline or Video in them. Also the Pipeline/Video run at 5900 rpm, so does the SkyHawk, the WD Purple runs at 5400 rpm. The SkyHawk is just a better matching replacement for the original. Other than the obvious increase in disk space, the only other thing I noticed upon upgrading was that fast-forwarding/rewinding was considerably faster than the original Pipeline drive. My hard drive is mounted outside the Sky box in a NAS enclosure, this allows me to backup the drive. I have a total of four SkyHawks, the live one in the NAS enclosure, and three I use for backups. I create sector-by-sector backups using the DD command on Linux, it takes about 7.5 hours; the source and backup drive are in a USB3 dual caddy. I used ExPVR to migrate my programmes from the original 500GB drive to the SkyHawk. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Seagate 2TB surveillance 3.5" hdd *by W***. on 16 November 2025* Excellent does the job, used in cctv ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ alternative Naz drive - Data Store *by C***R on 25 June 2019* as a surveillance dive the skyhawk is a realy good but as a naz drive it is probably the one of the best options having the same harmonics and seagate rotational vibration sensors as the IronWolf I often install this drive for data storage in workstation systems and have none of these drives failed to date however one would not recomend using this dive for the operating systems other than Linux it might be a bit slow ## Frequently Bought Together - Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance ST2000VX008 2TB SATA 6.0GB/s 64MB Hard Drive (3.5 inch) - DahuaOEM NVR4208-8P-4KS2 8CH 1U 8PoE 4K & H.265 Lite Network Video Recorder - Jennov POE Camera Outdoor 5MP(2592x1944) HD IP PTZ Security Camera with 5X Optical Zoom, 260° Pan-Tilt View, 68ft NightVision, Human Detection, Mic/Audio, IP66 Weatherproof, Videolink APP --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/51934738-seagate-skyhawk-2tb-surveillance-3-5-hard-drive](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/51934738-seagate-skyhawk-2tb-surveillance-3-5-hard-drive) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-29*